Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)

Indian footballer (born 2000)

Abhijit SarkarPersonal information

Date of birth|  (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth|  Bandel, West Bengal, India
Height|  1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Attacking midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Mohammedan
Number|  13
Youth career
0000–2017|  AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2017–2018|  Indian Arrows|  15|  (4)
2018–2021|  Chennaiyin|  1|  (0)
2018–2019|  → Indian Arrows (loan)|  6|  (1)
2019–2020|  → East Bengal (loan)|  6|  (0)
2021–2022|  Sudeva Delhi|  15|  (2)
2022–2023|  Real Kashmir|  0|  (0)
2023–|  Mohammedan|  0|  (0)
International career‡
2015–2017|  India U17|  21|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:14, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Abhijit Sarkar (born 5 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mohammedan in the I-League. He has represented India at various youth levels, and also played for them in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

## Career

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Born in Bandel, West Bengal, Sarkar was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Sarkar was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Jeakson Singh Thounaojam as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3] On 10 February 2018 Sarkar came on as a substitute and scored twice in injury time to lift the arrows to a 2–1 victory over Churchill Brothers.[4] After an impressive season, he signed for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC for the 2018–19 season. He was loaned back to the Indian Arrows, and played 6 games in the 2018–19 season, scoring 1 goal. For the 2019–20 season, he was loaned to East Bengal.

## International

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Sarkar represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 6 April 2023[5]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Other  | AFC | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 4
Chennaiyin | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0
2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0
Chennaiyin total  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
Indian Arrows (loan)  | 2018–19 | I-League  | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1
East Bengal (loan)  | 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0
Sudeva Delhi | 2021–22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2
Real Kashmir | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0
Career total  | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7

1. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
2. ^ Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
3. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
2. ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
4. ^ Nisanth V Easwar (10 February 2018). "I-League 2017–18: Indian Arrows 2–1 Churchill Brothers — Abhijit Sarkar's late brace stuns Red Machine". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
5. ^ Abhijit Sarkar at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals