Raju Gaikwad

Indian footballer

Raju GaikwadPersonal information

Full name|  Raju Eknath Gaikwad
Date of birth|  (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height|  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Centre-back / Left back
Team information

Current team

|  Diamond Harbour FC
Number|  47
Youth career
|  Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2011|  Pailan Arrows|  14|  (0)
2011–2015|  East Bengal|  37|  (0)
2014|  → Mumbai City (loan)|  3|  (0)
2015–2017|  Mohun Bagan|  14|  (0)
2015–2016|  → Goa (loan)|  23|  (0)
2017–18|  Mumbai City|  15|  (0)
2018-2019|  Jamshedpur|  5|  (0)
2019–2020|  Kerala Blasters|  12|  (0)
2021–2022|  East Bengal|  19|  (0)
2022–2023|  Churchill Brothers|  12|  (1)
2023|  Delhi|  2|  (0)
2024-|  Diamond Harbour FC|  2|  (0)
International career‡
2011–2013|  India U23|  4|  (0)
2011–|  India|  23|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League 3 club Diamond Harbour FC. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist.

## Career

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### Pailan Arrows

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After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.[1]

### East Bengal

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In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.[2]

### Mohun Bagan A.C.

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In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.[3]

### Kerala Blasters

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Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019–20 ISL season.[4]

## International

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Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1.[5] He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0.[6] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[7] Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.[8]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 11 March 2023[9]
Club  | Season  | Division  | League  | Cup  | Other  | AFC | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0
East Bengal | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0
2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 20 | 1
2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 0
2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 9 | 0
East Bengal total  | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 3
Mumbai City
(loan)  | 2014 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0
Mohun Bagan | 2015–16 | I-League  | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[e][c] | 0 | 14 | 0
2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 13 | 0
East Bengal total  | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0
Goa
(loan)  | 2014 | Indian Super League  | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0
2015 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0
Goa total  | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0
Mumbai City | 2017–18 | Indian Super League  | 15 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0
Jamshedpur | 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0
East Bengal | 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0
2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0
East Bengal total  | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0
Churchill Brothers | 2022–23 | I-League  | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1
Delhi | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
Career total  | 154 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 209 | 2

1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
2. ^ a b c Appearances in Calcutta Football League
3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
4. ^ 4 Apps in Calcutta Football League and 5 Apps in 2012 IFA Shield
5. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
6. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

### National team statistics

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Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015[10]

India national team

Year | Apps | Goals
2011 | 9 | 0
2012 | 8 | 0
2013 | 4 | 0
2014 | 2 | 0
Total | 23 | 0

## Honours

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Tata Football Academy

* I-League U19: 2008[11]

India

* SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
* Nehru Cup: 2012

East Bengal

* Federation Cup: 2012
* Calcutta Football League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
* IFA Shield (1): 2012

Mohun Bagan

* Federation Cup: 2015–16

Churchill Brothers

* Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[12]

## References

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1. ^ Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. ^ Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
3. ^ "kolkatafootball.com|afc cup 2021|af champions league 2021|indian football transfer news 2020|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com.
4. ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. ^ "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
6. ^ "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
7. ^ Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
8. ^ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
9. ^ Raju Gaikwad at Soccerway
10. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raju Gaikwad". www.national-football-teams.com.
11. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "I-League (under-19) 2008/09". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
12. ^ Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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