Koushik Sarkar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chinsurah, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mohun Bagan AC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Sports Authority of India | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Kalighat Milan Sangha | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | East Bengal | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Kenkre F.C. (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2019 | Mohun Bagan AC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | India | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2015 | |||
Koushik Sarkar (born 8 February 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a centerback for Mohun Bagan AC in 2020 in the I-League.
in 2020 Played IFA Shield for peerless sports club
Career
Early career
Born in Chinsurah, West Bengal, Sarkar joined the Sports Authority of India in 2010.[1] He spent three seasons there before signing with Calcutta Football League side, Kalighat Milan Sangha. He made one appearance with them before returning to the Sports Authority of India.[1]
Sarkar captained the University of Calcutta football side during the Inter-University challenge.[1] While with the University side, Sarkar attracted eyeballs through two good performances against I-League side, Mohun Bagan.[1]
East Bengal
On 6 December 2015 it was announced that Sarkar had signed a three-year contract with East Bengal of the I-League.[1] A year later, after not playing a single match for East Bengal in the I-League, it was revealed that Sarkar had his contract terminated by East Bengal before the 2016–17 season.[2]
International
Despite not playing professional football, Sarkar was called-up to the shortlisted 40 player squad by India head coach, Stephen Constantine, in December 2015. On 27 December 2015, Sarkar made his debut for India in 2015 SAFF Championship match against Nepal, thus becoming the 503rd player to represent India internationally.[1][3]
Career statistics
- As of 6 December 2015[4]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2015–16 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
National team statistics
- As of 27 December 2015[5]
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Mitra, Atanu (6 December 2015). "East Bengal sign Koushik Sarkar". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Sarkar, Sujita (17 February 2017). "Promising footballer Kaushik Sarkar has no club after East Bengal terminate contract". One India. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ India romp into SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 Semis
- ^ Koushik Sarkar at Soccerway
- ^ "India - K. Sarkar Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2015.