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Nandhakumar Sekar
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2014–2017 Hindustan Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Chennai City 6 (2)
2017–2018 → Delhi Dynamos (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2023 Odisha 73 (9)
2023– East Bengal 1 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U23 5 (0)
2023– India 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2023 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal[1] and the India football team.

Career

Sekar made his professional debut in the I-League with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4–1.[2] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually led to the team winning 2–1.[3][4]

Odisha

On 17 August 2022, Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte in the season opener against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win.[5][6]

East Bengal

On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Sekar joined East Bengal on a three-year contract.[7]

International career

He made his international debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23.[citation needed]

After his successful domestic spell with Odisha, Sekar was called up to senior national team in May 2023, for Hero Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship.[8][9] Sekar made his debut for the senior team against Vanuatu on 12 June 2023.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 June 2023[11]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chennai City 2016–17 I-League 6 2 3[a] 0 — — 9 2
Delhi Dynamos (loan) 2017–18 Indian Super League 9 1 1[b] 0 — — 10 1
Delhi Dynamos 2018–19 Indian Super League 14 2 3[b] 1 — — 17 3
Odisha 2019–20 Indian Super League 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
2020–21 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2021–22 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2022–23 20 6 5[b] 4 5[c] 1 1[d] 0 31 11
Odisha total 59 7 5 4 5 1 1 0 70 12
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 88 12 12 5 5 1 1 0 106 18
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage

International

As of 18 June 2023
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Hindustan Eagles

Odisha

India

References

  1. ^ "East Bengal FC rope in winger Nandhakumar Sekar on a three-year contract". Indian Super League. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Chennai City 1-4 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "DELHI DYNAMOS SIGN NANDHA KUMAR ON A LOAN DEAL". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Chennai City 2-1 East Bengal". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  7. ^ Emami East Bengal (10 June 2023). "EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGNS NANDHAKUMAR SEKAR ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT". Emami East Bengal. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Blue Tigers narrowed down to 27-member squad for Hero Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship". AIFF. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Gurmeet Singh called up for Blue Tigers camp". AIFF. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ^ "India 0-0 Vanuatu LIVE score, Intercontinental Cup updates: Chhetri gives IND the lead". The Hindu. 12 June 2023.
  11. ^ Nandhakumar Sekar at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Hindustan Eagles emerges champion". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  13. ^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.


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