Ankit Mukherjee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ATK | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Aryan | 34 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Mohammedan | 22 | (2) |
| 2018– | ATK | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 1 January 2019 (UTC) | |||
Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for ATK in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta.[1] In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side.[1] In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad.[1]
Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan.[1] After sporadic appearances in his first season, he soon broke into a regular starting role his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.[1]
ATK
On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian Super League side ATK.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against Pune City. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0.[4] Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[5]
Personal life
Mukherjee is a fan of Real Madrid and Spanish international Sergio Ramos.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 1 January 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ATK | 2018–19 | ISL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Paul, Ayan (22 August 2018). "Football for fun to game of passion in five years". Telegraph India. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Bengal squad named for Santosh Trophy final round". The Quint. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Mukherjee signs for ATK". ATK (Twitter).
- ^ "ATK 1-0 Pune City". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mumbai City 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
- ^ Ankit Mukherjee at Soccerway