Sairuat Kima
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sairuat Kima | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucknow, India | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru FC | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chanmari | |||
| 2015–2016 | DSK Shivajians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jamshedpur | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017– | India U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2017 | |||
Sairuat Kima (born 7 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bengaluru in the Indian Super League.
Career
Kima began his career in Mizoram with Chanmari before joining DSK Shivajians in 2015.[1] He played for the club's youth academy and also played for the senior side during the 2016 Durand Cup.[2] He was promoted to the senior side before the tournament began.[3]
He made his professional debut for the club during their first I-League match of the season against Mumbai on 8 January 2017. He started and played the full match despite DSK Shivajians falling to a 1–0 defeat.[4]
Jamshedpur
On 23 July 2017, Kima was selected in the 9th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[5] After not playing a single game during the ISL season, Kima made his debut for Jamshedpur on 12 April 2018 in their Super Cup quarter-final match against Goa. He started and played only one half as he had to be substituted for goalkeeper Rafique Ali Sardar after Subrata Pal was sent off. Jamshedpur would lose the match 1–5 with four of the Goan goals occurring after Kima was subbed off.[6]
Bengaluru FC
On 11 June 2018, Bengaluru FC announced they had signed Kima on a two-year deal. He made his first team debut for the club against his former club, Jamshedpur F.C on February 27, 2019 where Bengaluru F.C lost to the host 5-1.
Career statistics
- As of 12 May 2018[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| DSK Shivajians | 2016–17 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
References
- ^ "Lallianzuala & Jerry Would Provide DSK Shivajians The Added Advantage". I-League. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2016: Neroca ends DSK Shivajians' campaign at the semi-final stage". SportsKeeda. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge". DSK Shivajians Football Club. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa, Player Ratings". SportsKeeda. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Sairuat Kima at Soccerway