Prakash Sarkar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prakash Sarkar | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Pune F.C. | ||
| 2016–2017 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | East Bengal | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Prakash Sarkar (born 15 February 1997 in Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for East Bengal FC since 2017.[1]
Career
Prakash Sarkar started his career with the youth academy of Pune F.C. under then coach Ranjan Chowdhury and participated in the 2015-16 U-18 I-League and reached the final round. In 2016-17, he joined East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, again under Ranjan Chowdhury, which became runners-up in the 2016-17 U-18 I-League.[2]
East Bengal FC
2017-18
In 2017-18, under coach Khalid Jamil, Prakash Sarkar after his excellent performance for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, was promoted to the senior squad and he made his debut in the Calcutta Football League going on to make 5 appearances in total. His I-League debut came in the 2017-18 I-League on 22 December 2017, away against Chennai City F.C. which East Bengal FC won 1-2.[3] He made 9 appearances in the 2017-18 I-League season, playing as a defensive midfield as East Bengal finished 4th. He was also a part of the East Bengal team, that became runners-up in the 2018 Indian Super Cup held at Bhubaneshwar as East Bengal FC lost 1-4 to Bengaluru FC in the final. Prakash Sarkar, however, did not play any of the matches and remained on the bench throughout the campaign.[3]
2018-19
In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Prakash Sarkar did not get as much chance as he got in the previous season with just 3 appearances from the bench in the 2018-19 I-League, the season went very lack-lusture for the defensive midfielder.[3]
2019-20
At the start of 2019-20 season, Prakash Sarkar signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC.[4] He has played 2 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup. Coach Alejandro Menendez has been trying him as a Centre-back in the pre-season before the 2019-20 I-League.
Club statistics
- As of match played on 26 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18[3] | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018–19[3] | I-League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[3] | I-League | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Calcutta Football League
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours
Club
- East Bengal
- Indian Super Cup: runner-up: 2018
References
- ^ "FOOTBALL TEAM - QUESS EAST BENGAL FC 2019-20". East Bengal Club. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "AIFF Academy Beat East Bengal To Clinch U-18 I-League Title". I-League. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f "MATCHES OF P. SARKAR". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links
- Prakash Sarkar at Soccerway