Pawan Kumar (footballer, born 1990)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gurdaspur, Punjab, India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Delhi | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JCT | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | JCT | ||
| 2011–2012 | Air India | ||
| 2012–2013 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2013–2015 | Bengaluru | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Chennaiyin | ||
| 2016 | → Mumbai (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Mohan Bagan (loan) | ||
| 2018–2020 | NorthEast United | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Jamshedpur | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | East Bengal | ||
| 2023– | Delhi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pawan Kumar (born 1 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Delhi.
Career[edit]
Youth and early career[edit]
Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Kumar has played with several I-League clubs like JCT, Air India, and Salgaocar. While with JCT, Kumar led the side to the 2010 Durand Cup final where his side lost 1–0 to Chirag United at the Ambedkar Stadium.[1] Also while with the club, Kumar was one of five players sent to England to train with the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy for a week as part of a partnership Wolves had with JCT.[2] Then, for the 2011–2012 season, after JCT disbanded, Kumar played with Air India, another I-League, side for the season.[3]
Then, for the 2012–13 season, Kumar played with Salgaocar where he found himself as the #2 behind Karanjit Singh. Kumar only played in one match while with the club against Sporting Goa on 20 March 2013 in which he came on as a 63rd-minute substitute after Karanjit Singh was red carded; Salgaocar lost the match 1–3.[4]
Bengaluru FC[edit]
On 21 July 2013, during the launch of new direct-entry I-League club, Bengaluru FC, Kumar was announced as one of the players signed on to the club for the new season.[5] Kumar then made his debut for Bengaluru in the club's very first I-League match ever against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which he started and played the full match as the match ended 1–1.[6]
Mumbai[edit]
In December 2015, Pawan joined Mumbai F.C. for 2015–16 I-League.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 11 January 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salgaocar | 2012–13 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru | 2013–14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2015 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Mumbai (loan) | 2015–16 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan (loan) | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chennaiyin | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| NorthEast United | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Jamshedpur | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
Honours[edit]
Chennaiyin
References[edit]
- ^ "Chirag United lifts Durand Cup". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Wolves' five arrivals from India". Express and Star. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Air India dent Bagan title hopes". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "SALGAOCAR VS. SPORTING GOA 1 - 3". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "ISL 2015: Chennaiyin FC sign Indian goalkeeper Pawan Kumar". Sportskeeda. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ Pawan Kumar at Soccerway
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