Koushik Sarkar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Chinsurah, West Bengal, India | ||
| Playing position | Center back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Sports Authority of India | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sports Authority of India | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Kalighat Milan Sangha | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | India | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015. | |||
Koushik Sarkar is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centerback for East Bengal in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Chinsurah, West Bengal, Sarkar joined the Sports Authority of India in 2010.[1] He spent three seasons there before signing with Calcutta Football League side, Kalighat Milan Sangha. He made one appearance with them before returning to the Sports Authority of India.[1]
Sarkar captained the University of Calcutta football side during the Inter-University challenge.[1] While with the University side, Sarkar attracted eyeballs through two good performances against I-League side, Mohun Bagan.[1]
East Bengal
On 6 December 2015 it was announced that Sarkar had signed a three-year contract with East Bengal of the I-League.[1]
International
Despite not playing professional football, Sarkar was called-up to the shortlisted 40 player squad by India head coach, Stephen Constantine, in December 2015. On 27 December 2015, Sarkar made his debut for India in 2015 SAFF Championship match against Nepal, thus becoming the 503rd player to represent India internationally.[1][2]
Career statistics
- As of 6 December 2015
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2015–16 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
National team statistics
- As of 27 December 2015 [3]
| India national team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |||
External links
- Koushik Sarkar profile at Soccerway
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mitra, Atanu (6 December 2015). "East Bengal sign Koushik Sarkar". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ India romp into SAFF Suzuki Cup 2015 Semis
- ↑ "India - K. Sarkar Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2015.