Debjit Majumder
Debjit Majumder (born 6 March 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SC East Bengal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Debjit Majumder | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Hindmotor, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uttarpara Netaji Brigade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Food Corporation of India | ||
| 2010–2011 | Kalighat Milan Sangha | ||
| 2011 | → United Sikkim (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | East Bengal | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bhawanipore | ||
| 2014–2017 | Mohun Bagan | 45 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → ATK (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | ATK | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Mohun Bagan (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | East Bengal | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:29, 22 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
Early years
Majumder spent early years at Uttarpara Netaji Brigade team under coach Anup Nag. He started his career at Calcutta Football League (CFL) with Food Corporation of India FC (FCI) football team. He went on to play for teams like United Sikkim and Kalighat MS.[1]
East Bengal
Majumder joined East Bengal for 2011–12 season and made 4 appearances.[1]
Bhawanipore
Majumder played for I-League 2nd Division team, Bhawanipore F.C. for two seasons and the team came close to promotion during 2014 season.[1]
Mohun Bagan
Majumder was signed as replacement keeper by Mohun Bagan in 2014, as Shilton Paul was loaned to Chennaiyin FC.[1] Majumder was awarded man of the match for his performance against East Bengal on 28 March 2015 in Kolkata derby. As a result of his stellar performances during the current season, he was selected the Best Goalkeeper of I-League 2015.[2] In 2015-16 I-League season, Majumder used as the number 1 goalkeeper and also played AFC Champions League Qualifier game against Tampines Rovers FC & Shandong Luneng Taishan. He was also awarded the FPAI Fans Player of the Year award in the 2015-16 season.
Mumbai City (loan)
In July 2015 Majumder was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[3]
Atlético de Kolkata (loan)
On 4 July 2016, Atlético de Kolkata confirmed that Debjit has signed on the dotted lines on loan from Mohun Bagan for third season of Hero ISL.[4]
ATK
In July 2017, ATK has retained AIFF Goalkeeper of the year Debjit Majumder for 3 years.
East Bengal
In 2020, Debjit Majumder has signed for his former club East Bengal and will play in the 2020-'21 Hero Indian Super League.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 January 2021[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| East Bengal | 2011-12 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bhawanipore | 2013 | I-League 2nd Division | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | I-League 2nd Division | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2014-15 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 | 17 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Atletico de Kolkata (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| ATK | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan (loan) | 2019–20 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Career totals | 90 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Calcutta Premier Division
- Appearances in Federation Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Qualifiers
- Appearances in Super Cup
- Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours
Mohun Bagan
Atletico de Kolkata
References
- "Majumder's form in goal vital for Mohun Bagan's title run-in". 30 March 2015.
- "Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal: Debjit heroics lead Mariners to derby glory". 28 March 2015.
- Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- http://www.indiansuperleague-news.com/indian-super-league-debjit-majumder-set-to-join-atletico-de-kolkata/%5B%5D
- "East Bengal set to bring in former ISL winner Debjit Majumder". Khel Now. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Debjit Majumder at Soccerway