With the unprecedented success of the Indian football team in the recently held Intercontinental Cup and Sunil Chettri’s heroics and emotional gesture putting India on the global soccer arena, the sentiment among Indian football fans has seen a multiple fold escalation. Below we present the professional profiles of some of the prominent Indian players who have contributed highly to the status of football as an emerging sport in the country.
SUNIL CHHETRI
Indian professional footballer born on 3 August, 1984, who plays as a striker for Indian club Bengaluru FC and also is the current captain of the Indian national team.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
East Bengal (2008-09): 18 appearances, 11 goals.
Dempo (2009-10): 13 appearances, 8 goals.
Kansas City Wizards (2010): 1 appearance, 0 goal.
Chirag United (2011): 7 appearances, 7 goals.
Mohun Bagan(2011-12): 16 appearances, 9 goals
Sporting CP B (2012- 13): 3 appearances, 0 goals.
Churchill Brothers (2012-13): 13 appearances, 6 goals.
Bengaluru FC (2013- 14): 26 appearances, 15 goals.
(2014-15): 32 appearances, 11 goals.
Mumbai City (2015): 11 appearances, 7 goals.
Bengaluru FC (2015-16): 25 appearances, 11 goals.
(2016-17): 29 appearances, 11 goals.
(2017-18): 30 appearances, 22 goals.
Mumbai City (2016): 6 appearances, 0 goals.
National
2005: 5 appearances,1 goal
2006: 1 appearance,0 goal
2007: 7 appearances,6 goals
2008:13 appearances, 8 goals
2009:6 appearances, 1 goal
2010:6 appearances,3 goals
2011:18 appearances,14 goals
2012:7 appearances,3 goals
20131:1 appearances,5 goals
2014:2 appearances,3 goals
2015:12 appearances,6 goals
2016:4 appearances,2 goals
2017:6 appearances,5 goals
2018:4 appearances,8 goals
Total:102 appearances, 65 goals.
SANDESH JHINGAN
Born 21 July 1993 plays as a defender for the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League and the India football team.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
For United Sikkim (2012-13), 23 appearances and scored 2 goals.
For Mumbai (2013-14), 11 appearances without scoring any goal.
Sporting Goa (2014-15), 59 appearances, no goal.
DKS Shivajians (2015-16), 17 appearances, no goal.
Bengaluru (2016-17), 20 appearances, scored 2 goal.
Kerala Blasters (2014), 14 appearances, no goal.
National
2015- present: 26 appearances, 4 goals.
ANAS EDATHODIKA
Born on 15 February, 1987 and plays as a centre back for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super league.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
- Pune, appearances 88, 0 goals from 2011- 2015
- Delhi Dynamos(2015 and 2016): 23 appearances, 1 goal.
- Mohun Bagan : 8 appearances, 0 goals.
- Jamshedpur : 10 appearances, 0 goals.
National
- 2017- present: 13 appearances, 0 goal.
GURPREET SINGH SANDHU
Born on 3 February 1992 and is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian club Bengaluru FC. Sandhu was named captain of the India national team for the friendly match against Puerto Rico.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
East Bengal: 2009- 10, 2011- 14: 11 appearances.
Pailan Arrows: 2010-11: 0 appearances.
Stabaek: 2014-17: 11 appearances.
Bengaluru 2107-18 : 28 appearances.
National
U19 2010: 10 appearances.
U23 2010-12: 9 appearances.
2011- present: 22 appearances.
PRITAM KOTAL
Born on 8 September 1993, an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for ISL club Delhi Dynamos.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pailan Arrows 2011-13: 35 appearances, 0 goal
Mohun Bagan 2013-17: 25 appearances, 1 goal
Pune City 2014- 15: 12 appearances, 0 goal
Atletico de Kolkata 2016: 12 appearances, o goal
Delhi Dynamos 2017-18: 15 appearances, 0 goals
National
2015- present: 24 appearances, 0 goal.
ROWLIN BORGES
Indian footballer born on 5 June, 1992 who currently plays for North East United in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Sporting Goa 2011-16: 85 appearances, 3 goals
North East United 2016 and 2017-18: 17 appearances, 0 goals
National
2016 India U23: 4 appearances, 0 goals
2015- present : 22 appearances, 2 goals
NARAYAN DAS
Indian professional footballer born on 25 September,1993 who plays as a left back for Goa in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pailan Arrows 2012-13: 22 appearances, 2 goals
Dempo 2013-15: 21 appearances, 0 goal
Goa 2014-15: 23 appearances, 0 goal
East Bengal 2015-16 and 2016-17: 22 appearances, 0 goal
Pune City 2016: 13 appearances, 0 goal
National
2011 India U19: 3 appearances, 0 goal
2011 India: 24 appearances, 1 goal
2012-16 India U23: 8 appearances, 0 goal.
UDANTA SINGH
Indian professional footballer born on 14 June, 1996,who plays primarily as a winger for Bengaluru FC.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Bengaluru FC 2014-17: 69 APPEARANCES, 7 GOALS
2017-18: 29 appearances, 3 goals
Mumbai City 2016: 1 appearance, 0 goal
National
2013-16 India U19: 4 appearances, 1 goal
2016 U23: 4 appearances, 3 goals
2016- present: 10 appearances, 1 goal
PRONAY HALDER
Born on 25 February, 1993, an Indian footballer who currently plays for ATK in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pailan Arrows 2011-13: 28 appearances, 1 goal
Dempo 2013-15: 24 appearances, 0 goal
Mohun Bagan 2015-17: 28 appearances, 0 goal
Goa 2015, 8 appearances, 0 goal
Mumbai City 2016: 5 appearances, 0 goal
Goa 2017-18: 16 appearances, 0 goal
National
U19 2011-12: 4 appearances, 1 goal
U23 2012-2016: 5 appearances, o goal.
2015- present: 11 appearances, 1 goal.
JEJE LALPEKHLUA
Born on 7 January, 1991, an Indian professional footballer who plays for Chennaiyin.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pune 2009, 2009-10 and 2011-13: 61 appearances, 19 goals
Pailan Arrows 2013-14: 16 appearances, 14 goals
Dempo 2013-14: 20 appearances, 5 goals
Chennaiyin 2014-16 and 2017-18: 41 appearances, 18 goals
Mohun Bagan 2015-17: 59 appearances, 30 goals
National
U19 2008-09: 2 appearances, 4 goals
U23 2010-11: 17 appearances, 6 goals
2011: 49 appearances, 22 goals.
MOHAMMED RAFIQUE
Indian footballer born on 26 March, 1991 who plays as a Centre midfielder for East Bengal in the I-League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
United Sports Club 2010-14: 56 appearances, 6 goals
East Bengal 2014-18: 62 appearances, 2 goals
Atletico de Kolkata 2014-15: 7 appearances, 1 goal
Kerala Blasters 2016: 10 appearances, 0 goal
National
2016- present:11 appearances, 1 goal.
HALICHARAN NARZARY
Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian club Kerala Blasters and the Indian national team and was born on 10 May, 1994.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pailan Arrows 2010-13: 29 appearances, 8 goals
Dempo 2013-16: 40 appearances, 3 goals
FC Goa 2014: 3 appearances, 0 goal
North east United 2015(on loan): 3 appearances, 0 goal
North east United 2016 and 2017-18: 25 appearances, 0 goal
DSK Shivajians 2016-17: 16 appearances, 4 goals
National
U19 2011: 4 appearances, 0 goal
U23 2012-17: 8 appearances, 1 goal
2015- present: 19 appearances, 1 goal
BALWANT SINGH
Born on 15 December, 1986, an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for ATK in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
JCT 2008-11: 45 appearances, 11 goals
Salgaocar 2011-13: 5 appearances, 0 goal
Churchill Brothers 2013-14: 32 appearances, 17 goals
Mohun bagan 2014-17: 55 appearances, 16 goals
Chennaiyin 2014-15: 20 appearances,1 goal
Mumbai City 2017-18: 18 appearances, 6 goals
National
2010 U23: 4 appearances, 1 goal
2010 India B: 3 appearances, 0 goal
2014- present: 7 appearances, 3 goals
ANIRUDH THAPA
Indian professional footballer born on 15 January,1998 who plays as a central midfield for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Chennaiyin 2016 and 2017-18: 18 appearances, 2 goals
Minerva Punjab 2016-17: 14 appearances, 1 goal
National
U17 2012-14: 5 appearances, 1 goal
U19 2015: 4 appearances, 2 goals
U23 2017: 5 appearances, 0 goal
2017- present: 5 appearances, 0 goal
AMRINDER SINGH
Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mumbai City in the Indian Super League.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pune 2011-15: 70 appearances.
Atletico Kolkata 2015: 13 appearances.
Bengaluru FC (on loan) 2015-16: 21 appearances.
Bengaluru FC 2016-17: 17 appearances.
Mumbai City (on loan) 2016: 6 appearances.
2017-18: 18 appearances.
National
U23 2014-16: 5 appearances.
2017- present: 1 appearance.
