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{{short description|Indian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Milan Basumatary
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]], India
| height = 
| currentclub = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| clubnumber = 16
| position = [[Midfielder]]/[[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kokrajhar Football Academy
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = AIFF Kalyani Regional Academy
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2016–
| clubs1 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-16 football team|India U16]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| club-update = 5 February 2017
| ntupdate = 24 January 2016
}}

'''Milan Basumatary''' (born 2 September 1997) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] and [[forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] in the [[I-League]].

==Career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Kokrajhar]], [[Assam]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Hope floats in Bodoland|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120805/jsp/7days/story_15815346.jsp#.VqUkFlMrLBJ|accessdate=24 January 2016|work=Telegraph India|date=6 August 2012}}</ref> Basumatary started playing football in his village for the Kokrajhar Football Academy as part of the [[Sports Authority of India]].<ref name="Lajong Signing">{{cite news|title=Lajong FC signs three players|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lajong-fc-signs-three-players-116010401132_1.html|accessdate=24 January 2016|work=Business Standard|date=4 January 2016}}</ref> In 2012, Basumatary led the [[Assam football team|Assam U15]] side to the [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]] championship, being named as the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player.<ref name=AIFF>{{cite news|title=AIFF Academy Cadets on Trials at PSV Eindhoven|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5835|accessdate=24 January 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=6 August 2014}}</ref> After his impressive performance, Basumatary joined the [[All India Football Federation]] Regional Academy in [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] and the [[AIFF Elite Academy]].<ref name=AIFF/> In 2014, Basumatary was a part of the [[Aspire Academy]] All-Stars and earned a trial at Dutch club, [[PSV Eindhoven]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Judge|first1=Shahid|title=Manipur footballer Bidyananda on Barcelona radar|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/manipur-footballer-bidyananda-on-barcelona-radar/|accessdate=24 January 2016|work=Indian Express|date=20 February 2014}}</ref>

===Shillong Lajong===
In January 2016, it was announced that Basumatary signed with [[I-League]] side, [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref name="Lajong Signing"/> On 24 January 2016, Basumatary made his professional debut for the club against [[Bengaluru FC]]. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for [[Bipin Singh]] as Shillong Lajong lost 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC 3-0 Shillong Lajong|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/24/india/i-league/bengaluru/lajong-sc/2176884/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==International==
Basumatary has represented India at the [[India national under-16 football team|under-16]] and [[India national under-19 football team|under-19]] sides.<ref name=AIFF/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kapil Boro, Milan Basumatary in U-19 squad|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=aug1815/sports054|accessdate=24 January 2016|work=Assam Tribune|date=17 August 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|5 February 2017}}<ref>{{soccerway|milan-basumatary/431824}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||—||—||0||0||—||—||1||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||—||—||0||0||—||—||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160201100708/http://www.shillonglajong.com/player/milan-basumatary/ Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile].

{{Shillong Lajong F.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Basumatary, Milan}}
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kokrajhar district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Shillong Lajong F.C. players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Assam]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]

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