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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian footballer}}<br />
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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Rohit Kumar<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Rohit Kumar in 2017<br />
| fullname = Rohit Kumar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|04|1|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| height = 1.85 m<br />
| currentclub = <br />
| clubnumber = 18<br />
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Defensive midfielder]]<br />
| youthyears = <br />
| youthclubs1 = [[Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools]]<br />
| youthyears2 = <br />
| youthclubs2 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians LFC Academy]]<br />
| years1 = 2016–2017<br />
| clubs1 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]<br />
| caps1 = 6<br />
| goals1 = 0<br />
| years2 = 2017–2018<br />
| clubs2 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]<br />
| caps2 = 21<br />
| goals2 = 2<br />
| years3 = 2019–2020<br />
| clubs3 = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]<br />
| caps3 = 9<br />
| goals3 = 1<br />
| years4 = 2020–2021<br />
| clubs4 = [[Kerala Blasters|Kerala Blasters FC]]<br />
| caps4 = 11<br />
| goals4 = 0<br />
| years5 = 2021–<br />
| clubs5 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]<br />
| caps5 = 1<br />
| goals5 = 0<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2015<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U19]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 2<br />
| nationalgoals1 = <br />
| club-update = 03 March 2021 (UTC)<br />
| ntupdate = 14 January 2017<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rohit Kumar''' (born 1 April 1997) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]] for [[Bengaluru FC|BENGALURU FC]] in the [[Indian Super League]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
=== Early career ===<br />
Born in [[Delhi]], Kumar represented and captained Delhi in the [[B.C. Roy Trophy]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rohit Kumar to lead Delhi in BC Roy trophy football tourney |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Rohit-Kumar-to-lead-Delhi-in-BC-Roy-trophy-football-tourney/articleshow/22664347.cms |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=17 September 2013}}</ref> He soon joined the academy of [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]].<ref name="SAFFU19">{{cite news |title=International call-ups for five LFC-DSK Academy players |url=http://soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com/news/international-call-ups-for-five-lfc-dsk-academy-players |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=Liverpool Football Club |date=24 August 2015}}</ref> He also played for the DSK Shivajians B side in local league matches.<ref>{{cite news |title=PDFA LEAGUE 1st DIVISION – DSK SHIVAJIANS B VS ROOPALI FC |url=http://lfc-dskacademy.co.in/news-article.php?id=386 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=DSK Academy |date=8 March 2016}}</ref><br />
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=== DSK Shivajians ===<br />
In August 2016 it was announced that Kumar was called up to the [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]] senior side for the [[2016 Durand Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge |url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=25 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=DSK Shivajians Football Club |date=27 August 2016}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the senior side nine minutes into his debut in the club's first match of the Durand Cup on 28 August 2016 against [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]. His goal was the first as DSK Shivajians won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Durand Cup 2016, Rd-1: Sporting Clube De Goa 1-2 DSK Shivajians |url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=26 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=DSK Shivajians Football Club |date=28 August 2016}}</ref> He then scored a brace in the side's next match against [[Gangtok Himalayan S.C.|Gangtok Himalayan]] as DSK Shivajians once again won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rohit double helps DSK Shivajians overcome Gangtok Himalayan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Rohit-double-helps-DSK-Shivajians-overcome-Gangtok-Himalayan/articleshow/53948446.cms |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2016}}</ref> He then scored again in the very next match against [[Indian Navy (football club)|Indian Navy]]. His 36th-minute goal was the equalizer for DSK Shivajians as they drew the match 3–3.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shivajians draw match with a fighting Navy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Shivajians-draw-match-with-a-fighting-Navy/article14620211.ece |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=The Hindu |date=2 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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Kumar then made his professional debut for the club in the [[I-League]] on 14 January 2017 against [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for [[Gouramangi Singh]] as DSK Shivajians were defeated 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=DSK Shivajians 2-1 East Bengal |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/14/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/east-bengal-club-fc/2383742/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref><br />
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=== FC Pune City ===<br />
Rohit made his professional debut for [[FC Pune City]] in the [[Indian Super League]] on 22 November 2017 against [[Delhi Dynamos FC]]. The very next match against [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] on 26 November 2017 in Kolkata he scored his first ISL goal for the club, which resulted in [[FC Pune City]] winning the match 4-1. His second goal also came against [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] in the 77th minute at the home ground of [[FC Pune City]] at the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/20014-fc-pune-city-vs-atk|title = FC Pune City vs ATK Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard}}</ref><br />
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===Hyderabad FC===<br />
He was signed by [[Hyderabad FC]] in 2019.He played in 9 matches and scored a goal during his only season at the club.<br />
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===Kerala Blasters FC===<br />
On 26 August 2020, [[Kerala Blasters|Kerala Blasters FC]] announced signing of Rohit from Hyderabad. He went on to play 11 matches for Kerala Blasters in the following season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2020-21: Midfielder Rohit Kumar joins Kerala Blasters FC|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-fc-rohit-kumar-new-signing-indian-super-league-2020-21-football-news/article32447863.ece|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><br />
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=== Bengaluru FC ===<br />
On 29 July 2021, [[Bengaluru FC]] announced the signing of Rohit on a two year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Bengaluru FC signs midfielder Rohit Kumar|url=https://iftwc.com/bengaluru-fc-signs-midfielder-rohit-kumar/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=IFTWC-Indian Football Team for World Cup|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== International ==<br />
Kumar has represented the [[India national under-20 football team|India under-19s]].<ref name="SAFFU19" /><br />
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== Career statistics ==<br />
{{updated|3 March 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|rohit-kumar/471372}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Club<br />
! rowspan="2" | Season<br />
! colspan="3" | League<br />
! colspan="2" | League Cup<br />
! colspan="2" | Domestic Cup<br />
! colspan="2" | Continental<br />
! colspan="2" | Total<br />
|-<br />
! Division !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals !! Apps !! Goals<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="1" | [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]<br />
| [[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]<br />
| [[I-League]]||6||0||3||0||1|| 0||–||–||10||0<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[FC Pune City]]<br />
| [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]<br />
|[[Indian Super League]]||14||2||0||0||1||0||–||–||15||2<br />
|-<br />
| [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]<br />
|[[Indian Super League]]||7||0||0||0||2||0||–||–||9||0<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="1"|[[Hyderabad FC]]<br />
| [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]<br />
|[[Indian Super League]]||9||1||0||0||0||0||–||–||9||1<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|rowspan="1"|[[Kerala Blasters FC]]<br />
| [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]<br />
|[[Indian Super League]]||11||0||0||0||0||0||–||–||11||0<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC]]<br />
| [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]<br />
|[[Indian Super League]]||0||0||0||0||0||0||–||–||0||0<br />
|-<br />
<br />
!colspan="3"|Career total<br />
!47!!3!!3!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!54!!3<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Soccerway|rohit-kumar/471372}}<br />
* Rohit Kumar [http://www.fcpunecity.com/player/rohit-kumar/] at FC Pune City Player Profile<br />
* {{FootballDatabase.eu|313782}}<br />
* [http://www.dskshivajians.com/player-single.aspx?plid=4 DSK Shivajians Football Club Profile]<br />
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{{Bengaluru FC squad}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Rohit}}<br />
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[[Category:Association football midfielders]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:I-League players]]<br />
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