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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Saurabh Meher
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Saurabh Meher
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|1|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| currentclub = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy|Chennayin B]]
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update = 04:52, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Saurabh Meher''' (born 12 January 2000) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Odisha FC]] in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Career==
Saurabh was part of the [[India national under-17 football team|India U-16]] team which finished runners-up in the [[2015 SAFF U-16 Championship]], losing to [[Bangladesh national under-17 football team|Bangladesh U16]] in the final on penalties.
Saurabh was part of the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] batch that was preparing for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] to be hosted in India.<ref name="U17">{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019-20 season against [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.]]. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows Central Defender and lost 0–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/12/06/india/i-league/aiff-xi/gokulam/3183692/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Meher plays primarily in the heart of defence but can also slot in as a make-shift wing-back. Previously in the year 2018 he captained Chennayin FC B Team and Youth (U-18) team in I- League 2nd Division and Hero Elite League, where he led his team up to the semi finals. He was also the part of India U-15 National team which played the SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 Bangladesh.
He was the Golden Boot Winner in SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 edition.
Saurabh Meher played as a Central Defender under Shanmugam Venkatesh in Hero I-League 2019-20 season and appeared eight times, spending a total of 649 minutes on the field.

===Odisha FC===
On 5 June 2020 , Saurabh signed for [[Odisha FC]] on a long-term deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha FC signs Hendry Antonay, Saurabh Meher|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/odisha-fc-indian-super-league-transfer-news-indian-football-hendry-antonay-saurabh-meher/article31759579.ece|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|9 April 2020}}<ref>{{soccerway|saurabh-meher/645959}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|[[I-League]]||8||0||0||0||—||—||8||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Odisha FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meher, Saurabh}}
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football fullbacks]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Chennaiyin FC B players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]

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