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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Saurav Mandal
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Saurav Mandal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Left winger]], [[Winger (association football)|Right winger]]
| currentclub = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[JCT Football Academy|JCT]]
| youthyears2 = 2018
| youthclubs2 = [[East Bengal Club Reserves and Academy#Under-17|East Bengal]]
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = [[Rainbow AC|Rainbow]]
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = [[ATK Reserves And Academy|ATK B]]
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 12:57, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Saurav Mandal''' (born 6 November 2000) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|winger]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal profile - Goals, Passes and more |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-160846-saurav-mandal-profile |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=[[Indian Super League]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Club career ==
=== Early life and career ===
Saurav was born in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] on 6 November 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/saurav-mandal/442573/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref> He began his youth career in the [[JCT Football Academy]], from where he joined [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'s [[East Bengal Club Reserves and Academy#Under-17|under-18]] setup in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=വരുന്നത് ചെറിയ താരമല്ല; മറ്റൊരു തകർപ്പൻ നീക്കവുമായി കേരള ‌ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ്, അറിയാം സൗരവ് മണ്ഡലിനെക്കുറിച്ച്... |trans-title=A look at Kerala Blasters new signing Saurav Mandal |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/a-look-at-kerala-blasters-new-signing-saurav-mandal/articleshow/92432189.cms |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Samayam Malayalam |publisher=The Times of India |language=ml}}</ref> He signed his first senior contract with [[Rainbow AC]], whom he represented in the [[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]] season, and then signed for the [[ATK Reserves And Academy|ATK Reserves]] for the [[2020 I-League Qualifiers|2019–20 I-League 2nd Division]] season before leaving the latter to sign for [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal - Player Profile |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/56028?type=club |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>

=== Churchill Brothers ===
In 2020, Saurav signed for the [[I-League]] side [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa]] ahead of the [[2020–21 I-League]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Churchill Brothers - Squad 2020/2021 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/churchill-brothers/2021/2/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref> Despite making it to the squad, Saurav failed to make any appearance for the club in his debut season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal 2020-2021 Match Logs |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/79311d2c/matchlogs/2020-2021/summary/Saurav-Mandal-Match-Logs |access-date=23 June 022 |website=FBref}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/saurav-mandal/442573/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref> Saurav played his debut match for Churchill in the [[2021–22 I-League]] season in the match against [[TRAU FC]] on 12 March 2022, where he came in as substitute for Asif Ali Molla in the 53rd minute but Churchill end up losing the game 2–0 at full-time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TRAU v Churchill Brothers Starting XIs, 12/03/2022, I-League {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/match/trau-v-churchill-brothers/lineups/80jjv9ze9tn1d0pmye61ts4d0 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref> He scored his debut goal on 1 April 2022 against [[NEROCA FC]], where he was a starter and scored the opening goal in the 8th minute of the game as Churchill won the match 2–4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEROCA FC vs. Churchill Brothers - Football Match Summary - April 1, 2022 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/622867 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

After playing 14 matches and scoring a single goal, Saurav left the club in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saurav Mandal Career Statistics {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-cm/player/saurav-mandal/career/28uj8zw48spdt871t8d1d4f10 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

=== Kerala Blasters ===
On 23 June 2022, the [[Indian Super League]] club [[Kerala Blasters FC]] announced that they have reached an agreement with [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa]] for the transfer of Saurav, with the transfer remaining subject to the medical.<ref name="out1222">{{cite tweet|number=1539933089140330496|user=KeralaBlasters|title=The Club is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Churchill Brothers FC Goa for the transfer of Saurav Mandal. The transfer remains subject to a medical, which will be completed in due course.|author=Kerala Blasters FC|date=23 June 2022|accessdate=23 June 2022}}</ref> On 28 June 2022, the Blasters confirmed that they have signed Mandal on a three-year deal until 2025 for an undisclosed transfer fee.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |title=ISL: Kerala Blasters FC signs winger Saurav on a multi-year deal |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl-kerala-blasters-signs-winger-saurav-on-a-multi-year-deal/article38506694.ece |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> Saurav made his debut for the Blasters on 23 October 2022 in a 2–1 loss against [[Odisha FC]] by coming as a substitute in the 87th minute.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rayan |first=Stan |date=2022-10-28 |title=ISL 2022-23: Mumbai City FC shuts out Kerala Blasters |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-2022-23-mumbai-city-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-mehtab-singh-pereyra-diaz-score-home-crowd-stunned/article66067190.ece |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> On 5 November 2022, Sourav made his first start for the club in a 3–0 away win against [[NorthEast United FC]], where provided the first assist for [[Dimitrios Diamantakos]] in the 56th minute.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2022-11-05 |title=NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters HIGHLIGHTS ISL: Sahal double helps KBFC to 3-0 win over NEUFC |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-live-northeast-united-fc-kerala-blaster-score-neufc-kbfc-indian-super-league-2022-23-updates/article66100163.ece |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> He was named in the Blasters squad for the [[2023 Indian Super Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-04-03 |title=Super Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announces 29-men squad |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-announces-super-cup-2023-squad-kbfc-players-schedule/article66694929.ece |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> Sourav played his first match in the first group stage match against [[RoundGlass Punjab FC]] from the starting lineup on 8 April 2023, which they won 3–1 at full-time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=2023-04-08 |title=Super Cup 2023: Kerala beats Punjab 3-1; Bengaluru held 1-1 by Deccan |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kerala-blasters-beats-roundglass-punjab-bengaluru-fc-draws-sreenidi-deccan-fc-super-cup-2023-group-a-news-result/article66714936.ece |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> He was praised for his performance in the match by the media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madhavan |first=Rahul |title=Kerala Blasters FC 3-1 RoundGlass Punjab FC: Player ratings for the Blasters as they start tournament on a winning note {{!}} Hero Super Cup 2023 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/kerala-blasters-fc-3-1-roundglass-punjab-fc-player-ratings-blasters-start-tournament-winning-note-hero-super-cup-2023 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|matches played till 11 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|saurav-mandal/686742}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Rainbow AC]]
|[[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division|2018–19]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League 2nd Division]]
|?||?||?||?|| colspan="2" |–||?||?
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[ATK Reserves And Academy|ATK Reserves]]
|[[2020 I-League Qualifiers|2019–20]]
|8||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||8||0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa]]
|[[2020–21 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||0||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season|2021–22]]
|14||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |–||14||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Churchill Brothers total
!14
!1
!0
!0
! colspan="2" |–
!14
!1
|-
|[[Kerala Blasters FC]]
|[[2022–23 Kerala Blasters FC season|2022–23]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|13
|0
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |–
|36
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!35!!1!!1!!0!! colspan="2" |–!!22!!1
|}
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Soccerway|686742}}
* [https://www.goal.com/en-cm/player/saurav-mandal/28uj8zw48spdt871t8d1d4f10 Saurav Mandal] at [[Goal (website)|Goal]]
* {{WorldFootball.net|saurav-mandal}}
* [https://www.flashscore.info/player/mandal-saurav/CMhRNTQL/ Saurav Mandal] at Flashscore
* {{FBref|79311d2c/Saurav-Mandal}}
* {{GSA player|saurav-mandal/442573}}

{{Kerala Blasters FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mandal, Saurav}}
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:People from Jalandhar]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]

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