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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 = Souvik Chakrabarti
| image = SouvikChakrabarti.jpeg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Chakrabarti with [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| fullname = Souvik Chakrabarti
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|7|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.72}}
| currentclub = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| clubnumber = 23
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| years1 = 2009–2012
| clubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = [[Air India F.C.|Air India]]
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2013 – 2 014
| clubs3 = [[United S.C.|Prayag United]]
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2017
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps4 = 41
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = → [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] (loan)
| caps5 = 7
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = → [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] (loan)
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = → [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] (loan)
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017–2018
| clubs8 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018–2020
| clubs9 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps9 = 22
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2020–
| clubs10 = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| caps10 = 2
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 15:57, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Souvik Chakrabarti''' (born 12 July 1991) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for [[Hyderabad FC]] in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Career==
===Mohun Bagan===
Chakraborty started playing football at the age of eight at the Yubajagaran football coaching centre.<ref name=MBInterview>{{cite web|title=Being part of the fed cup team is a pleasant surprise for me: Souvik Chakraborty|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/being-part-of-the-fed-cup-team-is-a-pleasant-surprise-for-me-souvik-chakrab|work=Mohun Bagan|accessdate=22 October 2012|archive-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314162124/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/being-part-of-the-fed-cup-team-is-a-pleasant-surprise-for-me-souvik-chakrab|url-status=live}}</ref> He then joined the [[Mohun Bagan]] Academy when he was 15 years old where he recalls his most memorable moment there, the Manchester United Premier Cup in [[Manchester]], [[England]].<ref name=MBInterview/> Chakraborty was then selected to join the first-team for the [[2009–10 Indian Federation Cup]] and the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref name=MBInterview/> His call-up to the senior team was made possible due to the rule that each club in the Calcutta Football League must have 2 under-19 players in the squad.<ref name=MBInterview/> Chakraborty had to wait till 2 November 2011 before making his professional debut for the club against [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] at the [[Fatorda Stadium]] in which Mohun Bagan lost 5–0, coming on as a 26th-minute substitute for [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|Anwar Ali]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Dempo SC 5-0 Mohun Bagan – Armando Colaco's Side Destroys The Mariners At Home|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=22 October 2012|archive-date=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103142056/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69217/dempo-vs-mohun-bagan/report|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Air India===
In the summer of 2012 Chakraborty signed for [[Air India FC|Air India]] of the [[I-League]] and scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 28 August 2012 against [[Pailan Arrows]] during the [[2012 Durand Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DURAND CUP 2012: AIR INDIA HOLD PAILAN 1-1, WHILE SPORTING CLUBE DE GOA THRASH ONGC 3-1|url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/28/durand-cup-2012-air-india-hold-pailan-1-1-while-sporting-clube-de-goa-thrash-ongc-3-1-2/|work=Barefoot|access-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901013121/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/28/durand-cup-2012-air-india-hold-pailan-1-1-while-sporting-clube-de-goa-thrash-ongc-3-1-2/|archive-date=1 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He made his I-League debut for Air India on 7 October 2012 against [[Prayag United S.C.]] in which Air India lost 5–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prayag United 5-1 Air India: Ranti Martins' hat-trick grounds the Airmen|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93651/prayag-united-vs-air-india/report|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=22 October 2012|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104091417/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93651/prayag-united-vs-air-india/report|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored his second goal for Air India in the I-League against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] on 16 December 2012 to give Air India the lead 1–0 before the match ended 1–1 after Lajong found an equalizer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Ayush|title=Air India 1-1 Shillong Lajong – Late Boithang Haokip goal helps the visitors grab a point|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96198/air-india-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=17 December 2012|archive-date=1 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101191945/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96198/air-india-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report|url-status=live}}</ref>

===United Sports Club===
Souvik made his debut on 6 October 2013 against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in which he played till 61minutes and was replaced by [[Snehasish Chakraborty]] as United lost the match 1-0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengaluru vs. Prayag United 1-0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/06/india/i-league/bengaluru/chirag-united-sc/1585292/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=9 December 2013|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103000322/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/06/india/i-league/bengaluru/chirag-united-sc/1585292/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mohun Bagan===
In January 2014, Chakraborty signed for Kolkata giant [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. A Mohun Bagan Academy product, he is very much a mariner at heart. Having devoted his life to football, Souvik has turned into a master passer and crosser of the ball. A good passer, crosser, and modern box to box midfielder, Souvik was a vital cog in Bagan’s I-League triumph in 2014-15 season.
On 21 May 2016, Souvik started on the right of midfield in Mohun Bagan's [[2016 Indian Federation Cup Final]] victory over Aizawl FC before being substituted in the 88th minute.
On 28 February 2017, Souvik started as the captain for the first time for Mohun Bagan in the AFC Cup against Club Valencia.

====Delhi Dynamos (loan)====
In August 2014, Delhi based ISL franchisee [[Delhi Dynamos]] signed him in domestic draft. He made total 7 ISL appearances for Delhi Dynamos in first season, but unfortunately Delhi finished fifth in final League table.

In June 2015, Delhi Dynamos retained him for next season ISL along with 4 more players.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13440952/indian-super-league-clubs-domestic-transfer-dealings?ICID=SP |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |accessdate=12 July 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006154822/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13440952/indian-super-league-clubs-domestic-transfer-dealings?ICID=SP |url-status=live }}</ref> He is highly rated by [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)|Roberto Carlos]] in Delhi Dynamos where he played almost all matches for a right back for Delhi dynamos in 2015 season. He helped Delhi to reach semi final, in which Delhi lost 3-1 to FC Goa.

In July 2016, Delhi Dynamos again retained him for next season ISL for the third straight time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/06/20/24817802/indian-super-league-souvik-chakrabarti-and-lalchhawnkima |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2016 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625010057/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/06/20/24817802/indian-super-league-souvik-chakrabarti-and-lalchhawnkima |url-status=live }}</ref> Delhi Dynamos sent Souvik to [[A-League]] club [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] for a week long training camp.<ref>http://goal.com/s/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/08/11/26416112/indian-super-league-anas-edathodika-and-Souvik-Chakrabarti-train-</ref> Delhi Dynamos head coach [[Gianluca Zambrotta]] rated Souvik a versatile player and used him as a left back in entire season. Souvik started all matches for Delhi Dynamos in 2016 campaign.

===Jamshedpur===
On 23 July 2017, Chakraborty was selected in the fourth round of the [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft]] by [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|accessdate=2 November 2017|work=The Field|date=23 July 2017|archive-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209172202/https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]. He started and played the whole match as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/18/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/jamshedpur/2597745/?ICID=PL_MS_02|website=Soccerway|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324225248/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/18/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/jamshedpur/2597745/?ICID=PL_MS_02|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
''Statistics accurate as of 29 November 2019''


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Air India FC|Air India]]
|[[2012-13 I-League|2012–13]]
| rowspan="5"| [[I-League]]||24||2||1||0||4||1||—||—||29||3
|-
|[[United S.C.|Prayag United]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
||22||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||22||0
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2014-15 I-League|2014–15]]
||15||0||4||0||0||0||—||—||19||0
|-
|[[2015-16 I-League|2015–16]]
||13||0||5||0||0||0||6||0||24||0
|-
|[[2016-17 I-League|2016–17]]
||13||0||5||0||0||0||6||0||24||0
|-
! colspan="2"|Mohun Bagan Total
!41!!0!!14!!0!!0!!0!!12!!0!!67!!0
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] (loan)
|[[2014 Indian Super League|2014]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian Super League]]||7||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||7||0
|-
|[[2015 Indian Super League season|2015]]
||12||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||12||0
|-
|[[2016 Indian Super League season|2016]]
||16||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||16||0
|-
! colspan="2"|Delhi Dynamos Total
!35!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!35!!0
|-
|rowspan="1"| [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2017-18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|rowspan="3"|Indian Super League||18||0||2||0||—||—||0||0||20||0
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2018-19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
||18||0||1||0||—||—||0||0||19||0
|-
|[[2019-20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
||4||1||0||0||—||—||0||0||4||1
|-
! colspan="2"|Mumbai City Total
!22!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!23!!1
|-
! colspan="3" | Career total
!162!!3!!18!!0!!4!!1!!12!!0!!196!!4
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Air India'''
*[[Durand Cup]]: [[2012 Durand Cup|2012]]

'''Mohun Bagan'''
*[[I-League]]: [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2015–16]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.fcjamshedpur.com/players/10659-souvik-chakrabarti Jamshedpur FC Profile]
{{Hyderabad FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakrabarti, Souvik}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Air India FC players]]
[[Category:United SC players]]
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]

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