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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tirthankar Sarkar
| image =
| fullname = Tirthankar Sarkar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Belgharia]], [[West Bengal]], India
| height = {{convert|1.69|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = [[BSS Sporting Club]]
| clubnumber = 25
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Left Wing]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan Academy]]
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| years1 = 2010–2013
| years2 = 2013–2014
| years3 = 2014–2016
| years4 = 2017
| years5 = 2017
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = [[Pailan Arrows]]|
| clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| clubs3 = [[Southern Samity]]
| clubs4 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| clubs5 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps1 = 36
| caps2 = 15
| caps3 = 14
| caps4 = 19
| caps5 = 9|
| goals1 = 7
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 2|
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-16 football team|India U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 20 July 2018
| ntupdate = 20 January 2015
| years7 = 2021–
| clubs7 = [[BSS Sporting Club]]
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| clubs6 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
}}

'''Tirthankar Sarkar''' (born 1 July 1993 in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]) is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[BSS Sporting Club]] in the [[Calcutta Football League]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Tirthankar is the product of [[Mohun Bagan]] SAIL Football Academy, [[Durgapur]]. Tirthankar was part of the Academy team that participated in the [[Manchester United Premier Cup]] and played in the final round held at [[Manchester]]. He also went to 3 overseas tours for Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, to [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]] and [[England]]. After passing out from Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, Tirthankar played for [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] 2009-2010.<ref name="Tirthankar cadet">{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy cadet - Tirthankar Sarkar|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-sail-football-academy-cadet-tirthankar-sarkar-2228|work=Mohun Bagan}}</ref>

===Pailan Arrows===
After starting his career in the [[Mohun Bagan]] and [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] youth teams Sarkar signed with [[I-League]] club [[Pailan Arrows]]. He then made his debut against [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] in the I-League on 13 January 2012, Pailan lost the match 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pailan Arrows 2-3 Sporting Clube De Goa – Late Ogba Kalu Hands The Goans An Away Win|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69616/pailan-arrows-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report|work=Goal.com|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> Sarkar then scored his second goal for Pailan Arrows on 28 January 2013 against [[United Sikkim F.C.]] to equalize in the 86th minute for his side as the game ended 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nakashe|first=Mrunal|title=Pailan Arrows 1-1 United Sikkim: Tirthankar Sarkar strikes late on to break Sikkim hearts|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96246/pailan-arrows-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref>

===Mohun Bagan===
On 12 June 2014 it was confirmed that Tirthankar has signed for [[Mohun Bagan]].<ref name="Tirthankar cadet"/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|12 June 2014}}<ref>{{Soccerway|tirthankar-sarkar/267292}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Pailan Arrows]]
|[[2011-12 I-League|2011–12]]
|8||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||8||0
|-
|[[2012-13 I-League|2012–13]]
|21||2||1||0||2||0||—||—||24||2
|-
! colspan="2" | Career total
!29!!2!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!32!!2
|}

==Personal life==
Tirthankar's favourite players are [[Renedy Singh]], [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Luis Suárez]]. He supports [[England national football team]] and [[Germany national football team]]. He also supports [[Liverpool F.C]] among the European clubs.<ref name="Tirthankar cadet"/>
==Honours==
===Club===
;[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
*[[Calcutta Football League]] (1): [[2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/mohun-bagan-win-calcutta-football-league-after-eight-years-1915623|work= sports.ndtv.com|accessdate= 15 September 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Mohun Bagan A.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Tirthankar}}
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football wingers]]
[[Category:Southern Samity players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]

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