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| clubs2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps2 = 49
| caps2 = 64
| goals2 = 2
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2014
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = → [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
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===Mohun Bagan A.C.===
===Mohun Bagan A.C.===
In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] from rival club [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kolkatafootball.com/live_football/|title=kolkatafootball.com&#124;afc cup 2021&#124;afc hampions league 2021&#124;indian football transfer news 2020&#124;Indian live football|website=kolkatafootball.com}}</ref>
In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] from rival club [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kolkatafootball.com/live_football/|title=kolkatafootball.com&#124;afc cup 2021&#124;afc hampions league 2021&#124;indian football transfer news 2020&#124;Indian live football|website=kolkatafootball.com}}</ref>
===Kerala Blasters===
===Kerala Blasters===
Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for [[Sandesh Jhingan]] in the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20 ISL season]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/raju-gaikwad-joins-kerala-blasters-center-back-sandesh-jhingan-replacement-eelco-schattorie-indian-super-league-gianni-zuiverloon/article29736874.ece|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>
Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for [[Sandesh Jhingan]] in the [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20 ISL season]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/raju-gaikwad-joins-kerala-blasters-center-back-sandesh-jhingan-replacement-eelco-schattorie-indian-super-league-gianni-zuiverloon/article29736874.ece|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref>
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
''Statistics accurate as of 9 January 2021''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/raju-eknanth-gaikwad/165340/|title=India - R. Gaikwad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
''Statistics accurate as of 31 August 2021''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/raju-eknanth-gaikwad/165340/|title=India - R. Gaikwad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>


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!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|[[I-League]]
|[[I-League]]
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|5||0||3||0||2{{efn|name="CFL"|Appearances in [[Calcutta Premier Division]].}}||0||2||0||12||0
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|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]
|[[I-League]]
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|9||0||2||0||6{{efn|name="CFL"}}||1||3||0||20||1
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|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]
|[[I-League]]
|17||0||3||0||0||0||—||—||20||0
|17||0||3||0||9{{efn|4 Apps in [[Calcutta Premier Division]] and 5 Apps in [[2012 IFA Shield]].}}||0||—||—||29||0
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|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]
|[[I-League]]
|11||0||2||0||0||0||4||0||17||0
|0||0||2||0||3{{efn|name="CFL"}}||0||4||0||9||0
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|-
!colspan="2"|East Bengal Total
!colspan="2"|East Bengal Total
!43!!0!!9!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0!!61!!0
!31!!0!!10!!0!!20!!1!!9!!0!!70!!1
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| rowspan="1"| [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
| rowspan="1"| [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
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| rowspan="1"| [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]  
| rowspan="3"| [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]  
|[[2020-21 Indian Super League|2020–21]]
|[[2020-21 SC East Bengal season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|7||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||7||0
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|[[2021–22 SC East Bengal season|2021–22]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|3||0||—||—||—||—||—||—||3||0
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!colspan="2"|East Bengal Total
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! colspan="3" | Career total
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!109!!0!!13!!0!!21!!1!!11!!0!!154!!1
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===National team statistics===
===National team statistics===
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==Honours==
;[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2012 Indian Federation Cup|2012]]
*[[Calcutta Football League]] (4): 2011, 2012, [[2013-14 Calcutta Premier Division|2013]], [[2014-15 Calcutta Premier Division|2014]]
*[[IFA Shield]] (1): [[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]
;[[Mohun Bagan]]
*[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] (1): [[2015-16 Indian Federation Cup|2015-16]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan A.C. players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan AC players]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 3 September 2021

Raju Gaikwad
Personal information
Full name Raju Eknath Gaikwad
Date of birth (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
East Bengal
Youth career
Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pailan Arrows 14 (1)
2011–2015 East Bengal 64 (3)
2014 → Mumbai City (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2017 Goa 23 (0)
2016 →Mohun Bagan (loan) 8 (0)
2017 →Mohun Bagan (loan) 6 (0)
2017–18 Mumbai City 15 (0)
2018-2019 Jamshedpur 5 (1)
2019–2020 Kerala Blasters 12 (0)
2021- East Bengal 7 (0)
National team‡
2011–2013 India U23 4 (0)
2011– India 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:49, 2 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist.

Career[edit | edit source]

Pailan Arrows[edit | edit source]

After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.[1]

East Bengal[edit | edit source]

In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.[2]

Mohun Bagan A.C.[edit | edit source]

In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.[3]

Kerala Blasters[edit | edit source]

Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019-20 ISL season.[4]

International[edit | edit source]

Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1.[5] He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0.[6] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[7] Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.[8]

Career statistics[edit | edit source]

Club[edit | edit source]

Statistics accurate as of 31 August 2021[9]

Club Season Division League Federation Cup Others AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 I-League 14 0 1 0 0 0 — — 15 0
East Bengal 2011–12 I-League 5 0 3 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0 12 0
2012–13 I-League 9 0 2 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 1 3 0 20 1
2013–14 I-League 17 0 3 0 9[lower-alpha 2] 0 — — 29 0
2014–15 I-League 0 0 2 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0 9 0
East Bengal Total 31 0 10 0 20 1 9 0 70 1
Mumbai City (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 3 0 — — — — — — 3 0
Mohun Bagan 2015–16 I-League 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
FC Goa (loan) 2015 Indian Super League 14 0 — — — — — — 14 0
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 15 0 2 — — — — — 17 0
Jamshedpur FC 2018–19 Indian Super League 5 0 0 — — — — — 5 0
Kerala Blasters FC 2019–20 Indian Super League 12 0 — — — — — — 12 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 7 0 — — — — — — 7 0
2021–22 Indian Super League 0 0 — — — — — — 0 0
East Bengal Total 7 0 — — — — — — 7 0
Career total 109 0 13 0 21 1 11 0 154 1
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Calcutta Premier Division.
  2. ↑ 4 Apps in Calcutta Premier Division and 5 Apps in 2012 IFA Shield.

National team statistics[edit | edit source]

Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015[10]

India national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 9 0
2012 8 0
2013 4 0
2014 2 0
Total 23 0

Honours[edit | edit source]

East Bengal
Mohun Bagan

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "kolkatafootball.com|afc cup 2021|afc hampions league 2021|indian football transfer news 2020|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com.
  4. ↑ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "India - R. Gaikwad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raju Gaikwad". www.national-football-teams.com.