| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Novin Gurung | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back/Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC East Bengal | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Namchi Sports Hostel | |||
| Sports Academy of Sikkim | |||
| 2015–2017 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Shillong Lajong | 36 | (0) |
| 2019– | Real Kashmir | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | SC East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2020 | |||
Novin Gurung (born 28 April 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a full back for SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League. He also worked in the Indian Navy (Indian Armed Forces ) since 2018
Career
Born in Sikkim, Gurung began his career at the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Sports Academy of Sikkim.[1] He then joined the Shillong Lajong academy in 2015. He was promoted the first-team before the start of the 2016–17 I-League season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 15 February 2017 against East Bengal. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Redeem Tlang as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 3 November 2020[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | I-League | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Real Kashmir | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Indian Super Cup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Three Sikkimese footballers in NE's top club". Sikkim Express (Facebook).
- ↑ "East Bengal 1-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- ↑ Novin Gurung at Soccerway