| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Varun Mathur | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennai City | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kenkre | |||
| DSK Shivajians | |||
| 2016–2017 | SB/DJK Rosenheim | ||
| 2017 | FC Goa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | FC Goa Reserves | ||
| 2020– | Chennai City | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:33, 13 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Chennai City.
Club career[edit | edit source]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team.[1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians.[1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim.[1] He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[1]
Chennai City[edit | edit source]
In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw.[3]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
- As of match played 6 March 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chennai City | 2019–20 | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Majumdar, Rounak (15 January 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Mumbaikar Varun Mathur shares ongoing I-League experience in a bio-bubble". footballcounter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Varun Mathur". Chennai City FC (Twitter).
- ↑ "TRAU 0–0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ↑ Varun Mathur at Soccerway