Ankit Mukherjee
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | East Bengal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Aryan | 34 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Mohammedan | 22 | (2) |
2018–2020 | ATK | 10 | (1) |
2020 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
2021– | East Bengal | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC) |
Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for SC East Bengal in the Hero Indian Super League.
Career[edit]
Born in West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta.[1] In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side.[1] In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad.[1]
Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan.[1] After sporadic appearances in his first season, he soon broke into a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.[1]
ATK[edit]
On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian Super League side ATK.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against Pune City. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0.[4] Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[5]
East Bengal[edit]
On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Ankit has signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal with a free transfer from ATK Mohun Bagan.[6] On 3 January, he made his debut for East Bengal as he came on in as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Raju Gaikwad as the team won 3–1.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Ankit Mukherjee have a brother name Aniket Mukherjee father name Raju Mukherjee Mother name Mithu Mukherjee
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 31 August 2021[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mohammedan Sporting | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Div | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
ATK | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
ATK total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
East Bengal | 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
East Bengal total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Career total | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
- ↑ Appearances in Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Durand Cup
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Paul, Ayan (22 August 2018). "Football for fun to game of passion in five years". Telegraph India. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "Bengal squad named for Santosh Trophy final round". The Quint. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mukherjee signs for ATK". ATK (Twitter).
- ↑ "ATK 1-0 Pune City". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Mumbai City 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
- ↑ Team, SC East Bengal Media (2021-01-02). "Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee put pen to paper for SC East Bengal". SC East Bengal. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ "SC East Bengal beat Odisha to pick up first win of the season". Indian Super League. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Ankit Mukherjee at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Soccerway template with ID not in Bharatdata
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from West Bengal
- Indian footballers
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- ATK (football club) players
- Association football defenders
- Footballers from West Bengal
- Calcutta Football League players
- I-League 2nd Division players
- Indian Super League players
- SC East Bengal players
- ATK Mohun Bagan FC players