Prakash Sarkar
Prakash Sarkar (born 15 February 1997), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Real Kashmir in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Prakash Sarkar | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Kashmir | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Pune | ||
| 2016–2017 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | East Bengal | 12 | (0) |
| 2021– | Real Kashmir | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
CareerEdit
Prakash Sarkar started his career with the youth academy of Pune F.C. under then coach Ranjan Chowdhury and participated in the 2015-16 U-18 I-League and reached the final round. In 2016-17, he joined East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, again under Ranjan Chowdhury, which became runners-up in the 2016-17 U-18 I-League.[1]
East Bengal FCEdit
2017-18Edit
In 2017-18, under coach Khalid Jamil, Prakash Sarkar after his excellent performance for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, was promoted to the senior squad and he made his debut in the Calcutta Football League going on to make 5 appearances in total. His I-League debut came in the 2017-18 I-League on 22 December 2017, away against Chennai City F.C. which East Bengal FC won 1-2.[2] He made 9 appearances in the 2017-18 I-League season, playing as a defensive midfield as East Bengal finished 4th. He was also a part of the East Bengal team, that became runners-up in the 2018 Indian Super Cup held at Bhubaneshwar as East Bengal FC lost 1-4 to Bengaluru FC in the final. Prakash Sarkar, however, did not play any of the matches and remained on the bench throughout the campaign.[2]
2018-19Edit
In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Prakash Sarkar did not get as much chance as he got in the previous season with just 3 appearances from the bench in the 2018-19 I-League, the season went very lack-lusture for the defensive midfielder.[2]
2019-20Edit
At the start of 2019-20 season, Prakash Sarkar signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC.[3] He has played 2 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup. Coach Alejandro Menendez has been trying him as a Centre-back in the pre-season before the 2019-20 I-League.
Club statisticsEdit
- As of match played on 26 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18[2] | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018–19[2] | I-League | 3 | 0 | Template:Sort dash | Template:Sort dash | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[2] | I-League | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in Calcutta Football League
- ↑ Appearances in Durand Cup
HonoursEdit
ClubEdit
- East Bengal
- Indian Super Cup runner-up: 2018
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "AIFF Academy Beat East Bengal To Clinch U-18 I-League Title". I-League. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "MATCHES OF P. SARKAR". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External linksEdit
- Prakash Sarkar at Soccerway