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Sankar Roy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sankar Roy | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Mohammedan | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 22 | (0) |
| 2020– | East Bengal | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hyderabad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:35, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Sankar Roy (born 5 May 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who is playing as a goalkeeper for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
Career[edit]
Born in West Bengal, Sankar began his professional career playing for the Mohammedan Sporting in 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. He then joined another Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan the following season, however, he spent the entire season being the second choice to club captain Shilton Paul. Sankar Roy got his break in the 2018-19 I-League season when Shilton got injured and Roy made his debut in the opening fixture on 27 October 2018 against Gokulam Kerala F.C. which ended in a 1–1 draw.
Sankar Roy's rise to fame came in the 2019-20 I-League season when he took over from Shilton Paul, who lost his form. Sankar Roy played a pivotal role as he made 14 appearances in the title-winning campaign where he kept 6 clean sheets, the highest among all.[1]
East Bengal[edit]
On 5 May, East Bengal F.C. announced the signing of Sankar.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 31 August 2021[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | CFL | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohammedan | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Mohun Bagan | 2017–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| East Bengal total | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad (loan) | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Sikkim Gold Cup: 2016
References[edit]
- ↑ "S. ROY - Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ↑ "BREAKING: East Bengal FC announce 4 more signings!". BADGEB.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ↑ Sankar Roy at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Sankar Roy at Soccerway