Sankar Roy
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.
| 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) | |||
CareerEdit
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 BengalEdit
On 5 May, East Bengal F.C. announced the signing of Sankar.[2]
Career statisticsEdit
- 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
HonoursEdit
ClubEdit
- Sikkim Gold Cup: 2016
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "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 linksEdit
- Sankar Roy at Soccerway