| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ankit Mukherjee | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | East Bengal | 28 | (0) |
| 2023– | Chennaiyin | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
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Career
Born in Kolkata, 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
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
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]
Career statistics
- As of 4 February 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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 (2 January 2021). "Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee put pen to paper for SC East Bengal". SC East Bengal. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "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
- Ankit Mukherjee at Indian Super League
- Ankit Mukherjee at Soccerway
This page was last edited on 12 April 2024, at 02:40