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{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{No footnotes|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arnab Das Sharma
| image =
| fullname = Arnab Das Sharma
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Balli, [[Howrah]], [[India]]
| height = 6 ft 0 in
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2007–2008
| clubs1 = [[George Telegraph SC|George Telegraph]]
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = [[Air India FC]]
| years3 = 2008–2009
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal FC|Kingfisher East Bengal]]
| years4 = 2009–2010
| clubs4 = [[Air India]](loan)
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = [[Salgaocar SC]]
| years6 = 2011–2012
| clubs6 = [[United Sikkim FC]]
| years7 = 2012–2013
| clubs7 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| years8 = 2013
| clubs8 = [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]]
| years9 = 2014
| clubs9 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| years10 = 2014
| clubs10 = [[Atlético de Kolkata]]
| years11 = 2016
| clubs11 = [[Mohun Bagan]]
| caps11 = 1
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2016
| clubs12 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2017
| clubs13 = [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps13 = 11
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2017–2018
| clubs14 = [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
| caps14 = 3
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2018–2019
| clubs15 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps15 = 10
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2019–2020
| clubs16 = [[Bhawanipore FC|Bhawanipore ]]
| caps16 = 13
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2021–2022
| clubs17 = [[Southern Samity]]
| caps17 = 1
| goals17 = 0
| clubs18 = [[Velsao Sports]]
| caps18 =
| goals18 = 0
| club-update = 3 February 2020
}}

'''Arnab Das Sharma''' ({{langx|bn|অর্ণব দাস শর্মা}}; born 20 December 1987) is an Indian [[Association football|football]] player.

==Career==

===Youth===
Sharma stepped into club level football at the age of 13, joining [[Kalighat Milan Sangha FC|Kalighat Club]] in Kolkata after successfully giving a trial there. He continued to play for the team until he was selected to play for the youth team at [[Rajasthan Football Club]], Kolkata.

===Professional===

====George Telegraph SC====
After a successful youth career, Sharma was picked up by [[George Telegraph SC]], one of [[Kolkata]]'s major football teams and continued to play for the team in the [[Calcutta Football League]].

====Air India====
Goalkeeper coach Somen SinghaChowdhury sent this immensely talented player to [[Air India FC]] coach [[Bimal Ghosh]]. Signing for the Mumbai-based club was Sharma's debut in the [[I-League]], India's highest football league.

====Kingfisher East Bengal====
In the year 2008, having had a series of brilliant displays in goal, Kolkata giants [[East Bengal FC]] approached the youngster and he finally signed for the team. This season was not one to remember for Sharma, having fallen to 2nd choice to India no. 1 [[Subrata Paul]].

====Back to Air India====
The following year, hearing of the keepers availability, [[Air India FC]] wasted no time in signing Sharma (on loan), making it his second-stint with the team. Regaining his starting place in the I-League, Air India performed well and Sharma was said to have single-handed rescued the team on numerous occasions.

====Salgaocar SC====
Observing his fantastic display, [[Salgaocar SC]] did not think twice before bringing the Bengali lad to Goa from [[Air India]]. The green outfit were said to have the best keeper combination in the league with [[Karanjit Singh]] and Arnab Das Sharma in the same team.
In a match against former club East Bengal, an error by Sharma which allowed East Bengal's Australian striker [[Tolgay Ozbey]] to score led to an argument between him and Salgaocar's [[Morocco|Moroccan]] coach [[Karim Bencherifa]].

====United Sikkim FC====
After having a disastrous year in Goa, Sharma had offers from a few I-League and a few Kolkata-based clubs but he opted to join [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]] outfit [[United Sikkim FC]], the team owned by iconic footballer [[Baichung Bhutia]] and sponsored by Bollywood playback singer [[Shankar Mahadevan]] and Dubai-based company Fidelis World.

====Mohammedan Sporting Club====
In January 2012 he signed to Mohammedan Sporting Club from Kolkata for 2nd Division I-league.

====Mohun Bagan Athletics Club====
In June 2015, he signed to Mohun Bagan Athletics Club from Kolkata for 1st Division I-league.

==External links==
* http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/player/detail/playerId/83
* http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/21097/arnab-das-sharma {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208031434/http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/21097/arnab-das-sharma |date=8 December 2009 }}

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