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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Debjit Majumder
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Debjit Majumder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|03|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hindmotor]], [[West Bengal]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Uttarpara Netaji Brigade
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Food Corporation of India FC]]
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = [[Food Corporation of India FC|FCI FC]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = [[Kalighat Milan Sangha FC|Kalighat MS]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = → [[United Sikkim FC|United Sikkim]] (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2014
| clubs5 = [[Bhawanipore FC|Bhawanipore]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2014–2017
| clubs6 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps6 = 45
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = → [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = → [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] (loan)
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–2020
| clubs9 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps9 = 12
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2019–2020
| clubs10 = → [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] (loan)
| caps10 = 2
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2020–2021
| clubs11 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| caps11 = 15
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2021–2024
| clubs12 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps12 = 38
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2024–
| clubs13 = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| caps13 = 26
| goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 19:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Debjit Majumder''' ({{langx|bn|দেবজিৎ মজুমদার}}; born 6 March 1988) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]].

==Early life and career==
Majumder hails from [[Hindmotor]], known for [[Hindustan Motors]] factory(now closed), in [[Hooghly district]]. Majumder spent early years at Uttarpara Netaji Brigade team under coach Anup Nag. He started his career at [[Calcutta Football League]] (CFL) with the [[Food Corporation of India FC]] (FCI) football team. He went on to play for teams like [[United Sikkim]] and [[Kalighat Milan Sangha FC|Kalighat MS]].<ref name="goal profile">{{cite web|date=30 March 2015|title=Majumder's form in goal vital for Mohun Bagan's title run-in|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/03/30/10298972/majumders-form-in-goal-vital-for-mohun-bagans-title-run-in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144501/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/03/30/10298972/majumders-form-in-goal-vital-for-mohun-bagans-title-run-in|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref>

==Career==
===East Bengal===
Majumder joined [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] for the 2011–12 season and made 4 appearances.<ref name="goal profile"/>

===Bhawanipore===
Majumder played for [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]] team, [[Bhawanipore F.C.]] for two seasons and the team came close to promotion during [[2014 I-League 2nd Division|2014 season]].<ref name="goal profile"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Saikat|title=Bhawanipore Club announced their team, Barreto and Lima fail fitness test|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/bhawanipore-club-announced-their-team-barreto-and-lima-fail-fitness-test|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 July 2012|access-date=26 September 2022|archive-date=5 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105124251/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/bhawanipore-club-announced-their-team-barreto-and-lima-fail-fitness-test}}</ref>

===Mohun Bagan===
Majumder was signed as replacement keeper by [[Mohun Bagan]] in 2014, as [[Shilton Paul]] was loaned to [[Chennaiyin FC]].<ref name="goal profile"/> Majumder was awarded man of the match for his performance against [[East Bengal]] on 28 March 2015 in [[Kolkata derby]].
As a result of his stellar performances during the current season, he was selected the Best Goalkeeper of I-League 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal/1981031/report|title=Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal: Debjit heroics lead Mariners to derby glory|date=28 March 2015|access-date=28 March 2015|archive-date=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331001528/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal/1981031/report|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015-16 I-League season, Majumder used as the number 1 goalkeeper and also played [[2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|AFC Champions League Qualifier]] game against [[Tampines Rovers FC]] & [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng Taishan]]. He was also awarded the [[FPAI]] Fans Player of the Year award in the 2015-16 season.

====Mumbai City (loan)====
In July 2015 Majumder was drafted to play for [[Mumbai City FC]] in the [[2015 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=10 July 2015 |archive-date=24 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162437/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Atlético de Kolkata (loan)====
On 4 July 2016, [[Atlético de Kolkata]] confirmed that Debjit has signed on the dotted lines on loan from [[Mohun Bagan]] for third season of [[Indian Super League|Hero ISL]].<ref>http://www.indiansuperleague-news.com/indian-super-league-debjit-majumder-set-to-join-atletico-de-kolkata/{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===ATK===
In July 2017, [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] has retained AIFF Goalkeeper of the year Debjit Majumder for 3 years.

=== East Bengal ===
In 2020, Debjit Majumder has signed for his former club East Bengal and will play in the [[2020–21 Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-14|title=East Bengal set to bring in former ISL winner Debjit Majumder|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-east-bengal-debjit-majumder/|access-date=2020-11-25|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031164138/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-east-bengal-debjit-majumder|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Chennaiyin===
He was signed by [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] in [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22 ISL]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|20 April 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|debjit-majumder/240844}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
| rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]
|14||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||14||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Mohun Bagan AC season|2015–16]]
|14||0||1{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]}}||0||4{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Champions League]]}}{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Cup]]}}||0||19||0
|-
|[[2016–17 Mohun Bagan AC season|2016–17]]
|17||0||4{{efn|name=FedCup}}||0||2{{efn|name=statsAFCC}}||0||23||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] (loan)
|[[2015 Indian Super League|2015]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Super League]]
|2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[ATK (football club)|ATK]] (loan)
|[[2016 Indian Super League|2016]]
|15||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League|2017–18]]
|12||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||0
|-
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League|2018–19]]
|0||0||3{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] (loan)
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="1" |I-League
|2||0||2{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League|2020–21]]
| rowspan="4" |Indian Super League
|15||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22]]
|10||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]
|9||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||13||0
|-
|{{nowrap|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]}}
|19||0||3{{efn|name=DurandCup}}{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||22||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!38!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!45!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|[[2024–25 East Bengal FC season|2024–25]]
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!129!!0!!17!!0!!6!!0!!152!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Bhawanipore'''
* [[Bordoloi Trophy]]: 2013<ref name="Bordoloi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2014/01/10/bhawanipore-fc-won-bordoloi-trophy/|title=Bhawanipore FC Won Bordoloi Trophy|website=indiafooty.com|publisher=IndianFooty|location=Kolkata|date=10 January 2014|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180001/https://www.indiafooty.com/2014/01/10/bhawanipore-fc-won-bordoloi-trophy/}}</ref>
'''Mohun Bagan'''
* [[I-League]]: [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]], [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2015–16]]

'''Atletico de Kolkata'''
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2016 Indian Super League|2016]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Bordoloi Trophy]] player of the tournament: 2013<ref name="Bordoloi"/>
*Best goalkeeper of I-League: [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
*Best goalkeeper of I-League: [[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite news|title=There was little competition for the 'Best Striker Award' as Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka of Shillong Lajong grabbed the award|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chhetri-voted-best-player-of-i-league-117050201030_1.html|access-date=2 May 2017|work=Business Standard|date=2 May 2017|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021517/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chhetri-voted-best-player-of-i-league-117050201030_1.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/10600-sunil-chhetri-wins-the-hero-of-the-league-award|title=Chhetri, Khalid, Dipanda among others win individual I-League awards|website=thefangarage.com|publisher=The Fan Garage|date=2 May 2017|access-date=2 May 2017|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630214135/https://thefangarage.com/articles/10600-sunil-chhetri-wins-the-hero-of-the-league-award}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Soccerway|debjit-majumder/240844}}

* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/goalkeeper-19154-debjit-majumder-profile Indian Super League profile]
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[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]
[[Category:Mumbai City FC players]]
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[[Category:People from Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
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