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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Durga Boro
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gendrabil, [[Assam]], India<ref name="Boro to Churchill">{{cite web|title=Durga to play for Churchill Brothers|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090701/jsp/northeast/story_11178348.jsp|website=Telegraph India|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| currentclub = [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
| clubnumber = 7
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Sports Authority of India|SAI]]
| years1 = 2004–2009
| clubs1 = [[Oil India Ltd FC|Oil India]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2009–2012
| clubs2 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2012–2014
| clubs3 = [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = → [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2014–
| clubs5 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = → [[NorthEast United FC]] (loan)
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2015
|clubs7 = [[club Anonymous]]
|caps7 = 12
|goals7 = 7
|years8 = [[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]]
|clubs8 = [[Guwahati F.C.]]
|caps8 = 7
|goals8 = 3
| years9= 2017–
|clubs9 = [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
| caps9=4
| goals9=0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 14:14, 3 March 2018 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Durga Boro''' (born 28 June 1987) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|striker]] for [[Ozone F.C.]] of the [[I-League 2nd Division]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in the small village of Gendrabil, in the [[Kokrajhar district]] of [[Assam]], Boro started playing his football for the Kokrajhar HNMP School, for which he played for the team in the [[Subroto Cup]] under-14 tournament.<ref name="Boro to Churchill"/> Then, after impressing during the Subroto Cup, Boro started to train with the [[Sports Authority of India]] in [[Guwahati]].<ref name="Look ahead of ISL">{{cite web|last1=Baruah|first1=Kausav|title=Durga Boro looks ahead at ISL|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141010/jsp/northeast/story_18911008.jsp#.VH0h12TF-mE|website=Telegraph India|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> In 2004 Boro signed with [[Oil India Ltd FC|Oil India]] and played with them in the [[Assam State Premier League]] and the [[I-League 2nd Division]] while also working for the company itself.<ref name="Look ahead of ISL"/>

===Churchill Brothers===
After an impressive performance during the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] in [[Kolkata]] in 2009 in which Boro and [[Oil India Ltd FC|Oil India]] played against [[I-League]] sides such as [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]], and [[Air India FC|Air India]], he signed his first professional contract with fellow I-League side, [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref name="Boro to Churchill"/> The move to a professional club was massive for Boro as that meant he would be granted one-year leave from his former day-job with Oil India and he would move into a more professional footballing environment which included free food and travel.<ref name="Boro to Churchill"/> Boro scored his first professional goal for Churchill Brothers on 8 January 2011 against [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]], however, his 34th-minute strike could not prevent Churchill Brothers from losing 3–4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salgaocar vs Churchill Brothers 4 - 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/01/08/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/churchill-brothers-sc/1044809/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>

===Mumbai Tigers===
After spending two seasons with [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]], Boro made a surprising move by signing for upstart [[I-League 2nd Division]] club [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]], then known as ''Dodsal FC''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 - Version 7|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|website=Arunfoot|accessdate=1 December 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108085438/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/12/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|archivedate=8 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> While with Mumbai Tigers, Boro played for the side during the I-League 2nd Division season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cyriac|first1=Biju Babu|title=Shabeer show helps Eagles stay afloat in second division I-League|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Shabeer-show-helps-Eagles-stay-afloat-in-second-division-I-League/articleshow/18938915.cms|date=13 March 2013|work=Times of India|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>

===Shillong Lajong===
After [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]] disbanded, on 6 February 2014 Boro made his return to the [[I-League]] after he signed for [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref name="Boro to Lajong">{{cite web|last1=Ganguly|first1=Abhishek|title=Shillong Lajong rope in Durga Boro|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Shillong-Lajong-rope-in-Durga-Boro/articleshow/29947558.cms|website=Times of India|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> This was Lajong's third attempt at signing Boro after they attempted to sign him in both 2009 and 2012.<ref name="Boro to Lajong"/> He made his debut for Shillong Lajong on 23 February 2014 against [[United S.C.|United]]. Boro started the match and even scored a goal as Shillong Lajong drew the match 2–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=United vs Shillong Lajong 2 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/23/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/lajong-sc/1585395/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>

====NorthEast United (loan)====
In the summer of 2014 it was announced that Boro and a bunch of other [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] players would sign on loan for the [[Indian Super League]] side [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Subrata Paul, Nabi to play for Mumbai in ISL|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/subrata-paul-nabi-to-play-for-mumbai-in-isl/article6237483.ece|date=22 July 2014|work=The Hindu|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> Boro made his debut for NorthEast United during the team's first ever game on 13 October 2014 against [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]. He started the match and played 62 minutes as NorthEast United won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=NorthEast United vs Kerala Blasters 1 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/13/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/kerala-blasters/1931475/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref> Boro eventually scored his first goal for the team on 27 November 2014 against [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]. His 10th-minute strike contributed to a 3–0 victory for NorthEast United.<ref>{{cite web|title=NorthEast United vs Chennaiyin 3 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/27/india/indian-super-league/northeast-united/chennai-titans/1931515/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 December 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|30 May 2015}}<ref>{{soccerway|durga-boro/169707}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] (loan)
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||6||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||6||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] (loan)
|[[2014 Indian Super League season|2014]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||9||1||—||—||—||—||—||—||9||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||13||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||13||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!28!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!28!!2
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.indiansuperleague.com/northeast-united-fc/squad/forward-10679-durga-boro-playerprofile Indian Super League Profile].

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boro, Durga}}
[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kokrajhar district]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Mumbai Tigers FC players]]
[[Category:Shillong Lajong FC players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Assam]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]

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