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Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for SC East Bengal in the Hero Indian Super League.
Career
Born in 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]
Personal life
Ankit Mukherjee have a brother name Aniket Mukherjee father name Raju Mukherjee Mother name Mithu Mukherjee
Career statistics
| 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 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Football for fun to game of passion in five years. Telegraph India(22 August 2018). 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.
- ↑ Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee put pen to paper for SC East Bengal, Team, SC East Bengal Media. SC East Bengal(2021-01-02). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ SC East Bengal beat Odisha to pick up first win of the season. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Template:Soccerway