Jay Gupta

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Jay Gupta
Personal information
Full name Jay Gupta
Date of birth (2001-09-27) 27 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Pune, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2017–2019 Pune City
2019–2020 GDS Cascais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Estoril 34 (3)
2023 Ebre Escola Esportiva 4 (0)
2023–2025 Goa 42 (2)
2025– East Bengal 1 (1)
International career‡
2024– India 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:30, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:56, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Jay Gupta (born 27 September 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.

He spent most of his career abroad, predominantly in Portugal and Spain, between 2019 and 2023.[1]

Club career

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Earlier career

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Gupta went to Portugal in 2019, after training with former Indian Super League outfit Pune City for two seasons.[2] He became part of youth system of Lisbon-based club GDS Cascais,[citation needed] appearing with their U19 team in 2019–20 AF Lisboa Jun. A 1ª Divisão.[citation needed] Gupta began his senior club career with AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão side G.D. Estoril B in 2021.[citation needed] His first goal came on 26 September 2020, against Atlético Malveira, in their 4–1 defeat in quarter-final of 2020–21 AF Lisboa Taça.[citation needed] He then featured in trials of Odisha in the mid-season, impressed coach Josep Gombau, but the deal fall through due to technical reasons.[1] After spending two seasons at G.D. Estoril Praia B, Gupta went on to sign with Spanish Tercera Federación club Ebre Escola Esportiva in 2023 and appeared in Segona Catalana matches.[3][4]

Later career

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On 7 August 2023, it was officially announced that Indian Super League club FC Goa roped him in as their new addition to the defence.[2][5] He earned caps for Manolo Márquez managed Goa in 2023 Durand Cup, in which they reached semi-finals, until going down to Mohun Bagan.[1] He made his competitive league debut on 2 October against newly promoted side Punjab, in their 1–0 victory.[6][7][8] On 7 October, he scored first goal for the club with a curler right at the death in the campaign against Odisha, in their 3–2 win at home.[9][10][11] Until the international break in November, he was awarded ISL emerging player of month (October), with one goal and one assist in all five matches, playing crucial role in Goa's unbeaten run.[12] On 9 February 2024, he scored his second league goal against Odisha in an 1–1 tie in Bhubaneswar.[13][14]

East Bengal

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On 15 July 2025, Gupta moved to East Bengal for a transfer fee of ₹1.5 crore, plus ₹10 lakh in appearance-based bonuses. This made it the highest fee FC Goa had ever received for an Indian player, surpassing the club’s previous record set by Aibanbha Dohling in 2023.[15][16]

International career

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On 7 March 2024, Gupta was called-up to the national squad of India as one of the 35 probables by head coach Igor Štimac, for the two matches against Afghanistan in round 2 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[17]

Gupta made his debut on 6 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Kuwait at the Salt Lake Stadium.[18] He started the game and played 83 minutes as the game ended 0–0, in which team captain Sunil Chhetri bid adieu his long international career.[19][20] On 11 June, he appeared in their last game of the qualification stage against Qatar at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium as starter until being substituted due to an injury, in which India lost 1–2 and failed to move to the third round.[21]

Personal life

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Gupta was born in Pune, Maharashtra.[12]

Style of play

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Playing primarily as a left-back, Gupta is also capable of playing any role in the defensive area.[22] He can play the role of a venture forward, contributing in attack, in addition into defensive duties.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 May 2025[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa 2023–24 Indian Super League 25 2 3[a] 0 3[b] 0 – 31 2
2024–25 Indian Super League 17 0 4[a] 0 – – 21 0
Career total 42 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 52 2
East Bengal 2025–26 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 42 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 52 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

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As of 3 September 2024[24]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

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Goa

Individual

See also

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Further reading

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  • Jay Gupta at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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