Nandhakumar Sekar

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Nandhakumar Sekar
Personal information
Full name Nandhakumar Sekar
Date of birth (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 11
Youth career
2014–2017 Hindustan Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Chennai City 6 (2)
2017–2018 → Odisha (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2023 Odisha 82 (10)
2023– East Bengal 57 (12)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U23 5 (0)
2023– India 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of India.svg India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2023 India
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:50, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.

Career

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Sekar made his professional debut in the I-League with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4–1.[1] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually led to the team winning 2–1.[2][3]

Odisha

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On 17 August 2022, Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte in the season opener against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win.[4][5]

East Bengal

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On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Sekar joined East Bengal on a three-year contract.[6]

International career

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He made his international debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23.[citation needed]

After his successful domestic spell with Odisha, Sekar was called up to senior national team in May 2023, for Hero Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship.[7][8] Sekar made his debut for the senior team against Vanuatu on 12 June 2023.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of matches played 21 August 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chennai City 2016–17 I-League 6 2 3 0 — — 9 2
Odisha (loan) 2017–18 Indian Super League 9 1 1 0 — — 10 1
Odisha 2018–19 14 2 3 1 — — 17 3
2019–20 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
2020–21 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
2021–22 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2022–23 20 6 10[b] 5 1[c] 0 — 31 11
Odisha total 82 10 9 6 0 0 6 1 97 16
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 19 5 11[d] 4 — 1[e] 1 31 10
2024–25 0 0 1[f] 1 1[g] 0 0 0 2 1
East Bengal total 19 5 12 5 1 0 1 1 33 11
Career total 107 17 24 11 2 0 7 1 140 29
  1. ^ Includes Federation Cup, Super Cup and Durand Cup.
  2. ^ Five appearances and one goal in Durand Cup, and five appearances and four goals in Super Cup.
  3. ^ One appearance in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
  4. ^ Six Appearances and two goals in Durand Cup and five appearances and two goals in Super Cup.
  5. ^ One Appearance in the Calcutta Football League.
  6. ^ One Appearance and one goal in Durand Cup.
  7. ^ One Appearance in AFC Champions League Two.

International

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As of match played 9 September 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2023 3 0
2024 3 0
Total 6 0

Honours

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Hindustan Eagles

Odisha

East Bengal

India

Individual

References

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