Sankar Roy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mohammedan | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Mohammedan | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | East Bengal | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Hyderabad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mohammedan | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:35, 11 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sankar Roy (Bengali: শঙ্কর রায়; born 9 May 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mohammedan in the I-League.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in West Bengal, Sankar began his professional career playing for the Mohammedan Sporting in 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. He then joined another Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan the following season, however, he spent the entire season being the second choice to club captain Shilton Paul. Sankar Roy got his break in the 2018-19 I-League season when Shilton got injured and Roy made his debut in the opening fixture on 27 October 2018 against Gokulam Kerala F.C. which ended in a 1–1 draw.
Sankar Roy's rise to fame came in the 2019-20 I-League season when he took over from Shilton Paul, who lost his form. Sankar Roy played a pivotal role as he made 14 appearances in the title-winning campaign where he kept 6 clean sheets, the highest among all.[1]
East Bengal
[edit | edit source]On 5 May, East Bengal announced the signing of Sankar.[2]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 11 March 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | CFL | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohammedan | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2017–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan total | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad (loan) |
2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mohammedan | 2022–23 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Mohammedan
- Sikkim Gold Cup: 2016
Mohun Bagan
References
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External links
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Indian men's footballers
- Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from West Bengal
- I-League players
- East Bengal Club players
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- Hyderabad FC players
- Indian Super League players
- 21st-century Indian sportsmen
- Calcutta Football League players