Abhijit Das (born 10 July 1987) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bhawanipore Bhowanipore (also Bhowanipur; ) is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1717, the East India Company obtained the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement from ...

in the

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Career

United

Abhijit signed his first professional contract at the age of 23 for

Southern Samity Southern Samity is an Indian professional multi-sports club from Kolkata. Founded in 1945, the club is also based in Siliguri, North Bengal. Apart from sports, they are also involved in numerous cultural activities. Its football section compete ...

and represented the club for three years. Born in

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

, West Bengal, Das made his professional debut for

United S.C. The United Sports Club () is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia. ...

on 10 December 2013 against

Dempo Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding c ...

at the

Salt Lake Stadium The Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. Named after S ...

after both of United's first two choice goalkeepers, Sangram Mukherjee and

Ishan Debnath Ishan Debnath (born 7 June 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Born in West Bengal, Debnath joined Tata FA in 2007 and graduated in 2010. Mumbai 2011–12 The 2011–12 football year got off to a good start for Is ...

, were revealed to be injured.

Salgaocar

On 18 June 2014 it was announced that Abhijit has signed for

Salgaocar F.C. Salgaocar Football Club (formerly Salgaocar Sporting Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa. Being one of the country's most successful clubs, it is currently operating youth teams. Until the disfunction of its seni ...

on a three-year deal.

Career statistics

Personal life

Abhijit is a fan of

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Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team (), nicknamed ''La Celeste'' ("The Sky Blue") and ''Los Charrúas'' ("The Charrúa, Charrúas"), have represented Uruguay in international men's Association football, football since their first international m ...

and

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is his favourite player.

References

External links

United S.C. squad with players profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Abhijit 1987 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Indian men's footballers United SC players Salgaocar FC players Men's association football goalkeepers I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen