Ashim Biswas (born 14 July 1982) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

East Bengal

He had scored with a header against

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from a Syed Rahim Nabi cross, and then Ashim's cross was netted in by Edmilson Marques Pardal in the pre-quarterfinal of the 29th Federation Cup in 2007 at

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, match which East Bengal won 3-1. In

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2008, he had scored 2-0 against

. He had scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Prayag United. He is currently playing for Diamond Harbour FC in Calcutta premier A division.

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Ghosh was selected in the 14th round of the

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for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 10 December 2017 against

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. He came on as a 66th minute substitute for Siddharth Singh as Jamshedpur lost 1–0. He then scored his first goal for the club on 17 January 2018 in their match against the

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. He found the net in the 31st minute as Jamshedpur won 2–1. On 12 April 2018, in Jamshedpur's quarter-final match during the

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, Biswas scored the consolation for the club in a 5–1 defeat to

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Statistics

International

Honours

India *

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third place:

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silver medal:

Individual *''IndianFootball.com'' 'player of the Year' & 'rookie of the year' award: 2003 (with Tollygunge Agragami)

References

External links

Jamshedpur FC Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Biswas, Ashim Indian men's footballers 1983 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Mohun Bagan Super Giant players East Bengal Club players Salgaocar FC players United SC players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Jamshedpur FC players India men's international footballers I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Tollygunge Agragami FC players