Avinabo Bag (born 8 September 1989 in

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) is an Indian

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who plays as a defender for

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Career

Pailan Arrows

During the summer of 2011 Bag joined

Pailan Arrows Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) is an Indian developmental football team that competes in the Indian national football tiers. They competed in the I-League. The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, wi ...

of the

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from

Kalighat MS Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club (known simply as Kalighat MS, formerly Kalighat Club) is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal. Its football team currently competes in the Premier Division of Calcutta Football ...

. Bag made his professional debut for Pailan against

Salgaocar 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 28 October 2012 in the I-League. Pailan lost the match 0–4. He then scored his first goal of his career on 28 August 2012 against

Air India FC Air India Football Club is a football section of the same-named Indian institutional multi-sports club. Founded by Anand Prajapati in 1952, the club is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Sponsored by Air India, the club previously played in the Mu ...

during the

2012 Durand Cup The 2012 Durand Cup was the 125th season of the Durand Cup, the third oldest football tournament in the world, which is a knock-out competition held in India. Churchill Brothers were the current holders, having beaten Prayag United in the 201 ...

in which Pailan drew 1–1 and we knocked-out by 2 points.

Eagles

On 5 December 2013 it was announced that Bag has signed up with

Eagles F.C. Eagles Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that last competed in the Kerala Premier League. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the state of Kerala. Currently the club runs only its youth academ ...

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on loan for 2013-14 season along with

Nadong Bhutia Nadong Bhutia (born 25 November 1993) is an Indian former footballer who played as a striker or winger. Career United Sikkim Bhutia made his debut for United Sikkim F.C. on 19 January 2013 during an I-League match against Dempo S.C. at the ...

, Bijendra Rai, Jagroop Singh, Bisheshwor Singh, Biswajit Saha, Ramandeep Singh and Govin Singh. Moreover, IMG-Reliance, the organisers of the proposed IPL-style football tournament Indian Super League, and

will facilitate a two to six week training stint for the eight players with UK based

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Academy.

Mohammedan SC

I-League club Mohammedan SC signed former Kerala Blasters FC midfielder Avinabo Bag for I-League 2020–21 Season.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 6 January 2013''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bag, Avinabo Indian men's footballers 1989 births Living people Footballers from West Bengal I-League players Indian Arrows players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Kerala Blasters FC players Men's association football fullbacks Kerala Blasters FC draft picks East Bengal Club players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Peerless SC players