C. S. Sabeeth is an Indian

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player who plays as a striker for ASOS Rainbow in the CFL Premier B. He represents

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in the

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Career

Early career

Sabeeth was born in

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of Gudalur, Tamil Nadu. His father, Sathyan C.A., was a football player who played for the

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Police team -- inspiring Sabeeth to become a footballer. Between 2005 and 2006, Sabeeth played for the Nilagiri Police football team as a striker. In 2006, he became the highest scorer in the local league where his team were champions. He was in the team for the 2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification round held in

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, playing 5 matches and scoring 1 goal against

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. He received calls to play for the

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U19 and India U19 teams.

Chirag United

He started his professional football career in

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, where he played for the

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for 2 seasons before joining Chirag United, where he played for 3 years. In the 2009 I-League 2nd Division, Sabeeth played a crucial part in the promotion of Chirag United, scoring three goals in the final round. The next season, he scored 3 goals for Viva Kerala in the 2009-10 I-League. Sabeeth scored the winning goal against Shillong Lajong, his team winning the game 2–1 to move out of the danger zone.

Indian Arrows

For the 2011–12 season, Sabeeth signed with the

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, a club made up of young Indian talents in the

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. During the 2011 Indian Federation Cup, Sabeeth scored the second goal for Arrows in the 53rd minute against

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in a 2–1 win. He then scored his first league goal for Arrows against

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on 2 November 2011. On 24 November 2011, Sabeeth scored another goal against Chirag United. Sabeeth scored the only Indian hat trick in the 2011–12 I-League on 25 April 2012 in the 3–0 rout of Chirag United. He finished as the 11th top scorer, and the top Indian scorer in the 2011-12 I-League. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he was signed by

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Mohun Bagan

Sabeeth signed with

for the

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season and was used regularly from the bench during his first season. Sabeeth made more starts in the

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and made 21 appearances, scoring 4 times. He was loaned out to

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for the

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, making 8 appearances and scoring once. Sabeeth was praised for his stamina and work-rate while with the Blasters, with his coach/manager David James calling him the fittest player in the squad.

Kerala Blasters (loan)

Sabeeth would join

for the inaugural

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on loan.

East Bengal

Sabeeth signed a permanent deal for

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on 16 June 2015 on a 1-year contract.

Goa (loan)

In July 2015, it was announced that Sabeeth would join

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for the

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on loan from East bengal.

Ozone

Sabeeth signed a permanent deal with

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to play in the

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for the 2016–17 season. He would score twice but could not help his team gain promotion. He would continue with Ozone in the 2nd division for the 2017–18 season and would finish the season as the highest scoring Indian in the division with 9 goals, and only one behind teammate Robert Ribiero, who finished as the division top scorer. After a loan at Minerva Punjab, he would continue with Ozone for the 2018–19 season and would once again finish the season as the highest scoring Indian with 8 goals, two behind Nigerian Princewill Emeka and Ghanaian Phillip Adjah.

Minerva Punjab (loan)

On 2 September 2018, he joined

club Minerva Punjab

International

On 9 March 2011, Sabeeth played his third match and scored his first goal for the Indian U-23 football team against Myanmar U-23 in the

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Pre-Qualifier. After the performance in the match, Sabeeth was called into the

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senior squad for the

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qualifiers. On 25 March 2011, Sabeeth made his international debut for India against

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Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 20 December 2015''

National team statistics

''Statistics accurate as of 20 March 2015''

References

External links

Sabeeth
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