Cletus Dominic Jacob Paul (born 26 April 1993) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
NorthEast United
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in the
I-League 2nd Division
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.
Career
Mumbai
Paul studied in St Annes High School Orlem Malad West where he regularly placed for the school in the interschool championship setup.
Paul made his professional debut for Mumbai on 27 April 2014 against
Mohammedan
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at
Balewadi Sports Complex
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in which he came on as a substitute for
Dane Pereira in 56th minute and was again replaced by
Manuel D'Souza in 85th minute as Mumbai lost the match 1–2.
Young Muslim
In 2017, Paul played for Young Muslim in the Nagpur Elite Division.
He led the club to their third straight championship.
Bengaluru FC
Cletus joined
Bengaluru FC reserve team in October 2017 after impressive show in Nagpur Elite Division for Young Muslims FC.
He made his debut for the senior team when he was substituted in during the second half against
Transport United F.C. in
2018 AFC Cup
The 2018 AFC Cup was the 15th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya from Iraq won the title for the third consecutive year, defeating Altyn Asyr ...
preliminary round.
Professional statistics
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Indian men's footballers
Mumbai FC players
Men's association football forwards
I-League players
21st-century Indian sportsmen
Footballers from Mumbai