Deepak Devrani (born 10 December 1992) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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club

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Early career

Deepak was about 12 when he first starting kicking the ball. He first started playing football in

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, where his first coach was Nirmal Singh. Then he got selected for D.D.A. Yamuna Nagar where he played under coaches Naveen Khandwal and Ranjith Thapa. In 2007, he moved to the Chandigarh football academy. Since the under-16 level, he has been playing for the national team. He started his career as a youngster with

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. After not seeing any playing time for East Bengal he jumped at the opportunity to play for

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 ...

Club career

Pailan Arrows

After years in the

youth system, Devrani was sent to play for the

, a team that played in the

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and aimed at preparing players for the

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. During the 2010-11 season, Devrani played only five times for Indian Arrows. Devrani then missed Pailan's first 20 games of the 2011-12 I-League with a knee injury in which Pailan did not win a single match. He made his debut for the Pailan Arrows on 25 March 2012. Devrani scored his first goal for Pailan Arrows on 21 September 2012 against

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during the 2012 Federation Cup in which he scored the equalizer for Pailan to help them draw the match 2–2. Devrani then scored his first I-League goal on 1 December 2012 against

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when he scored in the 10th minute to give Pailan the lead in a match that would end in favor of Pailan Arrows 4–1. Devrani however did not end December well as he again had to come off injured for Pailan Arrows in the 2nd minute of the match against

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on 30 December 2012 as his side went down 3–0.

Sporting Goa

On 18 July 2013 it was confirmed that Devrani has signed for Sporting Goa with Ravi Kumar. He made his debut for Sporting Goa in the

on 24 October 2013 against Rangdajied at the

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; in which he played the whole match and scored one goal in the 30th minute; as Sporting Goa won the match 3-0.

FC Pune City

Devrani signed up with

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for the

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Minerva Punjab FC

Devrani signed up with

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with their debut season in I-League.

TRAU

On 3 September 2019 Deepak signed a deal and moved to

TRAU F.C. TRAU Football Club (known fully as Tiddim Road Athletic Union Football Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Imphal, Manipur. The club has, until relegation in 2024, competed in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian foot ...

Chennaiyin FC

On 4 August 2021, it was announced that Deepak had signed a one-year deal with the

side

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Minerva Punjab *

: 2017–18 Gokulam Kerala *

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Individual *I-League Team of the season:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devrani, Deepak 1992 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Delhi I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Indian Arrows players India men's youth international footballers Sporting CG players Men's association football defenders Minerva Academy FC players Punjab FC players FC Pune City players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players TRAU FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Inter Kashi FC players