Karan Atul Sawhney (born 23 March 1992) is an Indian professional

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who last played as a striker for

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was esta ...

Career

Early career

Born in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

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, Sawhney started his career in the youth set-up of

Mahindra United Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, bef ...

, for which he was a part of the under-15 and under-19 teams. He then moved on to the youth set-up of PIFA where his most memorable moment was when he scored against the Inter Milan Academy side in the 2009 Gauteng Future Champions tournament. After his time at PIFA, Sawhney joined the

Tata Football Academy Tata Football Academy (Tata FA or TFA) is a Association football, football academy based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, sponsored by Tata Steel, which owns Indian Super League, ISL outfit Jamshedpur FC. It is one of the renowned and leading football ...

where he graduated in 2012.

Salgaocar

On 7 June 2012 it was confirmed that Sawhney had signed for

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 ...

of the

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. Then in 2013 it was confirmed that Sawhney had been loaned out to

DSK Shivajians F.C. DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional association football, football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indi ...

for their

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campaign.

Bengaluru FC

On 20 July 2013 it was announced that Sawhney has signed for

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

for the

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campaign. He then made his professional debut for the team on 6 December 2013 against

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...

at the

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. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for

Sunil Chhetri Sunil Chhetri (, born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national team. He is the all-time top scorer in Indian Super League history. He is ...

as Bengaluru FC went on to win the match 3–1.

Mumbai

On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Sawhney had signed with

Kerala Blasters

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

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by the

for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against

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. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Loken Meitei as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.

Career statistics

References

External links

I-League Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawhney, Karan 1992 births Living people Footballers from Mumbai Indian men's footballers Salgaocar FC players DSK Shivajians FC players Bengaluru FC players Mumbai FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Men's association football forwards I-League players I-League 2 players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen