Lalkamal Bhowmick (born 2 January 1987 in

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) is an Indian professional

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and

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club

United SC The United Sports Club () is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia. Un ...

Career

He joined SAIL Football Academy in Bokaro and was there for four years, before joining Eveready (Chirag United) and then

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. He spent four seasons at Mohun Bagan. He was voted the best young player of the Year for the 2007 I-League season for his excellent performances for Bagan. In December 2008 he scored in the group stage of the Federation Cup, and Mohun Bagan went on to win the tournament. As of September 2012 he was playing for Prayag United in the

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He only played 9 games for United in the 2013-14 season due to injury. In May 2014 Bhowmick announced that he was rejoining former club

for the 2014-15 season. He left United because of the club's financial troubles.

International career

In February 2013, he was named in the

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for the

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qualifiers.

References

External links

* http://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/mar/29nfl.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhowmick, Lal Kamal Indian men's footballers India men's international footballers India men's youth international footballers 1987 births Living people I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Mohun Bagan Super Giant players United SC players Footballers from Kolkata Men's association football midfielders