Manoj Mohammed (born 8 January 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Career

Manoj is a product of

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' youth system. In 2010 Manoj joined the North Bengal academy of East Bengal at Rajganj, located at

Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri (), is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is ...

in North Bengal. Ranjan Chowdhury, the Technical Director of East Bengal academy in Kolkata, transferred Manoj from the Rajganj academy to the main academy of East Bengal at

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. Manoj was the captain of the East Bengal U18 team and was a

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. He was a team member of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the

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. In 2018 East Bengal head coach

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added him in the senior team squad for the 2018-19 I-League. Alejandro converted him from centre back to left back. On 27 October 2018 he made his professional debut in an away match against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Mohammedan Sporting *

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(in Bengali) ''bengali.abplive.com''. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Manoj 1999 births Living people People from Jalpaiguri Footballers from West Bengal Indian men's footballers Men's association football defenders East Bengal Club players I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Hyderabad FC players Calcutta Football League players