Milan Basumatary (born 2 September 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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and striker for Shillong Lajong in the

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Career

Early career

Born in

Kokrajhar Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, Basumatary started playing football in his village for the Kokrajhar Football Academy as part of the

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. In 2012, Basumatary led the Assam U15 side to the

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championship, being named as the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player. After his impressive performance, Basumatary joined the

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Regional Academy in

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and the

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. In 2014, Basumatary was a part of the

Aspire Academy Aspire Academy ( ar, أكاديمية أسباير, Akādīmiyat 'Asbāyr) is a sports academy based in the Aspire Zone in Qatar, founded in 2004 with the goal to scout and help develop Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with secondar ...

All-Stars and earned a trial at Dutch club,

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Shillong Lajong

In January 2016, it was announced that Basumatary signed with

side, Shillong Lajong. On 24 January 2016, Basumatary made his professional debut for the club against

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. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for

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as Shillong Lajong lost 3–0.

Oil India

In 2018, he was signed by Duliajan based club

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International

Basumatary has represented India at the under-16 and under-19 sides.

Career statistics

Honours

;Shillong Lajong *

Shillong Premier League The Shillong Premier League (currently known as Officer's Choice Blue Shillong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is a top state-level football league in Indian state of Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from S ...

: 2016, 2019 *

Bodousa Cup The Bodousa Cup is an invitational football tournament in India, held across multiple venues of Assam and organised by Bodousa Sports Club annually under the supervision of Assam Football Association. The tournament was incorporated in 2009 and ...

: 2016

References

External links

Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basumatary, Milan 1997 births Living people People from Kokrajhar district Indian men's footballers Shillong Lajong FC players Oil India FC players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Footballers from Assam I-League players India men's youth international footballers AIFF Elite Academy players