Milan Basumatary (born 2 September 1997) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Early career
Born in
Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an Autonomous administrative divisions of India, autonomous territory in Assam, one of the Northeast India, North Eastern states of India.
History Under the Kingdom of Bhutan
From the ...
,
Assam
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, Basumatary started playing football in his village for the Kokrajhar Football Academy as part of the
Sports Authority of India
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.
In 2012, Basumatary led the
Assam U15 side to the
Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
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championship, being named as the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player.
After his impressive performance, Basumatary joined the
All India Football Federation
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It is affiliated wit ...
Regional Academy in
Kalyani
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and the
AIFF Elite Academy
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.
[ In 2014, Basumatary was a part of the ]Aspire Academy
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History
Aspire Academy was establis ...
All-Stars and earned a trial at Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven
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.
Shillong Lajong
In January 2016, it was announced that Basumatary signed with I-League
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side, Shillong Lajong
Shillong Lajong Football Club (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, following promotio ...
.Bengaluru FC
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. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Bipin Singh
Bipin Singh Thounaojam (born 10 March 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.
Club career Youth career
At the age of 13, Bipin joined one of Mani ...
as Shillong Lajong lost 3–0.
Oil India
In 2018, he was signed by Duliajan based club Oil India
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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: 2016, 2019
* Bodousa Cup: 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
21st-century Indian sportsmen
India men's youth international footballers
AIFF Elite Academy players