Pankaj Moula (; born 21 December 1992 in

Garia Garia is a neighbourhood of South Kolkata in the Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Jadavpur in the north, Bansdroni/Tollygunge in the north-west, Santoshpur/ Mukundapur in the north-ea ...

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) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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in the

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Career

Pankaj Moula who stays in

, started his football career as a scout of the

Netaji Nagar, Kolkata Netaji Nagar is a locality and part of South Kolkata and comes under the Jadavpur parliamentary area. It is a part of Tollygunge area. It is named after the famous freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and a statue of Bose is placed on the ...

coaching camp. He participated in many local tournaments where he caught the attention of football lovers with his ability to score goals. Pankaj started his professional career in 2008 when he joined

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and then played for Mouri Sporting in the next season. In 2010, he joined

Calcutta Premier Division The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based association football, football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by the Indian Football Association, Indian Football Association (WB) as part of the Indian State Leagu ...

Club Techno Aryan F.C., where he played successfully for 3 seasons. Pankaj Moula has always played as a striker throughout his career. He has represented the U-19

team, where he scored 4 goals, but unfortunately Bengal got knocked out from the quarter-final stage. He also played for

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

in lien in the

I-League U19 The Youth League is a system of youth association football, football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the All India Football Federation. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (AIFF Youth League), U15 (Junior League) ...

for 2 seasons, where he scored 8 and 6 goals respectively. Pankaj Moula emerged as the top scorer of the

once.

Mohun Bagan

In 2013–14 season Pankaj joined

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. He made his debut on 14 December 2013 against

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at the

Salt Lake Stadium The Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. Named after S ...

in which he came on as a substitute for Ram Malik in the 46th minute as Mohun Bagan lost the match 0–1.

Personal life

Jose Ramirez Barreto being his idol, Pankaj is a big fan of

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and always supports

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Career statistics

References

External links

Goal ProfileI-League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moula, Pankaj 1992 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Indian men's footballers Aryan FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Men's association football forwards I-League players I-League 2 players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Peerless SC players Calcutta Football League players