Rakshit Dagar (born 16 October 1992) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Gokulam Kerala Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system. They won the 2020� ...

in the

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Club career

United Sikkim

Dagar made his debut for United Sikkim F.C. on 23 March 2013 during an

match against

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at the

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in which he was in the starting 11; United Sikkim lost the match 0–1.

DSK Shivajians

Rakshit Dagar did not play any I-League matches for DSK Shivajians but he played several matches in the Durand Cup, Federation Cup, and DSK Cup.

Minerva Punjab

In September 2017, Dagar make his move to the only I-League club from north India. As a part of Minerva Punjab FC Dagar is also in the Minerva Squad of Punjab League Where he played 2-3 matches till date (29-10-2017) and conceded not a single goal.

East Bengal

On 23 April 2018, Dagar joined

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Gokulam Kerala

Dagar joined Gokulam Kerala on 9 July 2021. He played a crucial role as the club clinched I-League title in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title. At the

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group-stage opener, Dagar and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22

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