Souvik Chakrabarti (born 12 July 1991), is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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or defender for

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club

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Career

Mohun Bagan

Chakraborty started playing football at the age of eight at the Yubajagaran football coaching centre. He then joined the

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Academy when he was 15 years old where he recalls his most memorable moment there, the Manchester United Premier Cup in

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. Chakraborty was then selected to join the first-team for the

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and the

Calcutta Football League The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...

. His call-up to the senior team was made possible due to the rule that each club in the Calcutta Football League must have 2 under-19 players in the squad. Chakraborty had to wait till 2 November 2011 before making his professional debut for the club against Dempo at the

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in which Mohun Bagan lost 5–0, coming on as a 26th-minute substitute for Anwar Ali.

Air India

In the summer of 2012 Chakraborty signed for

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of the

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and scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 28 August 2012 against

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during the

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. He made his I-League debut for Air India on 7 October 2012 against

Prayag United S.C. United Sports Club (formerly known as both Prayag United, and Chirag United) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded as Eveready Association in 1927, the club competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A, ...

in which Air India lost 5–1. He scored his second goal for Air India in the I-League against

Shillong Lajong Shillong Lajong FC (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining s ...

on 16 December 2012 to give Air India the lead 1–0 before the match ended 1–1 after Lajong found an equalizer.

United Sports Club

Souvik made his debut on 6 October 2013 against

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at the

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in which he played till 61minutes and was replaced by

Snehasish Chakraborty Snehasish Chakraborty (born 16 February 1989) is an Indian football player. He most notably played for Prayag United in the I-League as a midfielder. Career Early career While living in Icchapur, he used to attend a coaching camp. In Shyamna ...

as United lost the match 1–0.

Mohun Bagan

In January 2014, Chakraborty signed for Kolkata giant

. A Mohun Bagan Academy product, he is very much a mariner at heart. Having devoted his life to football, Souvik has turned into a master passer and crosser of the ball. A good passer, crosser, and modern box to box midfielder, Souvik was a vital cog in Bagan's I-League triumph in 2014–15 season. On 21 May 2016, Souvik started on the right of midfield in Mohun Bagan's 2016 Indian Federation Cup Final victory over Aizawl FC before being substituted in the 88th minute. On 28 February 2017, Souvik started as the captain for the first time for Mohun Bagan in the AFC Cup against Club Valencia.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

In August 2014, Delhi based ISL franchisee

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signed him in domestic draft. He made total 7 ISL appearances for Delhi Dynamos in first season, but unfortunately Delhi finished fifth in final League table. In June 2015, Delhi Dynamos retained him for next season ISL along with 4 more players. He is highly rated by

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in Delhi Dynamos where he played almost all matches for a right back for Delhi dynamos in 2015 season. He helped Delhi to reach semi final, in which Delhi lost 3–1 to FC Goa. In July 2016, Delhi Dynamos again retained him for next season ISL for the third straight time. Delhi Dynamos sent Souvik to

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club

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for a week long training camp. Delhi Dynamos head coach

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rated Souvik a versatile player and used him as a left back in entire season. Souvik started all matches for Delhi Dynamos in 2016 campaign.

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Chakraborty was selected in the fourth round of the

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for the

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. He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against

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. He started and played the whole match as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Air India *

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Mohun Bagan *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2015–16 Hyderabad FC *

: 2021–22 East Bengal FC •

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References

External links

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Jamshedpur FC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakrabarti, Souvik 1987 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Men's association football midfielders I-League players Indian men's footballers Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Air India FC players United SC players Odisha FC players Jamshedpur FC players Indian Super League players Mumbai City FC players Hyderabad FC players