Sumeet Passi (born 12 September 1994) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club Inter Kashi.

Club career

Early career

Passi began playing the game at a very young age and thanks his father, Jai Prakash Passi who is a former

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player, as the man who motivated him to become a dedicated footballer. Passi then began his footballing career as a training with Chandigarh Football Academy. In 2007 it was announced that Passi would be the captain of the Chandigarh football team at the under-14s level for the 53rd National School Games.

Senior career

Passi made his professional debut in football on 2 February 2013 against

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in which he came on in the 77th minute for Dhanpal Ganesh as Pailan Arrows lost the match 2–1.

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Passi was selected in the 12th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by

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for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2018 against Chennaiyin. He started the match and played 90 minutes as Jamshedpur drew 1–1.

East Bengal

In August 2022,

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club

announced the signing of Passi, on a one-year deal. On 22 August, he made his debut against

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in the

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, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. On 28 August, he scored a defining

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against

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rival ATK Mohun Bagan, when a seemingly harmless corner bounced awkwardly in front of him, to deflect inside. Six days later, he scored his first two goals for the club against Mumbai City, in a thrilling 4–3 win.

International career

Passi made his debut for

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against

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on 2 June 2016. He scored his first international goal against Laos on 7 June 2016 with an assist from Jackichand Singh.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''

Honours

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runner-up:

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Sumeet Passi
at Jamshedpur FC {{DEFAULTSORT:Passi, Sumit 1994 births Living people People from Yamunanagar district Footballers from Haryana I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Indian men's footballers Indian Arrows players Sporting CG players NorthEast United FC players DSK Shivajians FC players Jamshedpur FC players India men's youth international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players India men's international footballers Punjab FC players Inter Kashi FC players