Syed Shoaib Ahmed (born 11 July 1996) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a striker for

ARA FC Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club (commonly known as ARA FC Gujarat) is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They have competed in the I-League 2nd Division. ARA FC is the first professional team from Gujara ...

in the

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Career

Ahmed started his career with the youth set-up at

Pune F.C. Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club has competed in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian footb ...

and played for the academy in the

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. He was then promoted to the first-team before the 2014–15 season and made his debut for the side on 31 October 2014 against

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in the

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. Ahmed started the match and played the whole first half as Pune won 3–0. He then made his professional debut for Pune in the

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of the Durand Cup against Salgaocar. He came on as a 19th-minute substitute for

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as Pune lost the final 0–1. In 2019, Ahmed signed for

team,

ARA F.C. Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club (commonly known as ARA FC Gujarat) is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They have competed in the I-League 2nd Division. ARA FC is the first professional team from Gujara ...

He made his debut against

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on 16 January 2019 and scored a hat-trick.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Syed Shoaib 1996 births Living people Indian footballers Pune FC players Association football forwards ARA FC players I-League 2nd Division players I-League players Gokulam Kerala FC players