Sankar Roy

Indian footballer

Sankar Roy
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth West Bengal, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mohammedan
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Mohammedan 2 (0)
2017–2020 Mohun Bagan 22 (0)
2020–2022 East Bengal 6 (0)
2021 → Hyderabad (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Mohammedan 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Sankar Roy (born 9 May 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mohammedan in the I-League.

Career

Born in West Bengal, Sankar began his professional career playing for the Mohammedan Sporting in 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. He then joined another Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan the following season, however, he spent the entire season being the second choice to club captain Shilton Paul. Sankar Roy got his break in the 2018-19 I-League season when Shilton got injured and Roy made his debut in the opening fixture on 27 October 2018 against Gokulam Kerala F.C. which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Sankar Roy's rise to fame came in the 2019-20 I-League season when he took over from Shilton Paul, who lost his form. Sankar Roy played a pivotal role as he made 14 appearances in the title-winning campaign where he kept 6 clean sheets, the highest among all.[1]

East Bengal

On 5 May, East Bengal announced the signing of Sankar.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2023[3]
Club Season League CFL Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mohammedan 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Mohun Bagan 2017–18 I-League 0 0 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2018–19 8 0 7 0 0 0 — 15 0
2019–20 14 0 2 0 2[a] 0 — 18 0
Mohun Bagan total 22 0 18 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
East Bengal total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Hyderabad
(loan) 		2020–21 Indian Super League 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Mohammedan 2022–23 I-League 8 0 0 0 3[a] 0 — 11 0
Career total 38 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 61 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Mohammedan

Mohun Bagan

References

  1. ^ "S. ROY - Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "BREAKING: East Bengal FC announce 4 more signings!". BADGEB.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Sankar Roy at Soccerway

External links

  • Sankar Roy at Soccerway
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East Bengal FC – current squad