Shahensha Ansari

Indian footballer

Shahensha Ansari
Personal information
Full name Shahensha Ansari
Date of birth (1981-12-23) 23 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Sikkim, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sikkim Aakraman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 United Sikkim
2015 Gangtok Himalayan
2017– Sikkim Aakraman
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Shahensha Ansari (born 23 December 1981) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sikkim Premier Division League club Sikkim Aakraman.

Club career

Born in Sikkim, Ansari was part of the Sikkim side that participated in the Santosh Trophy in 2004.[1] In 2012, Ansari would join I-League 2nd Division side United Sikkim.[2] He would help United Sikkim earn promotion to the top tier I-League for the next season. He made his professional debut for the club on 20 September 2012 against Pune in the Federation Cup. He came on as a substitute for Shabbir Ali as United Sikkim lost 0–1.[3] Ansari then made his debut in the I-League on 6 October 2012 against Salgaocar. He came off the bench again for Raju Debnath as United Sikkim won 3–2.[4]

After one season, United Sikkim were relegated and Ansari continued playing for the club in the I-League 2nd Division.[5]

In 2015, Ansari moved to Gangtok Himalayan who would also participate in the I-League 2nd Division.[6]

Ansari then joined Sikkim Aakraman in the local Sikkim Premier Division League where he played for the club in 2017 and continued to do so in 2019.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 May 2013[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United Sikkim 2012–13 I-League 20 0 1 — — 0 21 0
Career total 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0

Honours

United Sikkim

  • I-League 2nd Division: 2012

References

  1. ^ "Sikkim team Santosh Trophy 2004". Sikkim Express. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "United Sikkim I-League 2nd Division". KolkataFootball. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Pune FC 1–0 United Sikkim FC". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ "United Sikkim 3–2 Salgaocar". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "2nd Div I-League: Babatunde guides Royals to second win". The Shillong Times. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "I-LEAGUE 2ND DIVISION: MOHAMMEDAN KEEN TO BUILD ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE START AGAINST GANGTOK HIMALAYAN SC". India Footy. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ "TENZING TSHEPEL DOUBLE HAND SIKKIM AAKRAMAN FC CRUCIAL THREE POINTS". www.goalie365.com. Goalie365. 16 September 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. ^ "PREMIER DIVISION S-LEAGUE 2019: KUMAR SPORTING FC 2-2 UNICORN FC AND SIKKIM AAKRAMAN FC 5-0 UNITED SIKKIM FC". Goalie365. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. ^ Shahensha Ansari at Soccerway