Arup Debnath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pune | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SAIL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | East Bengal | ||
| 2008–2009 | Air India | ||
| 2009–2010 | East Bengal | ||
| 2010–2011 | Air India | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Kenkre | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mumbai Tigers | ||
| 2013– | Pune | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2015. | |||
Arup Debnath (born 15 July 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pune F.C. in the I-League.[1]
Career
Early Career
Born in West Bengal, Debnath began his career with the Steel Authority of India before beginning his professional career at East Bengal of the National Football League,[2] However, due to being at the same club as other, more reputable keepers such as Naseem Akhtar, Subrata Pal, and Abhra Mondal, Debnath found playing time hard to come by and thus he decided to sign for Air India FC of the I-League in 2008.[2] After one season with Air India in which Debnath was the clubs #1 he decided to move back to East Bengal to try and cement more playing time, however, that was not meant to be and thus he re-signed for Air India before the 2010–11 season.[2] Despite starting in the clubs first seven league matches, Debnath had to miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury in a match against Pune F.C. in a collision with Mandjou Keita.[2]
After recovering from his injury Debnath signed for Kenkre F.C. in the I-League 2nd Division for the 2012 season.[2] Then after that Debnath signed for newly founded club Mumbai Tigers for the 2012–13 season.[2] While with Tigers Debnath lead the club to the final of the 2012 Durand Cup where they lost to Debnath's former club Air India.[2]
Pune
On 31 July 2013 it was announced that Debnath had signed with Pune F.C. of the I-League for the 2013–14 season.[3] He made his debut for the club on 6 November 2013 against Bengaluru FC at the Balewadi Sports Complex where he started and kept a clean-sheet as Pune won 1–0.[4]
References
- ↑ Arup Debnath profile at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pune FC add Debnath to roster for 2013-14 season". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pune FC sign goalkeeper Arup Debnath". Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pune vs. Bengaluru 1 - 0". Times of India. Retrieved 26 December 2013.