Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Born in

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, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta. In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side. In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad. Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with

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side

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. After sporadic appearances in his first season, he got a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into

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's squad for the

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in 2017 and 2018. His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with

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. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.

ATK

On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with

side ATK. He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against

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. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0. Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.

East Bengal

On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Ankit has signed for Kolkata giants

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with a free transfer from

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. On 3 January, he made his debut for East Bengal as he came on in as a substitute in the 73rd minute for

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as the team won 3–1.

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Ankit Mukherjee
at Indian Super League * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Ankit 1996 births Living people Indian men's footballers Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players ATK (football club) players Men's association football defenders Footballers from West Bengal Calcutta Football League players I-League 2 players Indian Super League players Aryan FC players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players East Bengal Club players Chennaiyin FC players