Arnab Das Sharma (born 20 December 1987) is an Indian
football player.
Career
Youth
Sharma stepped into club level football at the age of 13, joining
Kalighat Club in Kolkata after successfully giving a trial there. He continued to play for the team until he was selected to play for the youth team at
Rajasthan Football Club, Kolkata.
Professional
George Telegraph SC
After a successful youth career, Sharma was picked up by
George Telegraph SC
George Telegraph Sporting Club is an Indian multisports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Football League, the top tier state football league in West Bengal. The club plays all their home matches at the Rabindra ...
, one of
Kolkata
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's major football teams and continued to play for the team in the
Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is offi ...
.
Air India
GoalKeeper coach Somen SinghaChowdhury sent this immensely talented player to
Air India FC
Air India Football Club is an Indian professional football club, founded by Anand Prajapati in 1952, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. They are sponsored by Air India, and have enjoyed some success in the MDFA Elite League. They have also compete ...
coach
Bimal Ghosh. Signing for the Mumbai-based club was Sharma's debut in the
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...
, India's highest football league.
Kingfisher East Bengal
In the year 2008, having had a series of brilliant displays in goal, Kolkata giants
East Bengal FC
East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fli ...
approached the youngster and he finally signed for the team. This season was not one to remember for Sharma, having fallen to 2nd choice to India no. 1
Subrata Paul
Subrata Paul (also Pal; born 24 December 1986) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan, on loan from Hyderabad.
Club career
Mohun Bagan
A graduate of the Tata Football Acade ...
.
Back to Air India
The following year, hearing of the keepers availability,
Air India FC
Air India Football Club is an Indian professional football club, founded by Anand Prajapati in 1952, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. They are sponsored by Air India, and have enjoyed some success in the MDFA Elite League. They have also compete ...
wasted no time in signing Sharma (on loan), making it his second-stint with the team. Regaining his starting place in the I-League, Air India performed well and Sharma was said to have single-handed rescued the team on numerous occasions.
Salgaocar SC
Observing his fantastic display,
Salgaocar SC did not think twice before bringing the Bengali lad to Goa from
Air India
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. The green outfit were said to have the best keeper combination in the league with
Karanjit Singh
Karanjit Singh Parmar (born 8 January 1986) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Club career
Born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, Karanjit started playing football at t ...
and Arnab Das Sharma in the same team.
In a match against former club East Bengal, an error by Sharma which allowed East Bengal's Australian striker
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* Tolgay Arslan (born 1990), German-Turkish football player
* Tolgay Özbey
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to score led to an argument between him and Salgaocar's
Moroccan coach
Karim Bencherifa
Karim Bencherifa (born 15 February 1968) is a former Moroccan football player and head coach, who currently manages Botola 2 side IZK Khemisset. Bencherifa has been a head coach in six countries which include his home nation Morocco, as well ...
.
United Sikkim FC
After having a disastrous year in Goa, sharma had offers from a few I-League and a few Kolkata-based clubs but he opted to join
I-League 2nd Division
I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...
outfit
United Sikkim FC, the team owned by iconic footballer
Baichung Bhutia and sponsored by Bollywood playback singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films.
Personal life and early career
Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tam ...
and Dubai-based company Fidelis World.
Mohammedan Sporting Club
In January 2012 he signed to Mohammedan Sporting Club from Kolkata for 2nd Division I-league.
Mohun Bagan Athletics Club
In June 2015, he signed to Mohun Bagan Athletics Club from Kolkata for 1st Division I-league.
References
External links
* http://www.indianfootball.com/en/statistic/player/detail/playerId/83
* http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/21097/arnab-das-sharma
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Indian footballers
1987 births
Living people
I-League players
United Sikkim FC players
People from Howrah district
Footballers from West Bengal
Men's association football goalkeepers
Mohun Bagan AC players
East Bengal Club players
Calcutta Football League players
Air India FC players
Salgaocar FC players
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Mumbai Tigers FC players
Indian Super League players
ATK (football club) players
Mumbai City FC players
RoundGlass Punjab FC players
Odisha FC players
Gokulam Kerala FC players