Durga Boro (in

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दुर्गा बर` born 28 January 1987) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Early career

Born in the small village of Gendrabil, in the

Kokrajhar district Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of . It has two civil ...

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, Boro started playing his football for the Kokrajhar HNMP School, for which he played for the team in the Subroto Cup under-14 tournament. Then, after impressing during the Subroto Cup, Boro started to train with the

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Oil India

In 2004 Boro signed with

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and played with them in the

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and the

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while also working for the company itself.

Churchill Brothers

After an impressive performance during the

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in 2009 in which Boro and

played against

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sides such as

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, Vasco, and

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, he signed his first professional contract with fellow I-League side,

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

. The move to a professional club was massive for Boro as that meant he would be granted one-year leave from his former day-job with Oil India and he would move into a more professional footballing environment which included free food and travel. Boro scored his first professional goal for Churchill Brothers on 8 January 2011 against Salgaocar, however, his 34th-minute strike could not prevent Churchill Brothers from losing 3–4.

Mumbai Tigers

After spending two seasons with

, Boro made a surprising move by signing for upstart

club Mumbai Tigers, then known as ''Dodsal FC''. While with Mumbai Tigers, Boro played for the side during the I-League 2nd Division season.

Shillong Lajong

After Mumbai Tigers disbanded, on 6 February 2014 Boro made his return to the

after he signed for Shillong Lajong. This was Lajong's third attempt at signing Boro after they attempted to sign him in both 2009 and 2012. He made his debut for Shillong Lajong on 23 February 2014 against

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. Boro started the match and even scored a goal as Shillong Lajong drew the match 2–2.

NorthEast United (loan)

In the summer of 2014 it was announced that Boro and a bunch of other Shillong Lajong players would sign on loan for the

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side

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Sup ...

. Boro made his debut for NorthEast United during the team's first ever game on 13 October 2014 against

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. He started the match and played 62 minutes as NorthEast United won 1–0. Boro eventually scored his first goal for the team on 27 November 2014 against

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. His 10th-minute strike contributed to a 3–0 victory for NorthEast United.

Career statistics

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boro, Durga 1987 births Living people People from Kokrajhar district Indian footballers Oil India FC players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Mumbai Tigers FC players Shillong Lajong FC players NorthEast United FC players Association football forwards Footballers from Assam I-League 2nd Division players I-League players Indian Super League players