Karan Atul Sawhney (born 23 March 1992) is an Indian professional

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who last played as a

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for Kerala Blasters.

Career

Early career

Born in Mumbai,

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, Sawhney started his career in the youth set-up of Mahindra United, for which he was a part of the under-15 and under-19 teams. He then moved on to the youth set-up of PIFA where his most memorable moment was when he scored against the Inter Milan Academy side in the 2009 Gauteng Future Champions tournament. After his time at PIFA, Sawhney joined the

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where he graduated in 2012.

Salgaocar

On 7 June 2012 it was confirmed that Sawhney had signed for

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of the I-League. Then in 2013 it was confirmed that Sawhney had been loaned out to

DSK Shivajians F.C. DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league sy ...

for their I-League 2nd Division campaign.

Bengaluru FC

On 20 July 2013 it was announced that Sawhney has signed for Bengaluru FC for the

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campaign. He then made his professional debut for the team on 6 December 2013 against

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 ...

at the

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. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Sunil Chhetri as Bengaluru FC went on to win the match 3–1.

Mumbai

On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Sawhney had signed with Mumbai.

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Sawhney was selected in the 14th round of the

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by the Kerala Blasters for the

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. He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for

Loken Meitei Moirangthem Loken Meitei (born 4 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for I-League club Delhi. Career Loken started his career with the youth set-up at Royal Wahingdoh before joining Shillong Fi ...

as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.

Career statistics

References

External links

I-League Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawhney, Karan 1992 births Living people Footballers from Mumbai Indian men's footballers Salgaocar FC players DSK Shivajians FC players Bengaluru FC players Mumbai FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Men's association football forwards I-League players I-League 2 players Indian Super League players