Koushik Sarkar (born 8 February 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Delhi.

Career

Early career

Born in Chinsurah, West Bengal, Sarkar joined the Sports Authority of India in 2010. He spent three seasons there before signing with the Calcutta Football League,

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. He made one appearance with them before returning to the Sports Authority of India. Sarkar captained the University of Calcutta football side during the Inter-University challenge. While with the university side, Sarkar attracted interest through two good performances against I-League side, Mohun Bagan.

East Bengal

On 6 December 2015 it was announced that Sarkar had signed a three-year contract with East Bengal of the I-League. A year later, after not playing a single match for East Bengal in the I-League, it was revealed that Sarkar had his contract terminated by East Bengal before the 2016–17 season.

International

Despite not playing professional football, Sarkar was called up to the shortlisted 40 player squad by India head coach,

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, in December 2015. On 27 December 2015, Sarkar made his debut for India in

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match against Nepal, thus becoming the 503rd player to represent India internationally.

Career statistics

National team statistics

Honours

India *

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India U23 * South Asian Games Silver medal:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Koushik Living people Indian men's footballers 1994 births East Bengal Club players Men's association football defenders Footballers from West Bengal I-League players India men's international footballers India men's youth international footballers People from Hooghly district Peerless SC players South Asian Games silver medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football Delhi FC players