Manoj Mohammed (born 8 January 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Career

Manoj is a product of

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' youth system. In 2010 Manoj joined the North Bengal academy of East Bengal at Rajganj, located at

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in North Bengal. Ranjan Chowdhury, the Technical Director of East Bengal academy in Kolkata, transferred Manoj from the Rajganj academy to the main academy of East Bengal at

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. Manoj was the captain of the East Bengal U18 team and was a

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. He was a team member of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the

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. In 2018 East Bengal head coach

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added him in the senior team squad for the 2018-19 I-League. Alejandro converted him from centre back to left back. On 27 October 2018 he made his professional debut in an away match against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Mohammedan Sporting *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Manoj 1999 births Living people People from Jalpaiguri Footballers from West Bengal Indian men's footballers Men's association football defenders East Bengal Club players I-League players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Hyderabad FC players Calcutta Football League players