Milan Basumatary (born 2 September 1997) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and
striker for
Shillong Lajong 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 ...
.
Career
Early career
Born in
Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar () is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region, an autonomous territory in Assam, one of the North Eastern states of India.
Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang. The North East Indian Railways divides the ci ...
,
Assam
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, Basumatary started playing football in his village for the Kokrajhar Football Academy as part of the
Sports Authority of India
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is the apex national sports body of India, established in 1982 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Government of India for the development of sports in India. SAI has 2 Sports Academic institution ...
.
In 2012, Basumatary led the
Assam U15 side to the
Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
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championship, being named as the tournament's top scorer and most valuable player.
After his impressive performance, Basumatary joined the
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to Asian Football Confederation.
It is affiliated to Ministry o ...
Regional Academy in
Kalyani and the
AIFF Elite Academy
The AIFF Elite Academy is the elite academy of the overall AIFF Academies. Started on 1 February 2013, the Elite Academy was started under a youth development project that was started between the AIFF and FIFA. The Elite Academy is the final fro ...
.
[ In 2014, Basumatary was a part of the ]Aspire Academy
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All-Stars and earned a trial at Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...
.
Shillong Lajong
In January 2016, it was announced that Basumatary signed with 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 ...
side, Shillong Lajong. On 24 January 2016, Basumatary made his professional debut for the club against Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...
. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Bipin Singh as Shillong Lajong lost 3–0.
Oil India
In 2018, he was signed by Duliajan based club Oil India
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.
International
Basumatary has represented India at the under-16 and under-19 sides.[
]
Career statistics
Honours
;Shillong Lajong
* Shillong Premier League: 2016, 2019
*Bodousa Cup
The Bodousa Cup is an invitational football tournament in India, held across multiple venues of Assam and organised by Bodousa Sports Club annually under the supervision of Assam Football Association. The tournament was incorporated in 2009 and ...
: 2016
References
External links
Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basumatary, Milan
1997 births
Living people
People from Kokrajhar district
Indian men's footballers
Shillong Lajong FC players
Oil India FC players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Assam
I-League players
India men's youth international footballers
AIFF Elite Academy players