Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Career

Sekar made his professional debut in the

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with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against

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. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4–1. He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against

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. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually led to the team winning 2–1.

Odisha

On 17 August 2022, Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by goalkeeper

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in the season opener against

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in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win.

International career

He made his debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23 football team.

Career statistics

Honours

Hindustan Eagles *

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: 2014–15

References

1993 births Living people People from Salem, Tamil Nadu Indian footballers Chennai City FC players Association football midfielders I-League players Indian Super League players Odisha FC players Footballers from Tamil Nadu {{India-footy-bio-stub