Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Indian Super League
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club
Odisha
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.
Career
Sekar made his professional debut in the
I-League
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with
Chennai City
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on 19 February 2017 against
Shillong Lajong. 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
East Bengal
ur,
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, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
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, s1 = East ...
. 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
Lalthuammawia Ralte
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Career
Shillong Lajong
In t ...
in the season opener against
NorthEast United
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in the
Durand Cup
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, 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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Chennai Football League
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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
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