Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (born 25 January 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Sivasagar Sivasagar (Pron: or ) ("the sea of Shiva"), is a city in and headquarters of the Sivasagar district, Assam. Sivasagar is situated about 360 kilometers (224 mi) northeast of Guwahati. It is well known for its Ahom palaces and monuments. Si ...

, Assam, Pragyan Gogoi started his football career with Shillong Lajong U18 and then moved to Kerala Blasters U-18. He also captained Kerala Blasters U-18 to the final of

2017–18 Youth League U18 The 2017–18 Youth League U18 (formerly known as I-League U18) was the tenth season of the Indian Youth League U18 and the third season of the competition as an under-18 one. AIFF announced that the zonal rounds for the league that started from ...

. He was then promoted to the Kerala Blasters Reserves to play in I-League 2nd Division. During

2019–20 Kerala Premier League The 2019–20 Kerala Premier League Season was the seventh season of the Kerala Premier League. The season featured 10 teams which was divided into 2 groups and were played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 15 December 2019. Fo ...

season, He captained Kerala Blasters Reserves to their first ever

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title.

NorthEast United

On 15 October 2020, Pragyan Gogoi joined

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Supe ...

on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 30 January 2021 against

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. He came on as a 92nd minute substitute for Federico Gallego as NorthEast United won game for 2–1.

Personal life

Gogoi hails from Assam's Nazira, a town situated in the district of

. His younger brother Parthib Gogoi is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

References

Indian men's footballers 1999 births Living people People from Sivasagar Footballers from Assam Men's association football midfielders I-League 2 players Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players {{India-footy-bio-stub