Rajib Ghorui (born 8 October 1995 in Dakshineswar) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Aryan FC Aryan Football Club (also known as both Aryans and Aryan; formerly Techno Aryan FC) is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Football League. The club was founded in 1884 as ''Arya ...

in the

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Career

Early career

Ghorui was born in Dakshineswar and started playing football at a young age when he joined Jugo Jagaran Coaching Camp where he used to practice under Ranjan Bhattacharya. Rajib who initially used to play as a striker, joined the U-15

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team which participated in the

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. He was the highest scorer in the Indian leg of the Manchester United Cup played at

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. Rajib joined

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SAIL Football Academy in 2007, where he stayed for one year before joining BN Railways. It was in BN Railways that Rajib was first used as a wing half; he played in both left and right half that year. In 2010, he represented the U-19 Bengal team in B.C. Roy Trophy. In the final against

, he gave

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the lead but unfortunately the opponents equalised in the 2nd half, which took the match to penalty shootout. Though Bengal lost 3–5 in tie-breaker, he was successful in converting his penalty. Rajib also got selected in the India U-19 team in 2010. During the

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tour, in one of the games he scored a stunning goal by a left footed direct free-kick. He once again got a call from the U-19 National Team 2 years later. He had also played in the

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for

Ghorui joined Techno Aryan F.C. in 2010 where he played for 3 seasons. He played many matches for Aryans in the

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as well as

. One of the most memorable matches of his career was when Aryans defeated

4–1 in

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. One of the goals that Charles scored in that game was from Rajib's well-measured right-footed free kick.

Mohun Bagan

Rajib first got the offer from a United Sikkim F.C. in 2012, though he did not join the club. After

officials contacted him at the start of this season and he decided to join them. He made his debut in the

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on 10 October 2013 against

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at the

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in which he came on as a substitute for Sabeeth in the 87th minute as Mohun Bagan lost the match 2–0.

Career statistics

Personal life

Rajib is a fan of

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and Syed Nabi, he is basically a right footed player, though he is confident to shoot with both feet. He supports

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and

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among the International Clubs and Countries.

References

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* 1995 births Living people Indian footballers Mohun Bagan AC players Footballers from West Bengal I-League players I-League 2nd Division players India youth international footballers Association football midfielders Aryan FC players {{India-footy-bio-stub