Rakshit Dagar (born 16 October 1992) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

United Sikkim

Dagar made his debut for

United Sikkim F.C. United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Founded in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I- ...

on 23 March 2013 during an

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match against

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at the Paljor Stadium in

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in which he was in Starting 11; United Sikkim lost the match 0–1.

DSK Shivajians

Rakshit Dagar not play any I-League matches from DSK Shivajians but he played several matches in the Durand Cup, Federation Cup, and DSK Cup.

Minerva Punjab

In September 2017, Dagar make his move to the only I-League club from north India. As a part of Minerva Punjab FC Dagar is also in the Minerva Squad of Punjab League Where he played 2-3 matches till date (29-10-2017) and conceded not a single goal.

East Bengal

On 23 April 2018, Dagar joined

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Gokulam Kerala

Dagar joined Gokulam Kerala on 9 July 2021. He played a crucial role as the club clinched I-League title in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title. At the

2022 AFC Cup The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; from 2023 the competit ...

group-stage opener, Dagar and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22

References

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* * * Indian men's footballers 1986 births Living people Footballers from Delhi Men's association football goalkeepers I-League players United Sikkim FC players DSK Shivajians FC players Punjab FC players East Bengal Club players Sudeva Delhi FC players Calcutta Football League players Gokulam Kerala FC players {{India-footy-bio-stub