Rana Gharami (born 6 October 1990) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for SC East Bengal in the

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Career

Youth

Rana, resident of Garalgacha, joined a local football coaching camp where he brushed up his skills at an early age. He later joined Uttarpara Netaji Brigade. He was part of the U-21

West Bengal football team The West Bengal football team (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ফুটবল দল) is an Indian football team representing West Bengal in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They became the second Ind ...

that won the

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in the 2011 National Games under the coaching of Sankar Moitra.

Club

Rana joined CFL Premier Division Club Peerless in 2010, moving to CFL Super Division side Railway FC the next season. In 2012–13 season, he played for I-League 2nd Division club

Kalighat Milan Sangha Kalighat Milan Sangha (also known as Kalighat MS), is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Premier Division of Calcutta Football League. Founded in 1944, the club has mostly be ...

. For 2013-14 season Rana signed for

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club

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

. He failed to get any game time with the club and rejoined

at the end of the season. In mid 2015 Rana was signed by Mohammedan SC for upcoming Calcutta Football League and

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. He had a good 2016–17 season, in which Mohammedan won 2016

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and finished runners–up in

2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division The 2016 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 118th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Group A and Group B. The Championship tit ...

. Adding to that he captained the

which won the

2016–17 Santosh Trophy The 2016–17 Santosh Trophy was the 71st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main state competition for football in India. Services are the reigning champions. Teams such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala have begun preparations for the tourna ...

. In June 2017 Mohammedan extended Rana's contract till end of the

2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division The 2017 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 119th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Group A and Group B. The Championship titl ...

. At the end of 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division, Rana was signed by

for upcoming

. With Mohun Bagan, Rana won the

once again. He made his

debut on 10 December 2017 against

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coming in as substitute in place of

Ansumana Kromah Ghanefo Ansumana Agogo Kromah (born 24 December 1993), known professionally as Ansumana Kromah, is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bodoland. Career Kromah made his professional debut in India, playing for Peerless ...

at 65th minute of the match.

Awards

Rana received a special award from Calcutta Sports Journalists Club(CSJC) for his contributions for state team and the club in 2016-17 season at CSJC's annual awards.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

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: 2016 ;

: 2017

State

;

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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: 2016–17 ; West Bengal Under–21 * National Games (

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) :

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References

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* * 1990 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from West Bengal Men's association football defenders I-League 2 players I-League players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Odisha FC players East Bengal Club players Indian Super League players {{India-footy-bio-stub