Sarthak Golui (born 3 November 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Chennaiyin Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Football in India, Indian football. The club was founded in Au ...

Club career

Early career and Mohun Bagan

Born in

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

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 ...

, Golui was a part of the AIFF Elite Academy before trialing with

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

side,

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 ...

. On 9 January 2016, Golui made his professional debut with Mohun Bagan in the opening game of the I-League season against

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. He came on in the last minute for

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as Mohun Bagan won 3–1.

International career

Golui has represented India at both the under-16 and under-19 level. He played AFC cup qualify round 2017 against Maldives club

Personal life

Gouli's father, Deb Kumar, was a former football player.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

India *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

All India Football Federation Profile
1997 births Living people Footballers from Kolkata Indian men's footballers Mohun Bagan Super Giant players East Bengal Club players Men's association football defenders I-League players India men's youth international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players India men's international footballers FC Pune City players Mumbai City FC players Bengaluru FC players Indian Super League players {{India-footy-bio-stub