Sheikh Sahil (born 28 April 2000) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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Club career

Mohun Bagan

Sahil started his career at Mohun Bagan academy. As a young player he took part various youth tournaments and leagues with

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. He also played in the U-16 I-League as a part of Mohun Bagan youth team. He first came on limelight in youth development league organised by

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and

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, though his team was the runners up in the tournament.

Professional career

In the tournament, he showed his potentiality and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach

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in the senior team on a four-year deal. He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan. He was chosen by

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for the 2019–20 Calcutta Football League. Sahil made his

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debut on 2 August 2019 against

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. His team won the match 2–0. On 30 November 2019, he made his

debut against

as substitute in the second half replacing Britto PM. He made his full league debut against

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on 16 December; a match that Mohun Bagan would win 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Mohun Bagan *

: 2019–20 ATK Mohun Bagan *

runner-up:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahil, Sheikh 2000 births Living people Indian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Footballers from Kolkata