Shubham Sarangi (born 24 June 2000) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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Early life

Sarangi was born in

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to parents from

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, and grew up playing football since his childhood days. During his childhood, he played in Kargil War Martyr Captain Vijayant Thapar Memorial Cup for his Army Public School, Noida. He represented India in 2013 U-14 AFC qualifying tournament held in Iran. Thereafter, he was drafted to the U-17 World Cup project for India and continued training in Goa, traveled to various countries as part of the exposure trip organised by the

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. In 2015-16, he played for the

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Academy and participated U-15 & U-18 I-League scoring 8 Goals in the League, and was placed among the top goal scorers in the League. He continued to play for India national U-17 squad World Cup football team thereafter. In 2018, Sarangi went to the

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of Qatar for a four-month training stint.

Club career

Delhi Dynamos

Signed by Delhi Dynamos FC in 2017–18, he was sent to the Aspire Academy, leading international Academy based in Doha, for youth development and training for five and half months. On his return, he made 9 appearances for Delhi Dynamos in the 2018–19 season, playing as a right back.

Odisha FC

Delhi Dynamos FC were re-branded as Odisha FC prior to the 2019–20 season. Shubham made 17 appearances in the club's inaugural season as Odisha FC.

Honours

Odisha FC *

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References

External links

AIFF profileISL Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarangi, Shubham 2000 births Living people Footballers from Delhi Footballers from Odisha Indian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders I-League players I-League 2 players Indian Super League players India men's youth international footballers Punjab FC players Odisha FC players