2023–24 East Bengal FC season

The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.

As of 21 October 2023[30][31]

No.	Name	Nat.	Pos.	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed In	Contact Ends	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Kamaljit Singh		GK	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995	Odisha	2022	2025	25	0
13	Prabhsukhan Singh Gill		GK	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001	Kerala Blasters	2023	2026	10	0
27	Aditya Patra		GK	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	8	0
50	Julfikar Gazi		GK	(2006-05-06) 6 May 2006	Bengal FA	2023	2026	0	0
75	Ranit Sarkar		GK	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004	RFYC	2023	2026	1	0
Defenders
4	José Antonio Pardo		CB	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988	Eldense	2023	2024	8	0
5	Lalchungnunga		CB	(2000-12-25) 25 December 2000	Sreenidi Deccan	2022	2026	34	0
7	Harmanjot Singh Khabra		RB	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	238	13
12	Mohammad Rakip		RB	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000	Mumbai City	2022	2024	27	0
17	Mandar Rao Dessai		LB	(1992-03-18) 18 March 1992	Mumbai City	2023	2024	9	0
19	Hijazi Maher		CB	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	Al-Hussein	2023	2024	0	0
22	Nishu Kumar		LB	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997	Kerala Blasters	2023	2024	10	1
25	Athul Unnikrishnan		CB	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000	Kerala United	2022	2025	16	0
33	Gursimrat Singh Gill		CB	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997	Mumbai City	2023	2026	8	0
37	Tuhin Das		LB	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	22	1
Midfielders
6	Ajay Chhetri		CM	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999	Bengaluru	2023	2024	6	0
8	Edwin Sydney Vanspaul		CM	(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992	Chennaiyin	2023	2025	8	0
15	Mobashir Rahman		CM	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998	Jamshedpur	2022	2025	25	1
21	Saúl Crespo		DM	(1996-07-23) 23 July 1996	Odisha	2023	2024	10	1
23	Souvik Chakrabarti		CM	(1991-07-12) 12 July 1991	Hyderabad	2022	2025	22	0
26	Borja Herrera		CM	(1993-01-08) 8 January 1993	Hyderabad	2023	2024	10	0
29	Naorem Mahesh Singh		LW	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999	Kerala Blasters	2022	2027	52	10
30	Vanlalpeka Guite		AM	(2006-10-26) 26 October 2006	Aizawl	2023	2026	7	1
35	Gunraj Singh Grewal		DM	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007	Chandigarh FA	2023	2026	8	0
62	Aman C. K.		RW	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2026	10	5
Forwards
10	Cleiton Silva (captain)		FW	(1987-02-03) 3 February 1987	Bengaluru	2022	2024	33	16
11	Nandhakumar Sekar		FW	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995	Odisha	2023	2026	11	3
20	V. P. Suhair		FW	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992	NorthEast United	2022	2025	36	10
59	Jesin TK		FW	(2000-02-19) 19 February 2000	East Bengal Reserves	2022	2024	13	6
70	Abhishek Kunjam		FW	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	RKM Football Academy	2023	2025	12	5
82	P. V. Vishnu		FW	(2001-12-24) 24 December 2001	Muthoot FA	2023	2026	9	6
99	Javier Siverio		FW	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997	Hyderabad	2023	2024	10	2

East Bengal appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the club on a two-year contract.[4] The club also extended the contract with assistant coach Bino George till 2026, as he would also remain as the head coach of the reserves and developmental squad.[34] The club also appointed former Indian Super League winner Dimas Delgado as the assistant coach on a two-year contract.[35] The club also roped in three more Spaniards into the backroom – Goalkeeper coach Javier Pinillos, Physiotherapist Senen Alvarez and Sports Scientist Albert Martinez Bernat.[36]

Position	Name
Head coach	Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach	Dimas Delgado
	Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach	Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist	Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator	Gabriel Effio
Assistant Physiotherapist	Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst	Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager	Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor	Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur	Rajesh Basak
Masseur	Robin Das

  Win   Draw   Loss

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with Mohun Bagan SG, Punjab, and Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[40] On 6 August, East Bengal began their campaign against Bangladesh Army at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 2–2 draw. East Bengal took a 2–0 lead at halftime with Saúl Crespo and Javier Siverio scoring for the team but Nishu Kumar received a red card in the second half as Bangladesh Army scored two late goals to make it 2–2 and the points were shared.[41] On 12 August, East Bengal faced their arch—rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the Kolkata Derby fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary goal from Nandhakumar Sekar in the second half.[42][43] On 16 August, East Bengal defeated Punjab 1–0 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan to secure the top spot in the group and qualify for the quarterfinals. Javier Siverio scored the only goal of the match.[44] On 25 August, East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala at the Salt Lake Stadium in the quarterfinals and won 2–1. Jordan Elsey scored for East Bengal in the very first minute but Gokulam Kerala equalized in the second half courtesy of a goal from Aminou Bouba. However, East Bengal found the winner in the seventy-eighth minute when Nishu Kumar's cross deflected off Aminou Bouba into the net as East Bengal managed to hold onto the 2–1 lead to progress into the semifinals.[45] On 29 August, East Bengal faced NorthEast United in the semifinals at the Salt Lake Stadium, where after the match ended 2–2, East Bengal managed to progress into the finals after winning the penalty shootout 5–3. East Bengal went 2–0 behind with goals from Míchel Zabaco and Konsam Phalguni Singh however, they rallied from behind with goals from Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar to equalize the match to take it to the penalty shootout. East Bengal scored all five of their penalty kicks but Parthib Sundar Gogoi missed the penalty for NorthEast United as East Bengal won the shootout and progressed into the final for the first time since 2004.[46] On 3 September, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat to finish runners-up of the tournament. Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal in the final for Mohun Bagan SG.[47] Nandhakumar Sekar was adjudged as the player of the tournament.[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

East Bengal v Bangladesh Army

6 August 2023 Group stage	East Bengal	2–2	Bangladesh Army	Kolkata
16:45 IST	Siverio  6' 45+4' Crespo 33' (pen) Kumar  67'	Report	Emtiyaz Raihan  40' Hasan Murad  64' Emon 88' Meraj Pradhan 90+7'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 9,820 Referee: Ijamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Harmanjot Khabra (East Bengal)

East Bengal began their Indian Super League campaign at home against Jamshedpur on 25 September at the Salt Lake Stadium with a goalless draw to share the points.[49] On 30 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in their second match at the Salt lake Stadium and secured their first victory of the campaign. Hitesh Sharma put Hyderabad ahead but Cleiton Silva scored twice including a stoppage-time freekick winner to complete the comeback as East Bengal secured the victory.[50]

On 4 October, East Bengal faced Bengaluru away at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead but Sunil Chhetri and Javi Hernández scored for Bengaluru as East Bengal suffered their first defeat of the campaign.[51] On 21 October, East Bengal faced Goa at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues,[1] and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead however, Goa rallied from behind with two goals within a span of a minute from Sandesh Jhingan and Víctor Rodríguez as East Bengal suffered consecutive defeats.[52]

The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023, with the season starting on 21 September.[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each.[54][55] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team.[39] In the opening match on 13 July, East Bengal faced ASOS Raibow at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and were held onto a goalless draw to start their campaign.[56] On 17 July, East Bengal faced West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4&ndash2 at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati. Bunando Singh, Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal.[57] On 20 July, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and won 2–0. Tuhin Das and Shyamal Besra scored for East Bengal as they latched up consecutive wins.[58] On 24 July, East Bengal faced BSS at Naihati and were held to a 1–1 draw. East Bengal went down to 10 men after Tuhin Das was given a straight red card in the first half, however, it was East Bengal who took the lead in the ninetieth minute through a direct freekick strike from Dip Saha. BSS scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of injury time as East Bengal had a settle for a draw.[59] On 27 July East Bengal faced Eastern Railway at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–1. Aman C. K. scored a brace while Avishek Kunjam, Vanlalpeka Guite, and Razibul Mistry scored one each as East Bengal registered their third win of the campaign.[60] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Wari at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–0. Avishek Kunjam scored a brace while Dip Saha, Tanmay Das and Aman C. K. scored one each as East Bengal registered their fourth win of the campaign.[61] On 3 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and drew 1–1, with Dip Saha scoring for East Bengal.[62] On 9 August, East Bengal defeated Railway FC 2–0 with goals from Aman C. K. and Nishu Kumar to earn their fifth win of the campaign.[63] On 14 August, East Bengal defeated Police AC 2–1 with goals from Avishek Kunjam and P. V. Vishnu to grab their sixth win of the campaign.[64] On 19 August, East Bengal defeated Aryan 2–0 with goals from Jesin TK and Aman C. K. as they grabbed their seventh win of the campaign.[65] On 22 August, East Bengal defeated Calcutta Customs 1–0 with a goal from Mahitosh Roy as they grabbed their eighth victory of the campaign and secured a place in the Super–six of the Calcutta League.[66] on 7 September, East Bengal faced George Telegraph in the last match of the first phase and won 4–0 to finish top of the group with 30 points and entered into the Super–six round. Jesin TK scored a hattrick and P. V. Vishnu scored the other goal for East Bengal.[67]

On 20 September, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in the first match of the Super–six round and suffered a 2–1 defeat. David Lalhlansanga scored a brace for Mohammedan while Nandhakumar Sekar reduced the margin for East Bengal.[68] On 26 September, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and recorded their fifth biggest win ever after winning 10–1 at the East Bengal Ground. P. V. Vishnu scored four, Mahitosh Roy scored thrice, V. P. Suhair scored a brace while Jesin TK scored the other for East Bengal.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

As of 21 October 2023[70]

Appearances for East Bengal in 2023–24 season
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup		Indian Super League		Super Cup		Calcutta League		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
13	GK		Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	6	6	4	4	—		0	0	10	10
27	GK		Aditya Patra	0	0	0	0	—		8	8	8	8
31	GK		Kamaljit Singh	0	0	0	0	—		1	1	1	1
51	GK		Muhammed Nishad P P	—						5	4	5	4
75	GK		Ranit Sarkar	—		0	0	—		1	1	1	1
Defenders
4	CB		José Antonio Pardo	4	1	4	4	—				8	5
5	CB		Lalchungnunga	6	6	2	2	—		0	0	8	8
7	RB		Harmanjot Singh Khabra	6	6	4	4	—		0	0	10	10
12	CB		Mohammad Rakip	4	1	3	1	—		8	8	15	10
16	CB		Sarthak Golui	—						5	5	5	5
17	LB		Mandar Rao Dessai	5	4	4	4	—		0	0	9	8
22	RB		Nishu Kumar	5	4	3	2	—		1	1	9	7
25	CB		Athul Unnikrishnan	0	0	0	0	—		10	10	10	10
33	CB		Gursimrat Singh Gill	2	1	1	0	—		5	4	8	5
37	LB		Tuhin Das	0	0	0	0	—		9	8	9	8
44	CB		Jordan Elsey	6	5	0	0	—				6	5
52	LB		Niranjan Mondal	—						9	5	9	5
53	RB		Arpan Polley	—						2	0	2	0
54	LB		Adil Amal	—						4	3	4	3
55	CB		Subhendu Mandi	—						8	8	8	8
65	CB		Rahul Naskar	—						1	0	1	0
74	RB		Bunando Singh Khangembam	—						4	2	4	2
80	CB		Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel	—						1	1	1	1
Midfielders
6	CM		Ajay Chhetri	—		0	0	—		1	0	1	0
8	CM		Edwin Sydney Vanspaul	4	0	1	0	—		3	3	8	3
15	CM		Mobashir Rahman	2	0	0	0	—		3	2	5	2
21	CM		Saúl Crespo	6	6	4	4	—				10	10
23	CM		Souvik Chakrabarti	4	3	4	2	—		5	3	13	8
26	CM		Borja Herrera	6	4	4	3	—				10	7
29	CM		Naorem Mahesh Singh	6	6	4	4	—		0	0	10	10
30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	2	1	1	0	—		4	3	7	4
35	CM		Gunraj Singh Grewal	1	0	0	0	—		7	5	8	5
56	LW		Lijo Kurusappan	—						7	4	7	4
57	AM		Mahitosh Roy	—						7	3	7	3
58	RW		Sanjib Ghosh	—						10	7	10	7
60	CM		Dip Saha	—						9	8	9	8
61	CM		Tanmay Das	—						11	8	11	8
62	LW		Aman C. K.	—		0	0	—		10	8	10	8
63	RW		Muhammed Roshal PP	—						4	2	4	2
64	CM		Naseeb Rahman	—						3	2	3	2
66	RW		Sourav Biswas	—						2	0	2	0
67	CM		Shyamal Besra	—						6	1	6	1
68	AM		Kush Chhetry	—						7	6	6	6
73	LW		Razibul Mistry	—						2	0	2	0
78	RW		Muhammed K. Ashique	—						1	0	1	0
81	RW		Suman Dey	—						3	0	3	0
Forwards
10	FW		Cleiton Silva	4	0	4	3	—				8	3
11	FW		Nandhakumar Sekar	6	6	4	4	—		1	1	11	11
20	FW		V. P. Suhair	5	0	1	0	—		2	1	8	1
59	FW		Jesin TK	0	0	—				9	5	8	4
70	FW		Abhishek Kunjam	—		0	0	—		12	9	12	9
76	FW		Muhammad Niyas M A	—						4	2	4	2
82	FW		P. V. Vishnu	—		2	0	—		7	4	9	4
99	FW		Javier Siverio	6	6	4	2	—				10	10

As of 21 October 2023[71]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
1	82	FW		P. V. Vishnu	—	0	—	6	6
2	59	FW		Jesin TK	0	—		5	5
	62	LW		Aman C. K.	—	0	—	5	5
	70	FW		Abhishek Kunjam	—	0	—	5	5
5	57	AM		Mahitosh Roy	—			4	4
	60	CM		Dip Saha	—			4	4
7	11	FW		Nandhakumar Sekar	2	0	—	1	3
	29	LW		Naorem Mahesh Singh	1	2	—	0	3
9	10	FW		Cleiton Silva	0	2	—		2
	20	FW		V. P. Suhair	0	0	—	2	2
	99	FW		Javier Siverio	2	0	—		2
12	16	CB		Sarthak Golui	—			1	1
	21	CM		Saúl Crespo	1	0	—		1
	22	LB		Nishu Kumar	0	0	—	1	1
	30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	—	1	1
	37	LB		Tuhin Das	0	0	—	1	1
	44	CB		Jordan Elsey	1	—			1
	61	CM		Tanmay Das	—			1	1
	66	CM		Shyamal Besra	—			1	1
	73	LW		Razibul Mistry	—			1	1
	74	RB		Bunando Singh Khangembam	—			1	1
Own Goals					1	0	—	0	1
Total					8	4	—	42	54

As of 21 October 2023[72]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
1	82	FW		P. V. Vishnu	—	0	—	4	4
2	59	FW		Jesin TK	0	—		3	3
3	11	FW		Nandhakumar Sekar	0	2	—	0	2
	26	CM		Borja Herrera	2	0	—		2
	30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	—	2	2
	58	LW		Sanjib Ghosh	—			2	2
	61	CM		Tanmay Das	—			2	2
	68	AM		Kush Chhetry	—			2	2
9	7	RB		Harmanjot Singh Khabra	1	0	—		1
	10	FW		Cleiton Silva	1	0	—		1
	15	CM		Mobashir Rahman	0	0	—	1	1
	20	FW		V. P. Suhair	0	0	—	1	1
	21	DM		Saúl Crespo	1	0	—		1
	35	CM		Gunraj Singh Grewal	0	0	—	1	1
	52	LB		Niranjan Mondal	—			1	1
	57	CM		Mahitosh Roy	—			1	1
	62	RW		Aman C. K.	—	0	—	1	1
	70	FW		Avishek Kunjam	—	0	—	1	1
	99	FW		Javier Siverio	1	0	—		1
Total					6	2	—	22	30

As of 21 October 2023[73]

No.	Nat.	Player	Durand Cup	Indian Super League	Super Cup	Calcutta League	Total
13		Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	2	1	—	0	3
27		Aditya Patra	—			5	5
31		Kamaljit Singh	0	—		0	0
51		Muhammed Nishad P P	—			2	2
75		Ranit Sarkar	—			0	0

As of 21 October 2023[74][75]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Durand Cup				Indian Super League				Super Cup				Calcutta League
4	CB		José Antonio Pardo	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	CB		Lalchungnunga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
7	RB		Harmanjot Singh Khabra	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Prabhsukhan Singh Gill	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
16	CB		Sarthak Golui	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	0
20	FW		V. P. Suhair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
21	DM		Saúl Crespo	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	RB		Nishu Kumar	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
23	CM		Souvik Chakrabarti	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
26	CM		Borja Herrera	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	LW		Naorem Mahesh Singh	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0
30	AM		Vanlalpeka Guite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
37	LB		Tuhin Das	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	1
54	CB		Adil Amal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
56	LW		Lijo Kurusappan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
58	RW		Sanjib Ghosh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	0
61	CM		Tanmay Das	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
62	RW		Aman C. K.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	0
63	RW		Muhammed Roshal PP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
64	CM		Naseeb Rahman	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
80	CB		Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	0	0
99	FW		Javier Siverio	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—