Raju Gaikwad
Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Delhi. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raju Eknath Gaikwad | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Delhi | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tata Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Pailan Arrows | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | East Bengal | 37 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Mohun Bagan | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Goa (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Mumbai City | 15 | (0) |
| 2018-2019 | Jamshedpur | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | East Bengal | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Churchill Brothers | 12 | (1) |
| 2023– | Delhi | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | India | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 11 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC) | |||
Career
Pailan Arrows
After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.[1]
East Bengal
In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.[2]
Mohun Bagan A.C.
In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.[3]
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019–20 ISL season.[4]
International
Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1.[5] He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0.[6] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[7] Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2023[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Other | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal total | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
| Mumbai City (loan) |
2014 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2015–16 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Goa (loan) |
2014 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Goa total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 15 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| East Bengal total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2022–23 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Delhi | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 209 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- Appearances in Calcutta Football League
- Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- 4 Apps in Calcutta Football League and 5 Apps in 2012 IFA Shield
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
National team statistics
Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015[10]
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 |
Honours
Tata Football Academy
- I-League U19: 2008[11]
India
- SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013
- Nehru Cup: 2012
East Bengal
- Federation Cup: 2012
- Calcutta Football League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- IFA Shield (1): 2012
Mohun Bagan
Churchill Brothers
- Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[12]
References
- Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "kolkatafootball.com|afc cup 2021|afc hampions league 2021|indian football transfer news 2020|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com.
- Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- Raju Gaikwad at Soccerway
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raju Gaikwad". www.national-football-teams.com.
- Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "I-League (under-19) 2008/09". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.