Samik Mitra

Samik Mitra (Bengali: শমীক মিত্র; born 1 December 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League. He rose through ranks at Chennai and currently serves as their first choice goalkeeper.[1]

Samik Mitra
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000
Place of birth West Bengal, India
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 1
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Chennaiyin B 9 (0)
2018–2020 → Indian Arrows (loan) 8 (0)
2020– Chennaiyin 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

2017-18: I-League 2nd Division debut

After graduating from AIFF Elite Academy Samik was signed by Chennaiyin B in October 2017.[2] He made his debut against Langsning FC in 2017-18 I-League 2nd Division opener playing the full game in a 2-1 loss.[3] He made five appearances for the B team in his first season all coming in league where his only cleansheet came against Jamshedpur B when he came on as a 62th minute substitute and did not concede in a 2-0 loss.[4]

2018-19: Loan to Indian Arrows

On 16 October 2018, he was sent on loan to Indian Arrows for 2018–19 I-League season. He made his debut and only appearance on 8 February 2019 against Chennai City FC at Kalinga Stadium which was also his I-League debut. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–2.[5] He returned from loan at the end of I-League season and played in the 2018-19 I-League 2nd Division opener against Fateh Hyderabad which ended in a 2-1 loss.[6] He made four appearances for B team this season where his only cleansheet came against Ozone FC when he came on as 60th minute substitute and did not concede in a 3-0 loss.[7]

2019-20: Durand Cup and loan to Indian Arrows

He was selected for the Chennaiyin team for the 2019 Durand Cup, which consisted of reserve team players.[8] On 8 August, he made his debut against Gokulam Kerala which ended in a 4-0 loss. But he kept cleansheets in next two games against TRAU and Indian Air Force which both ended in goalless draws.[9] He joined Indian Arrows for another season on loan. He was in between the sticks in first game of the season against Gokulam Kerala which ended in a 1-0 loss.[10] He started in six more games for Arrows but failed to keep any cleansheet. He played his last game of the season in a 1-0 loss to TRAU FC.[11]

2020-22: Rise to First Team

On 27 August 2020, he signed a new multi year contract with Remi Aimol and Aman Chetri. It was also confirmed that all these youngsters will be included in Chennaiyin's squad for 2020-21 ISL.[12] Hence, he was included in ISL squad.[13] He was third choice keeper behind Vishal Kaith and Karanjit Singh and only made it to matchday squad once.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 October 2023[15]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennaiyin B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 5000—50
2018–19 4000—40
2021–22 RFDL 3000—30
Indian Arrows (loan) 2018–19 I-League 1000—10
2019–20 7000—70
Indian Arrows total 80000080
Chennaiyin 2019–20 Indian Super League 003[lower-alpha 1]0—30
2020–21 0000—00
2021–22 1000—10
2022–23 1003[lower-alpha 2]0—130
2023–24 302[lower-alpha 3]0—50
Chennaiyin total 1408000220
Career total 3408000420
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. DurandCup
  3. DurandCup

References
  1. ""Never did any formal training" - Chennaiyin FC's Samik Mitra outlines his football roots and how his love for the color red kickstarted his career". 23 February 2023.
  2. "ISL's Chennaiyin FC sign six AIFF Elite Academy graduates". Arunava Chaudhari. 12 December 2019.
  3. "Chennaiyin FC 'B' lose 2-1 in Second Division League opener". 14 March 2018.
  4. "Jamshedpur FC Reserves get a double over the ISL Champions' Reserves Team". 15 April 2018.
  5. "Indian Arrows 0-2 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  6. "Narrow Defeat For Chennaiyin FC B As 2nd Division League Resumes". 22 February 2019.
  7. "Chennaiyin FC B Go Down Against Ozone FC". 11 March 2019.
  8. "Rejuvenated Chennaiyin FC B team set forDurand Cup challenge". 2 August 2019.
  9. "Durand Cup 2019: Marcus Joseph Hat-Trick Helps Gokulam Sink TRAU 4-1, Meet East Bengal In Semis". 18 August 2019.
  10. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala FC Edge Past Indian Arrows". 7 December 2019.
  11. "TRAU Rise To Fourth With 1-0 Win Over Indian Arrows".
  12. "Chennaiyin FC youngsters Remi Aimol, Samik Mitra and Aman Chetri pen new multi-year contracts". 27 August 2020.
  13. "ISL 2020-21: Chennaiyin FC's full squad revealed". 19 November 2020.
  14. "ISL 2020-21 highlights: Chennaiyin, NorthEast United play out 3-3 draw". 18 February 2021.
  15. Samik Mitra at Soccerway
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