Sheikh Sahil
Sheikh Sahil (born 28 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club Aizawl, on loan from Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Sahil | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aizawl, (on loan from Jamshedpur) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Jamshedpur | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Aizawl (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 12 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
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 Mohun Bagan. 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 IFA and Zee Bangla, though his team was the runners up in the tournament.[1]
Professional career
In the tournament, he showed his potentiality and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach Kibu Vicuna in the senior team on a four-year deal.[2] He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan.[3]
He was chosen by Kibu Vicuña for the 2019–20 Calcutta Football League. Sahil made his Durand Cup debut on 2 August 2019 against Mohammedan. His team won the match 2–0.[4]
On 30 November 2019, he made his I-League debut against Aizawl as substitute in the second half replacing Britto PM.[5] He made his full league debut against Gokulam on 16 December; a match that Mohun Bagan would win 2–1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 August 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mohammedan (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Aizawl (loan) | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
References
- "Zee Bangla Football League: The farce that was the East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan U-19 final | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Player Details". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Mohun Bagan crowned I-League 2019-20 champions after 1-0 win over Aizawl". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Chamorro double gives Bagan 2-0 win over Mohammedan". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- "Scouting Report: Who is Mohun Bagan's teenage sensation Sk Sahil?". Khel Now. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Sheikh Sahil at Soccerway