Prakash Sarkar

Prakash Sarkar (born 15 February 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Delhi.

Prakash Sarkar

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh, West Bengal, India
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Delhi
Youth career
2014–2016	Pune
2016–2017	East Bengal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	East Bengal	12	(0)
2021	Calcutta Customs
2021	Peerless
2021–2022	Real Kashmir	13	(0)
2022–2023	Bhawanipore
2023–	Delhi	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Prakash Sarkar started his career with the youth academy of Pune FC under then coach Ranjan Chowdhury and participated in the 2015-16 U-18 I-League and reached the final round. In 2016-17, he joined East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, again under Ranjan Chowdhury, which became runners-up in the 2016-17 U-18 I-League.^[1]

East Bengal FC

2017-18

In 2017-18, under coach Khalid Jamil, Prakash Sarkar after his excellent performance for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side, was promoted to the senior squad and he made his debut in the Calcutta Football League going on to make 5 appearances in total. His I-League debut came in the 2017-18 I-League on 22 December 2017, away against Chennai City F.C. which East Bengal FC won 1-2.^[2] He made 9 appearances in the 2017-18 I-League season, playing as a defensive midfield as East Bengal finished 4th. He was also a part of the East Bengal team, that became runners-up in the 2018 Indian Super Cup held at Bhubaneshwar as East Bengal FC lost 1-4 to Bengaluru FC in the final. Prakash Sarkar, however, did not play any of the matches and remained on the bench throughout the campaign.^[2]

2018-19

In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Prakash Sarkar did not get as much chance as he got in the previous season with just 3 appearances from the bench in the 2018-19 I-League, the season went very lack-lusture for the defensive midfielder.^[2]

2019-20

At the start of 2019-20 season, Prakash Sarkar signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC.^[3] He has played 2 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup. Coach Alejandro Menendez has been trying him as a centre-back in the pre-season before the 2019-20 I-League.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2022^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Bengal	2017–18[2]	I-League	9	0	0	0	–		5[a]	0	14	0
	2018–19[2]		3	0	–		–		3[a]	0	3	0
	2019–20[2]		0	0	1[b]	0	–		1[a]	0	2	0
	Total		12	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	22	0
Real Kashmir	2021–22[2]	I-League	13	0	–		–		–		13	0
Delhi	2023–24[2]		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			25	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	35	0

1. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

East Bengal

• Indian Super Cup runner-up: 2018

Real Kashmir

• IFA Shield: 2021^[5]