Sanjiban Ghosh

Sanjiban Ghosh (Bengali: সঞ্জীবন ঘোষ; born 6 July 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thrissur Magic.

Sanjiban Ghosh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Andul, West Bengal, India
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Thrissur Magic
Youth career
	Southern Samity
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Mumbai	6	(0)
2015	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	Jamshedpur	2	(0)
2018–2020	Chennaiyin	3	(0)
2020–2022	NorthEast United	0	(0)
2022–2023	Real Kashmir	2	(0)
2023–2024	Bhawanipore
2024	Sudeva Delhi	1	(0)
2024–	Thrissur Magic
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2024

Career

Born in Andul, West Bengal, Ghosh began his career with Southern Samity before going on trial with Mumbai.^[1] He was soon signed by the club.^[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 6 October 2012 in the opening game of the season against Pailan Arrows. He started and played the whole match as Mumbai lost 3–2.^[2]

Delhi Dynamos (loans)

On 4 October 2015, following injuries to Subhasish Roy Chowdhury and Ravi Kumar, Ghosh, along with Ishan Debnath, was signed by Delhi Dynamos of the Indian Super League on emergency loan.^[3] Ghosh made his debut for Delhi Dynamos that same day in their opening match of the season against Goa. He conceded twice as Delhi Dynamos lost 2–0.^[4]

On 23 May 2016, Ghosh was retained by Delhi Dynamos for the 2016 ISL season.^[5]

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Ghosh was selected in the 10th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2018 in their final match of the season against Goa. He came on as a 9th-minute substitute for Bikash Jairu after the starting goalkeeper, Subrata Pal, was sent off. He would go on to concede three goals as Goa won 3–0.^[7]

Ghosh then earned the Hero of the Match award after he helped Jamshedpur secure a victory via penalties in their Super Cup first round match against Minerva Punjab. He started the match and also saved two close range shots during second half of extra time to help maintain the 0–0 scoreline. During penalties, saved three shots as Jamshedpur won 5–4.^[8]

NorthEast United

In 2020, Ghosh was signed by NorthEast United FC on a two-years deal.

Real Kashmir

In September 2022, Ghosh signed for I-League club Real Kashmir, on a one-year deal.^[9]

International

In October 2015, Ghosh was called up to the India squad.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 December 2018^[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai	2012–13	I-League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Mumbai total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Delhi Dynamos (loan)	2015	Indian Super League	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Delhi Dynamos total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jamshedpur	2017–18	Indian Super League	1	0	1[a]	0	—		2	0
Chennaiyin	2018–19		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Chennaiyin total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
NorthEast United	2020–21	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	NorthEast United total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Kashmir	2022–23	I-League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup