Sumeet Passi

Sumeet Passi (born 12 September 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Inter Kashi.

Sumeet Passi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Inter Kashi
Number	25
Youth career
	Chandigarh FA
	Chandigarh U15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Indian Arrows	3	(0)
2015–2016	Sporting Goa	9	(3)
2016	Northeast United	4	(0)
2017	→ DSK Shivajians (loan)	6	(0)
2018–2020	Jamshedpur	28	(3)
2021–2022	RoundGlass Punjab	22	(2)
2022–2023	East Bengal	11	(3)
2023–	Inter Kashi
International career‡
2011–2012	India U19	1	(1)
2015	India U23	1	(0)
2016–2019	India	8	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 January 2020

Club career

Early career

Passi began playing the game at a very young age and thanks his father, Jai Prakash Passi who is a former Railways player, as the man who motivated him to become a dedicated footballer.^[2] Passi then began his footballing career as a training with Chandigarh Football Academy.^[3] In 2007 it was announced that Passi would be the captain of the Chandigarh football team at the under-14s level for the 53rd National School Games.^[3]

Senior career

Passi made his professional debut in football on 2 February 2013 against East Bengal in which he came on in the 77th minute for Dhanpal Ganesh as Pailan Arrows lost the match 2–1.^[4]

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Passi was selected in the 12th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.^[5] He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2018 against Chennaiyin. He started the match and played 90 minutes as Jamshedpur drew 1–1.^[6]

East Bengal

In August 2022, Indian Super League club East Bengal announced the signing of Passi, on a one-year deal.^[7]

On 22 August, he made his debut against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate.^[8][9] On 28 August, he scored a defining own goal against Kolkata derby rival ATK Mohun Bagan, when a seemingly harmless corner bounced awkwardly in front of him, to deflect inside.^[10][11] Six days later, he scored his first two goals for the club against Mumbai City, in a thrilling 4–3 win.^[12][13]

International career

Passi made his debut for India against Laos on 2 June 2016. He scored his first international goal against Laos on 7 June 2016 with an assist from Jackichand Singh.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 February 2023^[15]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palian Arrows	2012–13	I-League	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Sporting Goa	2014–15		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2015–16		5	3	4[a]	2	—		9	5
NorthEast United	2016	Indian Super League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
DSK Shivajians (loan)	2016–17	I-League	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Jamshedpur	2017–18	Indian Super League	2	0	1[b]	0	—		3	0
	2018–19		12	2	1[b]	0	—		13	2
	2019–20		14	1	0	0	—		14	1
	Jamshedpur total		28	3	2	0	0	0	30	3
RoundGlass Punjab	2020–21	I-League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2021–22		17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	RoundGlass Punjab total		22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
East Bengal	2022–23	Indian Super League	11	0	4[c]	2	—		15	2
Career total			83	8	10	4	0	0	93	12

1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 17 November 2018^[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2016	3	1
	2018	5	2
Total		8	3

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	7 June 2016	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India	2	Laos	2–1	6–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	[17]
2.	13 August 2016	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan	3	Bhutan	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[18][a]
3.	12 September 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	7	Pakistan	3–0	3–1	2018 SAFF Championship	[19]
4.	15 September 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	8	Maldives	1–2	1–2	2018 SAFF Championship Final	[20]

1. Non-FIFA match

Honours

India

• SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018