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Tirthankar Sarkar
Indian footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tirthankar Sarkar (born 1 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Diamond Harbour FC in the Calcutta Football League.
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Career
Early career
Tirthankar is a product of the Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy in Durgapur. Tirthankar was part of the Academy team that participated in the Manchester United Premier Cup and played in the final round held at Manchester. He also went to 3 overseas tours for Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, to Singapore, Thailand, and England. After passing out from the Academy, Tirthankar played for Salgaocar from 2009-2010.[1]
Pailan Arrows
After starting his career in the Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar youth teams, Sarkar signed with I-League club Pailan Arrows. He made his I-League debut on 13 January 2012 against Sporting Clube de Goa, which Pailan lost the match 2–3.[2] Sarkar scored his second goal for Pailan Arrows on 28 January 2013 against United Sikkim F.C. to equalize in the 86th minute for his side as the game ended 1–1.[3]
Mohun Bagan
On 12 June 2014, it was confirmed that Tirthankar had signed for Mohun Bagan.[1]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 June 2014[4]
Personal life
Tirthankar's favourite players are Renedy Singh, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez. He supports England national football team and Germany national football team, as well as Liverpool F.C among European clubs.[1]
Honours
Club
References
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