Sayan Banerjee (born 14 January 2003), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Sayan Banerjee
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Asansol, West Bengal, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 84
Youth career
2023 Kalighat MS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Goalorious Mother SC
2022–2023 City FC 9 (4)
2023 Kalighat Milan Sangha FC 11 (3)
2023– East Bengal 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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GMSC

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Sayan scored four goals and made three assists for Goalorious Mother SC playing in the 2021–22 MFA Elite Division.[1]

City FC

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The following season, Sayan signed for City FC, a club of Senior Division League, second tier of Delhi Football League. He scored four goals in nine games.[1]

Kalighat MS

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Sayan joined Kalighat Milan Sangha FC for 2023 Calcutta Premier Division. He had a brilliant season and scored three goals in eleven games. He scored a brace against Dalhousie AC where he also scored the fastest goal of the season in 53 seconds.[1]

East Bengal

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Sayan signed for East Bengal in 2023 on a three-year contract after impressing in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division for Kalighat Milan Sangha.[2] Sayan was registered into the East Bengal squad for the 2024 Indian Super Cup and made his debut for the club on 19 January 2024 in the Kolkata Derby against Mohun Bagan SG in a 3–1 victory when he came in as a substitute for Nandhakumar Sekar in the 97th minute of the match.[3] Sayan also made an appearance in the final as East Bengal became champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup defeating Odisha 3–2.[4] Sayan made his Indian Super League debut on 3 February 2024 in the Kolkata Derby once again against Mohun Bagan SG, when he came in as a substitute for P. V. Vishnu in the 63rd minute of the match.[5] Sayan made his first start on 10 February 2024 against NorthEast United.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 September 2024[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GMSC 2021–22 MFA Elite Division ? 4 ? 4
City FC 2022–23 Senior Division League 9 4 9 4
Kalighat MS 2023–24 Calcutta Premier Division 11 3 11 3
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 7 1 3[a] 0 10 1
2024–25 1 0 0 0 12[b] 5 13 5
East Bengal total 8 1 3 0 0 0 12 5 23 6
Career total 28 12 3 0 0 0 12 5 43 17
  1. ^ Appearances in the Super Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the Calcutta Football League

Honours

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East Bengal

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pakrashi, Sudeep (3 August 2023). "The 53-second Goal Inspires Sayan to score more Goals, Follows Neymar to Develop the Speed-Work". ParallelSports.in. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sayan Banerjee: চাকরি ছেড়ে ফুটবলকে বেছে নিয়েছেন ইস্টবেঙ্গলের সায়ন" [Sayan Banerjee: East Bengal's Sayan Banerjee left his job and chose football]. Kolkata 24x7 (in Bengali). 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Kalinga Super Cup 2024 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 - 3 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". I-League. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Indian Super League 2023-24 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2 - 2 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Indian Super League 2023-24 - NorthEast United FC 3 - 2 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ Sayan Banerjee at Soccerway
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