Ankit Mukherjee
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996
Place of birth Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 6
Youth career
2014–2015 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Aryan 34 (1)
2017–2018 Mohammedan 22 (2)
2018–2020 ATK 10 (1)
2020 ATK Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
2021–2023 East Bengal 28 (0)
2023– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.

Career

Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta.[1] In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side.[1] In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad.[1]

Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan.[1] After sporadic appearances in his first season, he soon broke into a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018.[1][2] His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.[1]

ATK

On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian Super League side ATK.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against Pune City. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0.[4] Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[5]

East Bengal

On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Ankit has signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal with a free transfer from ATK Mohun Bagan.[6] On 3 January, he made his debut for East Bengal as he came on in as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Raju Gaikwad as the team won 3–1.[7]

Personal life

Mukherjee has a brother, Aniket Mukherjee. He was born to Raju Mukherjee and Mithu Mukherjee.

Career statistics

As of 4 February 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohammedan Sporting 2017–18 I-League 2nd Div10100——101
ATK 2018–19 Indian Super League911[lower-alpha 1]0——101
2019–20 102[lower-alpha 2]0——30
ATK total 10130——131
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 Indian Super League0000——00
East Bengal 2020–21 12000——120
2021–22 6000——60
2022–23 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
East Bengal total 28000——280
Career total 4823000512
  1. ↑ Appearances in Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Durand Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Paul, Ayan (22 August 2018). "Football for fun to game of passion in five years". Telegraph India. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bengal squad named for Santosh Trophy final round". The Quint. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mukherjee signs for ATK". ATK (Twitter).
  4. ↑ "ATK 1-0 Pune City". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Mumbai City 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ Team, SC East Bengal Media (2 January 2021). "Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee put pen to paper for SC East Bengal". SC East Bengal. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "SC East Bengal beat Odisha to pick up first win of the season". Indian Super League. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Ankit Mukherjee at Soccerway
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