Sairuat Kima
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997
Place of birth Mizoram, India
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Youth career
Chanmari
2015–2016 DSK Shivajians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 DSK Shivajians 12 (0)
2017–2018 Jamshedpur 0 (0)
2018–2020 Bengaluru 2 (0)
2018–2020 → Bengaluru B (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2022 Sudeva Delhi 30 (1)
2022–2023 Mohammedan 10 (0)
2023– Rajasthan United 0 (0)
International career
2017– India U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Sairuat Kima (born 7 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Rajasthan United.

Career

Kima began his career in Mizoram with Chanmari before joining DSK Shivajians in 2015.[1] He played for the club's youth academy and also played for the senior side during the 2016 Durand Cup.[2] He was promoted to the senior side before the tournament began.[3]

He made his professional debut for the club during their first I-League match of the season against Mumbai on 8 January 2017. He started and played the full match despite DSK Shivajians falling to a 1–0 defeat.[4]

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Kima was selected in the 9th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[5] After not playing a single game during the ISL season, Kima made his debut for Jamshedpur on 12 April 2018 in their Super Cup quarter-final match against Goa. He started and played only one half as he had to be substituted for goalkeeper Rafique Ali Sardar after Subrata Pal was sent off. Jamshedpur would lose the match 1–5 with four of the Goan goals occurring after Kima was subbed off.[6]

Bengaluru

On 11 June 2018, Bengaluru FC announced they had signed Kima on a two-year deal.[7] He made his first team debut for the club against his former club, Jamshedpur F.C on February 27, 2019, where Bengaluru F.C lost to the host 5–1.

Mohammedan

In June 2022, Kima joined I-League club Mohammedan, on a two-year deal.[8] On 16 August, he made his debut for the club against Goa in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 3–1 comeback win.[9][10] Five days later, he was named Player of the Match against Jamshedpur, which ended in a dominating 3–0 win.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 April 2023[13]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGo!ls
DSK Shivajians 2016–17 I-League 1203[lower-alpha 1]0–150
Jamshedpur 2017–18 Indian Super League 001[lower-alpha 2]0–10
Bengaluru 2018–19 1000–10
2019–20 103[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]050
Bengaluru total 20301060
Bengaluru B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 2000–20
2019–20 1000–10
Sudeva Delhi 2020–21 I-League 14100–141
2021–22 1603[lower-alpha 3]0–190
Sudeva Delhi total 3013000331
Mohammedan 2022–23 I-League 1005[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2]0–150
Rajasthan United 2023–24 0000–00
Career total 57115010731
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Bengaluru

References

  1. ↑ "Lallianzuala & Jerry Would Provide DSK Shivajians The Added Advantage". I-League. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Durand Cup 2016: Neroca ends DSK Shivajians' campaign at the semi-final stage". SportsKeeda. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge". DSK Shivajians Football Club. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa, Player Ratings". SportsKeeda. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bengaluru FC sign defenders Gursimrat Singh Gill, Sairuat Kima". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mohammedan SC is glad to announce the arrival of young and dynamic defender Sairuat Kima". @MohammedanSC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Durand Cup 2022: Mohammedan SC beats defending champion FC Goa in opening match". sportstar.thehindu.com. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mohammedan 3 – 1 Goa". the-aiff.com. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mohammedan SC beat Jamshedpur FC to maintain perfect record". khelnow.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Mohammedan 3 – 0 Jamshedpur". the-aiff.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Sairuat Kima at Soccerway
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