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Manoj Mohammed

Manoj Mohammed
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 41
Youth career
East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 East Bengal 16 (0)
2020–2022 Mohammedan 26 (0)
2022– Hyderabad 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Manoj Mohammed (born 8 January 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.

Career

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Manoj is a product of East Bengal F.C.' youth system. In 2010 Manoj joined the North Bengal academy of East Bengal at Rajganj, located at Jalpaiguri in North Bengal.[1]

Ranjan Chowdhury, the Technical Director of East Bengal academy in Kolkata, transferred Manoj from the Rajganj academy to the main academy of East Bengal at Kolkata.[citation needed]

Manoj was the captain of the East Bengal U18 team and was a center back. He was a team member of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the 2016–17 I-League U18.[2]

In 2018 East Bengal head coach Alejandro Menéndez added him in the senior team squad for the 2018-19 I-League. Alejandro converted him from centre back to left back.[citation needed]

On 27 October 2018 he made his professional debut in an away match against NEROCA FC.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 May 2022[3]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League 16 0 0 0 – 16 0
2019–20 0 0 2[a] 0 – 2 0
East Bengal total 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Mohammedan 2020–21 I-League 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
2021–22 16 0 5[a] 0 – 21 0
Hyderabad total 26 0 5 0 0 0 31 0
Hyderabad 2022–23 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 42 0 7 0 0 0 49 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

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Mohammedan Sporting

References

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  1. ^ "দোকান চালিয়ে ফুটবলার বানিয়েছেন মা, ইস্টবেঙ্গলে আশা জাগাচ্ছে মনোজ" [Manoj a footballer created in a store hoping to earn his hopes in East Bengal] (in Bengali). eenaduindia.com. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. ^ "report 2016–17 I-League U18 final" (PDF). Aiff.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ Manoj Mohammed at Soccerway
  4. ^ Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.