Arnab Mondal

Arnab Mondal

Personal information
Full name	Arnab Kumar Mondal
Date of birth	(1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Garden Reach, West Bengal, India
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2007–2010	Mohammedan SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Prayag United	28	(3)
2012–2018	East Bengal	103	(10)
2014–2016	→ ATK (loan)	41	(0)
2018–2019	ATK	6	(0)
International career‡
2011	India U23	2	(0)
2013–2016	India	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:38, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

Arnab Kumar Mondal (born 25 September 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Career

Born in Garden Reach, a neighborhood based in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mondal joined the youth team of Mohammedan at the age of 17. ^[1] In 2010, he signed for Prayag United of the I-League and played for the club for two seasons. ^[2] For the 2011–12 season, Mondal created a partnership in the center of defense Bello Razaq and was also taken under the wing of India international Deepak Mondal. ^[3]

During the summer of 2012, Mondal left Prayag United and joined Kolkata rivals East Bengal. ^[4] He was quick to become a part of the club's history as he was a goalscorer during the club's 2012 Federation Cup Final match against Dempo. Mondal scored the equalizing goal for East Bengal in the 60th minute that lead to East Bengal winning 3–2 and the Federation Cup. ^[5] Mondal soon became a mainstay for East Bengal in their backline, partnering with Uga Okpara, as East Bengal held the best defense in the I-League halfway through the campaign. ^[6] However, due to an injury picked up with the national team, Mondal missed the majority of the second half of the season as East Bengal failed to win the title. ^[6] Mondal came back from injury to return to East Bengal's starting line-up for the 2013–14 season. He was considered one of the club's finest players that season as he started in 18 of the club's matches that league campaign. ^[7]

In July 2014, it was announced that Mondal would be among 84 Indian players who would be a part of the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, being available on loan from East Bengal. ^[8] On 22 July 2014, he was drafted in the second round of the draft by Atlético de Kolkata. ^[9] During the 2014 ISL season, Mondal helped the side reach the final against Kerala Blasters, helping his side to a 1–0 victory at the DY Patil Stadium. ^[10] In 2018-19 Arnab Mondal again decided to join ATK after suffering a bad season with East Bengal.

International

Mondal made his first start for the India U23 against Qatar U-23 in the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers. ^[11] Arnab was declared the captain of the senior national team for the World Cup Qualifiers against Oman on 10 June 2015 by coach Stephen Constantine. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 December 2016 ^[13]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
East Bengal	2012–13	I-League	21	0	—	—	1	1	6	0	28	1
	2013–14	I-League	20	0	—	—	2	0	—	—	22	0
	2014–15	I-League	16	0	—	—	4	0	2	0	22	0
	2015–16	I-League	13	0	—	—	2	0	—	—	15	0
	East Bengal Total		70	0	0	0	8	1	10	0	88	1
Atlético de Kolkata (loan)	2014	ISL	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	0
	2015	ISL	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	0
	2016	ISL	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	0
	Atlético de Kolkata Total		40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
Career total			111	0	0	0	8	1	10	0	129	1

International

As of 4 June 2018 ^[14]

India national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	8	1
2014	2	0
2015	10	0
2016	5	0
2017	2	0
Total	27	1

International goals

India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2013	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Maldives	0–1	0–1	2013 SAFF Championship

Honours

East Bengal ^[13]

• Federation Cup: 2012–13

Atlético de Kolkata ^[13]

• Indian Super League: 2014, 2016

India ^[13]

• SAFF Championship: 2015; runner-up: 2013

References

1. "Replicate ISL facilities in other Indian tourneys: Arnab Mondal". Times of India. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
2. Dias, Anil (1 June 2014). "Young and rising stars of Indian football". DNA India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
3. Madaan, Sachin (21 May 2012). "Prayag United Season Review 2011-12". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
4. Chaudhuri, Arunava (14 August 2012). "East Bengal's squad for the 2012/13 season". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
5. "East Bengal are the Federation Cup 2012 Champions!". Indian Football Network. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
6. Ghoshal, Amoy (21 May 2013). "I-League 2012-13 Review: Who is the Young Player of the Season?". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
7. Majumdar, Samya (7 May 2015). "East Bengal 2013-14". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
8. Das, Shankar (19 July 2014). "IMG-Reliance announce list for ISL domestic players draft". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
9. "Domestic Player Draft". Indian Super League.
10. "Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
11. Pre-Olympic Qualifier: Qatar Under-23 3-1 India Under-23 - Bulpin's Boys Grab Vital Away Goal Despite Being Outplayed In Doha, goal.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
12. Netto, Brendon (10 June 2015). "Constantine appoints Arnab Mondal as India captain". News. Goal.com . Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
13. Arnab Mondal at Soccerway
14. "Mondal, Arnab". National-Football-Teams.

External links

• Indian Super League Profile.