Debjit Majumder

Debjit Majumder

Personal information
Full name	Debjit Majumder
Date of birth	(1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Hindmotor, West Bengal, India
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	East Bengal
Youth career
	Uttarpara Netaji Brigade
	Food Corporation of India FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	FCI FC
2010–2011	Kalighat MS
2011	→ United Sikkim (loan)
2011–2012	East Bengal	0	(0)
2012–2014	Bhawanipore
2014–2017	Mohun Bagan	45	(0)
2015	→ Mumbai City (loan)	2	(0)
2016	→ ATK (loan)	15	(0)
2017–2020	ATK	12	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mohun Bagan (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	East Bengal	15	(0)
2021–2024	Chennaiyin	38	(0)
2024–	East Bengal	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Debjit Majumder (born 6 March 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Early life and career

Majumder hails from Hindmotor, known for Hindustan Motors factory(now closed), in Hooghly district. Majumder spent early years at Uttarpara Netaji Brigade team under coach Anup Nag. He started his career at Calcutta Football League (CFL) with the Food Corporation of India FC (FCI) football team. He went on to play for teams like United Sikkim and Kalighat MS. ^[1]

Career

East Bengal

Majumder joined East Bengal for the 2011–12 season and made 4 appearances. ^[1]

Bhawanipore

Majumder played for I-League 2nd Division team, Bhawanipore F.C. for two seasons and the team came close to promotion during 2014 season. ^{[1] [2]}

Mohun Bagan

Majumder was signed as replacement keeper by Mohun Bagan in 2014, as Shilton Paul was loaned to Chennaiyin FC. ^[1] Majumder was awarded man of the match for his performance against East Bengal on 28 March 2015 in Kolkata derby. As a result of his stellar performances during the current season, he was selected the Best Goalkeeper of I-League 2015. ^[3] In 2015-16 I-League season, Majumder used as the number 1 goalkeeper and also played AFC Champions League Qualifier game against Tampines Rovers FC & Shandong Luneng Taishan. He was also awarded the FPAI Fans Player of the Year award in the 2015-16 season.

Mumbai City (loan)

In July 2015 Majumder was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League. ^[4]

Atlético de Kolkata (loan)

On 4 July 2016, Atlético de Kolkata confirmed that Debjit has signed on the dotted lines on loan from Mohun Bagan for third season of Hero ISL. ^[5]

ATK

In July 2017, ATK has retained AIFF Goalkeeper of the year Debjit Majumder for 3 years.

East Bengal

In 2020, Debjit Majumder has signed for his former club East Bengal and will play in the 2020-'21 Hero Indian Super League. ^[6]

Chennaiyin

He was signed by Chennaiyin in 2021-22 ISL.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024 ^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mohun Bagan	2014–15	I-League	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2015–16		14	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	4 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]	0	19	0
	2016–17		17	0	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	23	0
Mumbai City (loan)	2015	Indian Super League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
ATK (loan)	2016		15	0	0	0	—		15	0
ATK	2017–18		12	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2018–19		0	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		3	0
Mohun Bagan (loan)	2019–20	I-League	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		4	0
East Bengal	2020–21	Indian Super League	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
Chennaiyin	2021–22		10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2022–23		9	0	4 [lower-alpha 5]	0	—		13	0
	2023–24		19	0	3 [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		22	0
	Total		38	0	7	0	0	0	45	0
East Bengal	2024–25	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			129	0	17	0	6	0	152	0

1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
5. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Bhawanipore

• Bordoloi Trophy: 2013 ^[8]

Mohun Bagan

• I-League: 2014–15, 2019–20
• Federation Cup: 2015–16

Atletico de Kolkata

• Indian Super League: 2016

Individual

• Bordoloi Trophy player of the tournament: 2013 ^[8]
• Best goalkeeper of I-League: 2014–15
• Best goalkeeper of I-League: 2016–17 ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Majumder's form in goal vital for Mohun Bagan's title run-in". 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. Saikat (27 July 2012). "Bhawanipore Club announced their team, Barreto and Lima fail fitness test". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
3. "Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal: Debjit heroics lead Mariners to derby glory". 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
4. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
5. http://www.indiansuperleague-news.com/indian-super-league-debjit-majumder-set-to-join-atletico-de-kolkata/%5B%5D
6. "East Bengal set to bring in former ISL winner Debjit Majumder". Khel Now. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
7. Debjit Majumder at Soccerway
8. Shukla, Abhishek (10 January 2014). "Bhawanipore FC Won Bordoloi Trophy". indiafooty.com. Kolkata: IndianFooty. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
9. "There was little competition for the 'Best Striker Award' as Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka of Shillong Lajong grabbed the award". Business Standard. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
10. "Chhetri, Khalid, Dipanda among others win individual I-League awards". thefangarage.com. The Fan Garage. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

External links

• Debjit Majumder at Soccerway

• Indian Super League profile