Kunzang Bhutia

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Kunzang Bhutia
Personal information
Full name Kunzang Bhutia
Date of birth (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Lachung, Sikkim
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru United
Number 1
Youth career
Sports Authority of India
Royal Wahingdoh
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Shillong Lajong 6 (0)
2014 → NorthEast United (loan) 0 (0)
2015 → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Tollygunge Agragami
2016–2017 Fateh Hyderabad 5 (0)
2017–2018 ATK 0 (0)
2018–2019 Churchill Brothers 2 (0)
2020 Hyderabad FC 0 (0)
2020– Bengaluru United 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kunzang Bhutia (born 3 January 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Bengaluru United.

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Youth career

Born in Lachung, Sikkim, Bhutia was inspired by his uncle and aunt to play football. He started playing the game as a defender before being converted into a goalkeeper. He led the Sikkim under-16 side during the junior nationals in Goa. He then joined the Sports Authority of India and played matches for the academy in Delhi before joining the youth side at Royal Wahingdoh. Bhutia then represented his state of Sikkim in the 2010 Santosh Trophy at the age of 17. [1]

Career

Shillong Lajong

Bhutia joined Shillong Lajong in 2013. [2] After returning from loan, Bhutia made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in the I-League on 28 March 2015 against Sporting Goa. He came on in the 52nd minute for forward, David Ngaihte, after Shillong's starting goalkeeper, Vishal Kaith, was sent off. Bhutia went on to play the rest of the match and not concede as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.

Northeast United (loan)

Despite not playing a single match in the I-League for Shillong Lajong, Bhutia was signed on loan by NorthEast United of the Indian Super League. [2] After the season,

Atlético de Kolkata. (loan)

After the season, Bhutia went out on loan again in the Indian Super League, this time to Atlético de Kolkata. [2]

Tollygunge Agragami

After returning from loan and playing the 2015–16 season with Shillong Lajong, Bhutia signed with Calcutta Football League side Tollygunge Agragami. [2]

Fateh Hyderabad

In November 2016, Bhutia signed with I-League 2nd Division side Fateh Hyderabad. [2] He made his debut for the side in their season opener against Pride Sports on 21 January 2017. He started the match and kept the clean sheet as Fateh Hyderabad won 2–0. [3]

ATK

In July 2017, Bhutia was drafted by Indian Super League franchise ATK, [4] where he didn't play a single game.

Churchill Brothers

In July 2018 Bhutia signed with I-League side Churchill Brothers [5]

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2018 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2014–15 I-League 50——————50
2015–15 I-League 10——————10
Total6000000060
NorthEast United (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 00——————00
Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 2015 Indian Super League00——————00
Fateh Hyderabad 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 50——————50
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League00——————00
Career total110000000110

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References

  1. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. v (6 March 2017). "Kunzang Bhutia— Keen to carve a niche for himself". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Subrahmanyam, VV (6 March 2017). "Kunzang Bhutia— Keen to carve a niche for himself". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fateh Hyderabad 2-0 Pride Sports" (PDF). All India Football Federation.
  4. ↑ "ISL 2017 DRAFT LIVE: COMPLETE LIST OF PLAYERS SIGNED". Goal. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Marcus Mergulhao (23 August 2018). "Hoping for a place in the I-League, Churchill Brothers invest heavily | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Kunzang Bhutia at Soccerway
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