Muhammed Sagar Ali

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Muhammed Sagar Ali
Personal information
Full name Muhammed Sagar Ali
Date of birth (1993-04-13) 13 April 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Takin
Number 3
Youth career
Sports Authority of India
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Air India FC 22 (0)
2016–2017 Delhi United FC 13 (0)
2017–2018 Madhya Bharat SC 7 (0)
2018–2019 ARA FC 0 (0)
2019–2020 Druk Stars FC 16 (0)
2020–2022 ARA FC 9 (0)
2022– FC Takin 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammed Sagar Ali (born 13 April 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. [1] [2] He most recently played for Bhutan Super League club FC Takin.

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Playing career

Sagar Ali began his youth career when he was a ninth standard student. He attended the sub-junior state football championship for Idukki in 2007. He spent majority of his youth career at Sports Authority of India, Kollam. [3] Sagar Ali started his professional career by playing for Air India FC 2015. A year later, Sagar Ali signed with Delhi United FC. [4] His next stint was with Madhya Bharat FC where he played for the club in the I League second division. [5]

In 2018 he was signed by United SC to represent them in the Calcutta Football League. Later he signed with ARA FC and played in the 2018–19 I league second division. [6] In 2019, Sagar Ali signed a short-term contract with the Bhutan Premier League club Druk Stars FC. [7] In 2020, he returned to ARA FC after his contract expired with the Bhutanese club. [8] He played for the ARA FC in the I league qualifiers. During this time he was spotted by Gujarat and received an invitation to represent them in the 2021-22 Santosh Trophy. [9] He was appointed as the team's captain and helped the side to qualify for the final round of the Santosh Trophy for the first time in 37 years. [10] In 2022, Sagar Ali made his second move to Bhutan. He signed a one-year contract with FC Takin, the new entrants in the Bhutan Super League. [11] [12]

Career statistics

As of 22 August 2020 [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Air India F.C. 2015–2016 MDFA Elite Division 2200000220
Delhi United FC 2016-2017 I-League 2nd Division 1300000130
Madhya Bharat SC 2017-2018 I-League 2nd Division 70000070
ARA FC 2018-2019 I-League 2nd Division 90000090
Druk Stars FC 2019 Bhutan Super League 1600000160
ARA FC 2020-2022 I-League 2nd Division 10000010
Total9300000930

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