Sayan Banerjee

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Sayan Banerjee
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Asansol, West Bengal, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
East Bengal
Number 84
Youth career
2022–2023 Kalighat MS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– East Bengal 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Sayan Banerjee (born 14 January 2003), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

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Club career

East Bengal

Sayan signed for East Bengal in 2023 on a three-year contract after impressing in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division for Kalighat Milan Sangha. [1] Sayan was registered into the East Bengal squad for the 2024 Indian Super Cup and made his debut for the club on 19 January 2024 in the Kolkata Derby against Mohun Bagan SG in a 31 victory when he came in as a substitute for Nandhakumar Sekar in the 97th minute of the match. [2] Sayan also made an appearance in the final as East Bengal became champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup defeating Odisha 32. [3] Sayan made his Indian Super League debut on 3 February 2024 in the Kolkata Derby once again against Mohun Bagan SG, when he came in as a substitute for P. V. Vishnu in the 63rd minute of the match. [4] Sayan made his first start on 10 February 2024 against NorthEast United. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2024 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOthers AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League 713 [lower-alpha 1] 0101
Career total71300000101
  1. Appearances in the Super Cup.

Honours

East Bengal

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References

  1. "Sayan Banerjee: চাকরি ছেড়ে ফুটবলকে বেছে নিয়েছেন ইস্টবেঙ্গলের সায়ন" [Sayan Banerjee: East Bengal's Sayan Banerjee left his job and chose football]. Kolkata 24x7 (in Bengali). 26 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. "Kalinga Super Cup 2024 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 - 3 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup". I-League. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. "Indian Super League 2023-24 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2 - 2 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  5. "Indian Super League 2023-24 - NorthEast United FC 3 - 2 East Bengal FC". i-league.org. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. Sayan Banerjee at Soccerway