Sheikh Sahil

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Sheikh Sahil
Personal information
Full name Sheikh Sahil
Date of birth (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Mohun Bagan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan 16 (0)
2020–2022 ATK Mohun Bagan 7 (0)
2022–2024 Jamshedpur 1 (0)
2023Mohammedan (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024Aizawl (loan) 18 (0)
2024–2025 SC Bengaluru 3 (0)
2025 Inter Kashi 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Sheikh Sahil (born 12 November 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

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Club career

Mohun Bagan

Sahil started his career at Mohun Bagan academy. As a young player he took part various youth tournaments and leagues with Mohun Bagan. He also played in the U-16 I-League as a part of Mohun Bagan youth team. He first came on limelight in youth development league organised by IFA and Zee Bangla, though his team was the runners up in the tournament. [1]

Professional career

In the tournament, he showed his potent and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach Kibu Vicuna in the senior team on a four-year deal. [2] He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan. [3]

He was chosen by Kibu Vicuña for the 2019–20 Calcutta Football League. Sahil made his Durand Cup debut on 2 August 2019 against Mohammedan. His team won the match 2–0. [4]

On 30 November 2019, he made his I-League debut against Aizawl as a substitute in the second half, replacing Britto PM. [5] He made his full league debut against Gokulam on 16 December; a match that Mohun Bagan would win 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 February 2025 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ATK Mohun Bagan 2019–20 I-League 1604 [a] 0200
2020–21 Indian Super League 700070
2021–22 Indian Super League00005 [b] 050
Total700050120
Jamshedpur 2022–23 Indian Super League100010
2023–24 Indian Super League003 [a] 030
Total10300040
Mohammedan (loan) 2022–23 I-League700070
Aizawl (loan) 2023–24 I-League18000180
SC Bengaluru 2024–25 I-League300030
Inter Kashi 2024–25 I-League300030
Career total5507050670
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Mohun Bagan

Mohun Bagan

References

  1. "Zee Bangla Football League: The farce that was the East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan U-19 final | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. "Player Details". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. "Mohun Bagan crowned I-League 2019-20 champions after 1-0 win over Aizawl". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Chamorro double gives Bagan 2-0 win over Mohammedan". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Scouting Report: Who is Mohun Bagan's teenage sensation Sk Sahil?". Khel Now. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. Sheikh Sahil at Soccerway