Varun Mathur

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Varun Mathur
Personal information
Full name Varun Mathur
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kenkre
Number 21
Youth career
Kenkre
DSK Shivajians
2016–2017 SportBund DJK Rosenheim
2017 Goa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Goa B 1 (0)
2019–2021 Chennai City 3 (0)
2021– Kenkre 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Kenkre.

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Club career

Earlier career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team. [1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians. [1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim. [1]

He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division. [1]

Chennai City

In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City. [2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw. [3]

Kenkre

In October September 2021, Mathur signed for Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers. [4] Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations. [5] [6]

On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance for the club against Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw. [7] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division. [8] [9] They later participated in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, but bowed out after defeat to Churchill Brothers in semi-final. [10] [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2022 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 1000—10
Chennai City 2019–20 I-League 1000—10
2020–21 2000—20
Kenkre 2021 I-League 2nd Division6000—60
2021–22 I-League1000—10
Career total1100000110

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