Arnab Mondal
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| Full name | Arnab Kumar Mondal[1] | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | East Bengal | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 2007–2010[2] | Mohammedan | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||
| 2010–2012 | United SC | ||||||||
| 2012– | East Bengal | 70 | (1) | ||||||
| 2014 | → Atlético Kolkata (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015– | → Atlético Kolkata (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | India U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||
| 2013– | India | 21 | (1) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC). | |||||||||
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Arnab Kumar Mondal (born 25 September 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for East Bengal in the I-League, on loan to Atlético Kolkata in the Indian Super League.
Career
Early career
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mondal started his career with Mohammedan before joining Prayag United of the I-League in 2010.[3]
East Bengal
In the summer of 2012, Mondal signed for local rivals East Bengal.[4] He made his debut for East Bengal on 30 September 2012 in the 2012 Indian Federation Cup final against Dempo at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal in which he scored the equalizer for East Bengal in the 60th minute to tie the game 1–1; East Bengal went on to win the match 3-2 and hence the Federation Cup of 2012.[5] He then made his I-League debut for East Bengal on 7 October 2012 against Sporting Goa at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa, in which he helped his side keep an opening day clean-sheet as East Bengal drew the match 0–0.[6]
Atlético de Kolkata (loan)
In 2014, Mondal signed up for the Indian Super League, the new franchise football league, and was drafted by Atlético Kolkata to play on loan from East Bengal.[7] He officially made his debut for the side in the team's first ever game on 12 October 2014 against Mumbai City. He played the whole 90 minutes as Atlético de Kolkata won 3–0.[8] Mondal was regular for Atlético Kolkata during the league, alongside Josemi.[9] Mondal started and played the full match of the final, as they became the first champions of the ISL.[10]
Mondal was retained by Atlético will also play for the club in the 2015 Indian Super League season.[11] He became ISL Emerging Player of the Match against FC Pune City.
International
Mondal made his first start for the India U23 against Qatar U-23 in the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers.[12] Arnab was declared the captain of the senior national team for the World Cup Qualifiers against Oman on 10 June 2015 by coach Stephen Constantine.[13]
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.[14] | 9 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Maldives | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship Semi-final |
Career statistics
- As of 7 December 2015[1]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2012–13 | I-League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Kolkata (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 84 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 1 | ||
Honours
- Atlético de Kolkata
References
- 1 2 Arnab Mondal profile at Soccerway
- ↑ http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/player.php?team=1&player=arnab-mandal
- ↑ "Arnab Mondal". East Bengal Football Club. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm. "East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm. "Sporting Clube de Goa 0-0 East Bengal: The local unit hold the Red and Gold to a frustrating draw". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Das, Shankar. "IMG-Reliance announce list for ISL domestic players draft". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "ATK 3-0 MCFC". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/atletico-de-kolkata/squad/defender-10642-arnab-mondal-playerprofile
- ↑ "Substitute Mohammed Rafique hands Atlético de Kolkata the title". Indian Super League. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Pre-Olympic Qualifier: Qatar Under-23 3-1 India Under-23 - Bulpin's Boys Grab Vital Away Goal Despite Being Outplayed In Doha, goal.com. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2015/06/10/12579732/constantine-appoints-arnab-mondal-as-india-captain
- ↑ "Maldives vs India". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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