Bikash Jairu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gyalshing, West Sikkim, India | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Namchi Sports Hostel | |||
| Sports Academy of Sikkim | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | ONGC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rangdajied United | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Tigers | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Salgaocar | 28 | (6) |
| 2015– | East Bengal | 11 | (3) |
| 2015 | → FC Pune City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | India | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:43 14 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Bikash Jairu (born 10th November, 1990 in Gyalshing, West Sikkim) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for East Bengal in the I-League.
Career
Jairu hails from Gyalshing, West Sikkim and was spotted during the “Search for more Bhaichungs” scheme launched by the Government of Sikkim and was inducted into the Sports Hostel in Namchi. Later he moved to the Sports Academy of Sikkim at Gangtok and passed out in 2008 grabbing a contract with ONGC F.C.. After his stint at ONGC, he moved to Shillong and joined Rangdajied United F.C.. After spending a season there he signed for Mumbai Tigers F.C. with whom he had a fruitful outing, scoring a number of goals for the team in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.[1]
Salgaocar
On 13 January 2014 it was announced that Bikash Jairu has signed for Salgaocar F.C. on loan from Mumbai Tigers F.C..[2] He made his debut for Salgaocar F.C. on 18 January 2014 in the Indian Federation Cup match against Mumbai F.C. at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi before being replaced by Freiman Peixoto as Salgaocar won the match 1-2.[3]
He made his debut in the I-League on 16 February 2014 against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in which he came on as a substitute for Clifton Dias in the 46th minute and was again replaced by Milagres Gonsalves in the 87th minute with Salgaocar winning the match 1-0.[4]
East Bengal
On 23 June 2015 Jairu, along with Rahul Bheke (who coincidently both played together for Mumbai Tigers in 2013) signed a season long deal with East Bengal.[5]
FC Pune City
In July 2015 Jairu was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 11 June 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Salgaocar (loan) | 2013-14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 3 | |
| 2014-15 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
References
- ↑ "Bikash Jairu: The Journey From Gyalshing To Salgaocar FC". Feverpitch.
- ↑ Chaudhari, Arunava. "Salgaocar FC announce 20 member squad". Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Mumbai FC 1-2 Salgaocar FC: Oliveira's winner seals three points". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Salgaocar vs. Mohun Bagan 1-0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ↑ Jitendran, Nikhil (23 June 2015). "East Bengal confirm signatures of Bheke and Jairu". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Bikash Jairu profile at Soccerway
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