Abhishek Das (; born 15 November 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back.
Club career
East Bengal Das began playing football from the age of 4 and eventually joined the Tata Football Academy. In 2010, Das graduated from the Tata Football Academy and signed for East Bengal of the I-League but was then sent on loan to Pailan Arrows, then known as the AIFF XI. After spending the 2010–11 at Arrows, he returned to East Bengal. The 2011–12 season started off well for Das as he was included in East Bengal's 2011 Federation Cup squad. He made his first team debut for East Bengal against Mohammedan on 17 September 2011 during the Federation Cup.
Indian Super League Abhishek represented Chennaiyin FC for the 2014 Indian Super League. He was retained by the club will also play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League.
International career Das made his youth international debut at the under-23 level for India U23 against Myanmar in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers on 23 February 2011. He then made his second start for India U23 in the next match against Myanmar in the second leg which ended in a 1–1 draw but a 3–2 victory for India on aggregate. He then continued his run with the India U23 team during the 2nd Round of Olympic Qualifiers against Qatar. The match ended 3–1 in Qatar's favor. He was still not done though with the India U23 team as he still played during the second leg of the Olympic Qualifiers against Qatar U23 which ended with India getting knocked out of the qualifiers 4–2 on aggregate after the match ended in a 1–1 tie.
Career statistics
Club Statistics accurate as of 30 May 2015
ClubSeasonLeagueFederation CupDurand CupAFCTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals East Bengal2011–120010000010 United Sikkim (loan)2012–131400000––140 East Bengal2012–1300300010402013–141012000––121 Chennaiyin FC (loan)201440––––––40 East Bengal2014–15100400010150 Career total3811000020501
Honors
Club Chennaiyin FC Indian Super League: 2015
References