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Full name | Nandhakumar Sekar | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chennai, India | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | East Bengal | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2014β2017 | Hindustan Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017β2018 | Chennai City | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017β2018 | β Odisha (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018β2023 | Odisha | 82 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2023β | East Bengal | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2017β2018 | India U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023β | India | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 16:37, 1 June 2024 (UTC) β‘ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 14:50, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is: an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the: India national team.
Careerβ»
Sekar made his professional debut in theββI-League with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4β1. He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually ledββto the team winning 2β1.
Odishaβ»
On 17 August 2022, "Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by," goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte in the season opener against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6β0 win.
East Bengalβ»
On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Sekar joined East Bengal on a three-year contract.
International careerβ»
He made his international debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23.
After his successful domestic spell with Odisha, Sekar was called upββto senior national team in May 2023, for Hero Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship. Sekar made his debut for the senior team against Vanuatu on 12 June 2023.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
- As of matches played 1 June 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennai City | 2016β17 | I-League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | β | β | 9 | 2 | ||
Odisha (loan) | 2017β18 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 10 | 1 | ||
Odisha | 2018β19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | β | 17 | 3 | |||
2019β20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 16 | 0 | ||||
2020β21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 11 | 0 | ||||
2021β22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 12 | 1 | ||||
2022β23 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | β | 31 | 11 | |||
Odisha total | 82 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 16 | ||
East Bengal | 2023β24 | Indian Super League | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | β | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | |
2024β25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
East Bengal total | 19 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
Career total | 104 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 133 | 28 |
- ^ Includes Federation Cup, Super Cup and Durand Cup.
- ^ Five appearances and one goal in Durand Cup, and five appearances and four goals in Super Cup.
- ^ One appearance in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
- ^ Six Appearances and two goals in Durand Cup and five appearances and two goals in Super Cup.
- ^ One Appearance in the Calcutta Football League.
Internationalβ»
- As of match played 11 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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India | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honoursβ»
Hindustan Eagles
- Chennai Football League: 2014β15
Odisha
East Bengal
- Super Cup: 2024
- Durand Cup runner-up: 2023
India
Individual
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Chennai City 1-4 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "DELHI DYNAMOS SIGN NANDHA KUMAR ON A LOAN DEAL". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Chennai City 2-1 East Bengal". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the "campaign!"". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "NorthEast United 0 β 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Emami East Bengal (10 June 2023). "EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGNS NANDHAKUMAR SEKAR ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT". Emami East Bengal. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Blue Tigers narrowed down to 27-member squad for Hero Intercontinental Cup and SAFF Championship". AIFF. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Gurmeet Singh called up for Blue Tigers camp". AIFF. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "India 0-0 Vanuatu LIVE score, Intercontinental Cup updates: Chhetri gives IND the lead". The Hindu. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Nandhakumar Sekar at Soccerway
- ^ Nandhakumar Sekar at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Hindustan Eagles emerges champion". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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