| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raju Eknath Gaikwad | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Indian Arrows | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–present | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–present | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–present | India | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a Defender. He has the ability like Rory Delap to throw the ball in rocket style from throw-in position.
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Gaikwad was the starting defender and captain of Indian Arrows who competed in the I-League.[1] At the end of the season, Gaikwad captained Indian Arrows to a 10th place finish in the I-League.[2]
In July 2011, Gaikwad moved back to his original club Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. of the I-League.[3]
Gaikwad made his India U-23 debut and captaining debut against Myanmar in the 2012 Olympics qualifiers.
Gaikwad then made his India debut against Chinese Taipei on 21 March 2011,[4] with India winning the match 3-0.
| Club | Season | League † | Cup ‡ | International * | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
† I-League ‡ Federation Cup * AFC Champions League
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