Rakesh Masih

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Rakesh Masih
Personal information
Full name	Rakesh Masih
Date of birth	(1987-03-18) 18 March 1987
Place of birth	Ballowal, Punjab, India
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Mohammedan
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–08	Tata Football Academy	??	(??)
2008–13	Mohun Bagan	23	(3)
2013	Salgaocar	0	(0)
2013–present (on loan)	Mohammedan	6	(0)
National team
2010	India	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian international football player. He is currently playing for Mohammedan in the I-League in India as a defender. Before that, he played club football in Punjab. Masih made his international debut against Hong Kong National Football Team.

Career

Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets of his batch. While at the TFA, Masih earned a call up to the India Under-23 side in 2007 and played in the 2008 Olympic qualifiers. In 2008 he signed for the Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and had a wonderful season.

The Punjab born player can play both as a central defender and in central midfield because of his strong build and good heading ability. Then-Mohun Bagan coach Karim Bencherifa used him in central midfield alongside the experienced Marcos Pereira and the two formed one of the best central midfield partnerships in the 2008–09 I-League campaign. Masih was instrumental in Bagan's record breaking ten match winning run in the league and the Federation Cup triumph that season.

In January 2009, Masih made his international debut in the 2-1 defeat against Hong Kong and since then he has been a regular member of the Indian squad. Masih's performances in the 2008–09 season won him nominations for the "Best Young Player" and "Best Player Of The Year (Fans' Choice)" categories in the inaugural edition of the FPAI Awards in 2009.

Last season, he was troubled with a number of injuries and thus could not feature regularly for Mohun Bagan in the I-League. He returned in the second half of the season but never regained his best form and Mohun Bagan struggled.

Mohammedan (loan)

Masih signed for Mohammedan on loan from Salgaocar F.C. and made his debut in the I-league on 20 October 2013 at the Bangalore Football Stadium against Bengaluru FC. He played the whole match, which Mohammedan lost 2-1.^[1]

References

↑ "Bengaluru vs. Mohammedan 2-1". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

External links

Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata) – current squad

1 Su. Singh
2 Dhanarajan
4 Sangha
5 Wadoo
6 Soren
7 Aj. Singh
8 Orji
9 Josimar
10 Özbey
11 Paite
12 Biswas
13 As. Singh
14 Gurung
15 Abranches
16 Stephen
17 Sabrosa
18 Ga. Singh
19 Masih
20 Ramengmawia
21 Khara
22 Hembram
23 Di. Singh
24 Zirsanga
25 Prasad
26 Ba. Singh
27 Rai
29 Kuniyil
30 Dutta
31 Barreto
32 Murmu
33 Noushad
34 Rehman
42 Maithani
Manager: Abdul Aziz

v t e India squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup

1 Subrata 2 M. Singh 3 Manju 4 Masih 5 Anwar Ali 6 Baldeep 7 Pradeep 8 Rennedy 9 Yadav 10 Miranda 11 Chhetri 12 Deepak 13 G. Sadhu 14 Gawli 15 Baichung (c) 16 Mehraj 17 Surkumar 18 Rafi 19 Gourmangi 20 Climax 21 Subhasish 22 Nabi 23 Dias Coach: Houghton

Persondata
Name	Masih, Rakesh
Alternative names
Short description	Indian footballer
Date of birth	1987-03-18
Place of birth	Punjab, India
Date of death
Place of death

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