Narayan Das (footballer)

Narayan Das
Personal information
Full nameNarayan Das
Date of birth25 September 1993
Place of birthTribeni, West Bengal, India[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Dempo
Number42
Youth career
unknown
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Pailan Arrows22(2)
2013–Dempo17(0)
2014→ FC Goa (loan)14(0)
National team‡
2011India U193(0)
2012–India U234(0)
2013–India2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 25 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:22, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Narayan Das (born 25 September 1993) is an Indian footballer who plays as a left back for Dempo in the I-League. A regular for his I-League side, Narayan garnered much praise for his excellent stamina, pace and forward arrays from his full-back position during the 2014 Indian Super League.

Career

Pailan Arrows

Das made his debut for Pailan Arrows on 28 October 2012 against Salgaocar, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pritam Kotal, and was booked in the 72nd minute as Arrows drew the match 0–0.[3] Das scored the first goal of his career on 18 November 2012 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal in the 84th minute to equalize for Pailan Arrows, however a Lalkamal Bhowmick goal in the 88th minute gave Prayag a 2-1 win.[4] He then scored his second goal of his career in the next match against Sporting Goa on 23 November 2012 in the 54th minute to give Pailan Arrows a 1–0 victory away from home at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, and was booked in the 34th minute.[5]

Dempo

Das signed for Dempo on 26 October 2013, on loan from IMG Reliance with three other players Alwyn George, Pronay Halder and Holicharan Narzary.[6] He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 1 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Duler Stadium and played the whole match as Dempo drew the match 0–0.[7]

Narayan Das represented FC Goa in the 2014 Indian Super League. He was a regular, starting all of their league games and was praised for his excellent stamina, attacking intent, agility and pace from his coach Zico as well as the pundits and the media.[8] Narayan was injured during the first leg of the semi-final versus Atletico de Kolkata[9] and subsequently missed the 2014-15 Federation Cup and the beginning of the 2014-15 I-League season.

International

Das made his under-19 international debut on 31 October 2012 against Turkmenistan during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers where he played the full 90 matches in a match that India won 3–1.[10] Das then made his under-23 international debut on 23 June 2012 during the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers against the Lebanon U23s, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in the 26th minute as India won the match 5–2.[11] On 19 November 2013, Das made his senior debut for India against Nepal; he became the 476th Indian to make debut for national team.

Career Statistics

Club

As of 25 March 2014[12]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pailan Arrows 2012–13 I-League2220000——222
Dempo 2013–14 I-League1704000——210
FC Goa (loan) 2014 ISL140——————140
Dempo 2014–15 I-League000000——00
Career total 532400000572

References

  1. ↑ "https://www.the-aiff.com/player-profile-details.htm?id=28".
  2. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-goa/squad/defender-10256-narayan-das-playerprofile
  3. ↑ "Salgaocar Football Club vs Pailan Arrows LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "ARROWS VS. PRAYAG UNITED 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "SPORTING GOA VS. ARROWS 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Arrows players for Dempo". Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 0-0 Mohun Bagan: The Goans were held to a disappointing draw". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-goa/squad/defender-10256-narayan-das-playerprofile
  9. ↑ http://ibnlive.in.com/news/isl-zico-blames-poor-turf-for-narayan-das-injury/518168-5-21.html
  10. ↑ "India U19s 3-1 Turkmenistan U19s". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "India U22 5-2 Lebanon U22". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Narayan Das profile at Soccerway