Raju Gaikwad
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| 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 | Center back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tata FA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2011 | Pailan Arrows | 14 | (0) |
| 2011– | East Bengal | 41 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Mumbai City FC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | India | 23 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:04, 14 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian footballer who plays as a center back for East Bengal in the I-League and the India national football team.
Career
Pailan Arrows
After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.[1]
East Bengal
In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.[2]
International
Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1.[3] He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0.[4] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[5] Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.[6]
Career Statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 14 April 2015
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mumbai City FC (loan) | 2014 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 58 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 0 | |
National team statistics
Statistics accurate as of 6 October 2014
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- East Bengal
- Federation Cup (1): 2012
International
- India
References
- ↑ Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ↑ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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