Raju Gaikwad
Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League. Gaikwad is very comfortable on the ball and can easily fill in as a full back even though he is right-footed, and is a long throw specialist.
| 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(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tata Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Pailan Arrows | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | East Bengal | 49 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Goa | 23 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Mohun Bagan (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Mohun Bagan (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Mumbai City | 15 | (0) |
| 2018—2019 | Jamshedpur | 5 | (1) |
| 2019– | Kerala Blasters | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | India U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | India | 23 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 25 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC) | |||
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]
Mohun Bagan A.C.
In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.[3]
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019-20 ISL season[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 10 April 2020[9]
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mumbai City (loan) | 2014 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Mohun Bagan | 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FC Goa (loan) | 2015 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 2017-18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur FC | 2018-19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | 2019-20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Career total | 114 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 0 | |
National team statistics
Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015[10]
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 |
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.
- kolkatafootball.com|Indian super league atk match 2019-20 live score|hero ileague eastbengal live, hero ileague mohunbagan live,|Indian live football
- "ISL 2019-20 | Kerala Blasters get in Raju Gaikwad as Sandesh Jhingan replacement".
- "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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