Rana Gharami
Rana Gharami (born 6 October 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Garalgachha, West Bengal, India | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Delhi Dynamos | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uttarpara Netaji Brigade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Peerless SC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Railway FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kalighat MS | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kalighat MS | ||
| 2015–2017 | Mohammedan | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mohun Bagan | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Delhi Dynamos | 8 | (1) |
| 2019– | Odisha | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
Youth
Rana, resident of Garalgacha, joined a local football coaching camp where he brushed up his skills at an early age. He later joined Uttarpara Netaji Brigade. He was part of the U-21 West Bengal football team that won the Gold medal in the 2011 National Games under the coaching of Sankar Moitra.[1]
Club
Rana joined CFL Premier Division Club Peerless in 2010, moving to CFL Super Division side Railway FC the next season. In 2012–13 season, he played for I-League 2nd Division club Kalighat Milan Sangha.
For 2013-14 season Rana signed for I-League club Mohun Bagan.[1] He failed to get any game time with the club and rejoined Kalighat Milan Sangha at the end of the season. In mid 2015 Rana was signed by Mohammedan SC for upcoming Calcutta Football League and 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division. He had a good 2016–17 season, in which Mohammedan won 2016 Sikkim Gold Cup[2] and finished runners–up in 2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division. Adding to that he captained the West Bengal football team which won the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[3]
In June 2017 Mohammedan extended Rana's contract till end of the 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division.[4] At the end of 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division, Rana was signed by Mohun Bagan for upcoming I-League. With Mohun Bagan, Rana won the Sikkim Gold Cup once again.[5] He made his I-League dubute on 10 December 2017 against Churchill Brothers coming in as substitute in place of Ansumana Kromah at 65th minute of the match.[6]
Awards
Rana received a special award from Calcutta Sports Journalists Club(CSJC) for his contributions for state team and the club in 2016-17 season at CSJC's annual awards.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peerless SC | 2010–11 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Railway FC | 2011–12 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kalighat MS | 2012–13 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? |
| Mohun Bagan | 2013-14 | 1st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Kalighat MS | 2014-15 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mohammedan | 2015-16 | 2nd | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | ? |
| 2016-17 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2017-18 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Honours
References
- "Mohun Bagan's new recruit - Rana Gharami". Mohunbaganac.com. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "36th Sikkim Governors Gold Cup: Mohammedan Sporting edge Jhapa XI 1-0 to lift cup". Xtratime.in. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "SANTOSH TROPHY 2017 FINAL: BENGAL 1-0 GOA - LAST MINUTE GOAL IN EXTRA TIME LANDS BENGAL 32ND TITLE". Goal.com. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Rana Gharami signs extension at Mohammedan SC". Xtratime.in. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Mohun Bagan wins 37th Sikkim Governors Gold Cup". Mohunbaganac.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Kromah has been taken off after his injury scare and now gets replaced by Rana Gharami". ILeagueOfficial (twitter). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- "Mohammedan SC defender Rana Gharami receive Special Award in CSJC's Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony". Mohammedansportingindia.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
External links
- Rana Gharami at Soccerway
- Rana Gharami at FootballDatabase.eu