SK Sahil
Sheikh Sahil (born 28 April 2000) is an Indian footballer. He plays for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan FC. His playing position is Central Midfielder.
 Sk Sahil | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Sahil | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal,India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 16 | (0) |
| 2020- | ATK Mohun Bagan FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:32, 5 January 2020 (IST) | |||
Career
Early career
Sahil started his career at Mohun Bagan academy. As a young player he took part various youth tournaments and leagues with Mohun Bagan. He also played in the U-16 I- League as a part of Mohun Bagan youth team. He first came on limelight in youth development league organised by IFA and Zee Bangla, though his team was the runners up in the tournament.[1]
Senior career
Mohun Bagan Senior Team
In the tournament, he showed his potentiality and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach Kibu Vicuna in the senior team on a four-year deal.[2] He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan.[3]
CFL
He was chosen by Kibu Vicuna for the 2019-20 Calcutta Football League.
Durand Cup
He made his Durand cup debut on 2 August 2019 against Mohammedan SC. His team won the match 2–0.[4]
I-League
On November 30, 2019, he made his I-League debut against Aizawl FC as substitute in the 2nd half replacing PM Britto.[5] He made his first team squad entry on the 4th match of his team, against Gokulam Kerala on 16 December. He inspired his team to win as a result 2–1.
Style of play
The 19- years old young boy has potentiality to do more according to football pundits. He highly impressed Kibu Vicuna, the former coach of Mohun Bagan by his playing ability. In his youth academy days, he used to play as defender. But in the senior team he was converted to Central Midfielder by team management.[5] With 87% passing accuracy, he has a wide range of ball delivery ability. He always keep calm and nerves during any difficult situation that is a positive attribute of his character.[6]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 10 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | Durand Cup | CFL | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2019-20 | I league | 16 | 0 | 6 |
0 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
References
- "Zee Bangla Football League: The farce that was the East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan U-19 final | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "Player Details". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- KolkataMarch 10, Indo-Asian News Service; March 10, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 20:20. "Mohun Bagan crowned I-League 2019-20 champions after 1-0 win over Aizawl". India Today. Retrieved 2020-04-17.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Chamorro double gives Bagan 2-0 win over Mohammedan". Sportstar. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "Scouting Report: Who is Mohun Bagan's teenage sensation Sk Sahil?". Khel Now. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- "I-League: Five breakthrough stars in 2019-20 season". Khel Now. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-17.