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.

Sheikh Sahil
Sk Sahil
Personal information
Full name Sheikh Sahil
Date of birth (2000-04-28) 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Durand Cup CFL Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohun Bagan 2019-20 I league 16 0 6
 0 0 0 _ _ 0 0 16 0
Total 25600000000256
Career total 26600000000266

Honours

Mohun Bagan

I-League : 2019-20

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "Player Details". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. 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)
  4. Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Chamorro double gives Bagan 2-0 win over Mohammedan". Sportstar. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. "Scouting Report: Who is Mohun Bagan's teenage sensation Sk Sahil?". Khel Now. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  6. "I-League: Five breakthrough stars in 2019-20 season". Khel Now. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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