| Ankit Mukherjee | |
| Fullname: | Ankit Mukherjee |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Kolkata, India |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Chennaiyin |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | East Bengal |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Aryan |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Mohammedan |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | ATK |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | ATK Mohun Bagan |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | East Bengal |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Chennaiyin |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 18:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta.[1] In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side.[1] In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad.[1]
Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan.[1] After sporadic appearances in his first season, he got a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018.[1] [2] His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.[1]
On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian Super League side ATK.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against Pune City. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0.[4] Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[5]
On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Ankit has signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal with a free transfer from ATK Mohun Bagan.[6] On 3 January, he made his debut for East Bengal as he came on in as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Raju Gaikwad as the team won 3 - 1.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mohammedan Sporting | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Div | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |
| ATK | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| ATK total | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |||