Saurabh Meher | |
Fullname: | Saurabh Meher |
Birth Date: | 12 January 2000 |
Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Position: | Right back |
Youthclubs1: | AIFF Elite Academy |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs2: | Indian Arrows |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs3: | Odisha |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs4: | Gokulam Kerala |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2023 |
Clubs5: | Gokulam Kerala B(loan) |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 04:52, 14 December 2020 (UTC) |
Saurabh Meher (born 12 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender .
Saurabh was part of the India U-16 team which finished runners-up in the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, losing to Bangladesh U16 in the final on penalties.Saurabh was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019-20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows central defender and lost 0–1.[2] Meher plays primarily in the heart of defence but can also slot in as a make-shift wing-back. Previously in the year 2018 he captained Chennayin FC B Team and Youth (U-18) team in I- League 2nd Division and Hero Elite League, where he led his team up to the semi-finals. He was also the part of India U-15 National team which played the SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 Bangladesh.He was the Golden Boot Winner in SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 edition.Saurabh Meher played as a central defender under Shanmugam Venkatesh in Hero I-League 2019-20 season and appeared eight times, spending a total of 649 minutes on the field.
On 5 June 2020, Saurabh signed for Odisha FC on a long-term deal.[3]
it was announced that saurabh will be a part of Gokulam kerala"s squad in the 2023 Durand cup [4]
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2017-18 | I-League 2nd Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Indian Arrows | 2019–20 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
Odisha | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
Gokulam Kerala | 2023–24 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |