Sayan Banerjee Explained

Sayan Banerjee
Birth Date:14 January 2003
Birth Place:Asansol, West Bengal, India
Currentclub:East Bengal
Clubnumber:84
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:2023
Youthclubs1:Kalighat MS
Years1:2022
Clubs1:Goalorious Mother SC
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:City FC
Caps2:9
Goals2:4
Years3:2023
Clubs3:Kalighat Milan Sangha FC
Caps3:11
Goals3:3
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:East Bengal
Caps4:11
Goals4:1
Club-Update:19:55, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Sayan Banerjee (born 14 January 2003), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Club career

GMSC

Sayan scored four goals and made three assists for Goalorious Mother SC playing in the 2021–22 MFA Elite Division.[1]

City FC

The following season, Sayan signed for City FC, a club of Senior Division League, second tier of Delhi Football League. He scored four goals in nine games.[2]

Kalighat MS

Sayan joined Kalighat Milan Sangha FC for 2023 Calcutta Premier Division. He had a brilliant season and scored three goals in eleven games. He scored a brace against Dalhousie AC where he also scored the fastest goal of the season in 53 seconds.[3]

East Bengal

Sayan signed for East Bengal in 2023 on a three-year contract after impressing in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division for Kalighat Milan Sangha.[4] Sayan was registered into the East Bengal squad for the 2024 Indian Super Cup and made his debut for the club on 19 January 2024 in the Kolkata Derby against Mohun Bagan SG in a 3 - 1 victory when he came in as a substitute for Nandhakumar Sekar in the 97th minute of the match.[5] Sayan also made an appearance in the final as East Bengal became champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup defeating Odisha 3 - 2.[6] Sayan made his Indian Super League debut on 3 February 2024 in the Kolkata Derby once again against Mohun Bagan SG, when he came in as a substitute for P. V. Vishnu in the 63rd minute of the match.[7] Sayan made his first start on 10 February 2024 against NorthEast United.[8]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GMSC2021–22MFA Elite Division?4?4
City FC2022–23Senior Division League9494
Kalighat MS2023–24Calcutta Premier Division113113
East Bengal2023–24Indian Super League7 1 3 0 10 1
2024–250 0 0 0 5 4 5 4
East Bengal total7 1 3 0 0 0 5 4 15 5
Career total27 12 3 0 0 0 5 4 35 16

Honours

East Bengal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE 53-SECOND GOAL INSPIRES SAYAN TO SCORE MORE GOALS, FOLLOWS NEYMAR TO DEVELOP THE SPEED-WORK. 3 August 2023.
  2. Web site: THE 53-SECOND GOAL INSPIRES SAYAN TO SCORE MORE GOALS, FOLLOWS NEYMAR TO DEVELOP THE SPEED-WORK. 3 August 2023.
  3. Web site: THE 53-SECOND GOAL INSPIRES SAYAN TO SCORE MORE GOALS, FOLLOWS NEYMAR TO DEVELOP THE SPEED-WORK. 3 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 26 January 2024. Sayan Banerjee: চাকরি ছেড়ে ফুটবলকে বেছে নিয়েছেন ইস্টবেঙ্গলের সায়ন. Sayan Banerjee: East Bengal's Sayan Banerjee left his job and chose football. bn. Kolkata 24x7. 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240215183426/https://kolkata24x7.in/sports-news/sayan-banerjee-quits-job-sets-sights-on-national-team-with-east-bengal-football/. live.
  5. Web site: 19 January 2024. Kalinga Super Cup 2024 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 - 3 East Bengal FC. i-league.org. 15 February 2024. 14 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240114122611/https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=26083. live.
  6. Web site: 28 January 2024. 12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup. I-League. 29 January 2024. 28 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240128195055/https://i-league.org/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup/. live.
  7. Web site: 3 February 2024. Indian Super League 2023-24 - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2 - 2 East Bengal FC. i-league.org. 15 February 2024. 7 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240207003557/https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=20865. live.
  8. Web site: 10 February 2024. Indian Super League 2023-24 - NorthEast United FC 3 - 2 East Bengal FC. i-league.org. 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240215183427/https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=27536. live.