Sivasakthi Narayanan Explained
| Sivasakthi Narayanan |
| Fullname: | Sivasakthi Narayanan |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Height: | 165 cm |
| Currentclub: | Bengaluru |
| Clubnumber: | 39 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nobal Football Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Raman Vijayan Soccer School |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Bengaluru B |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Bengaluru |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | India U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:00, 24 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:00, 14 September 2023 (UTC) |
Sivasakthi Narayanan (born 9 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.
Club career
Youth
Sivasakthi's youth career began when he was picked up by a NFA team during trials in Karaikudi.[1] Sivasakthi was scouted by Raman Vijan Soccer School and he was the top scorer in the 2018-19 season of Elite League with 22 goals for the club. He then joined Bengaluru FC's B team,[2] where he played for the club in the 2020-21 season of Bangalore Super Division league. He emerged as the top goal scorer after scoring a staggering 15 goals for the club, which includes two hat-tricks.[3] [4]
Bengaluru FC
On 8 April 2021, Bengaluru FC announced their squad for their AFC Cup campaign, which saw the 20-year-old getting maiden call up for the senior team.[5] He made his senior team debut when he replaced Suresh Singh in the game against Bashundhara Kings at the group stage of 2021 AFC Cup.[6] He scored his first goal for Bengaluru, ten minutes after being substituted against Maziya S&RC.[7]
Personal life
Hailing from a football frenzy district of Karaikudi, Sivasakthi picked up football as an interest and went on to get selected for the trials held in his hometown, when he was in 7th grade at school. When he and his friends began to pick their favourite ISL teams, Sivasakthi chose to be a fan of Bengaluru FC.[8] Sivasakthi lost his father when he was young and is now survived by his mother, who according to Sivasakthi, raised and supported him to follow his passion. During the 2020-21 Bangalore Super Division season, Bengaluru FC B team's Head Coach, Sandesh Bhoite said that Sivasakthi is tall, lanky and has the kind of core strength that gets him past even the heaviest challenges.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition| Club | Season | League | National cup | Asia | Other | Total |
|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|
| Bengaluru B | 2020–21 | Bangalore Super Division | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | 11 | 15 |
| Bengaluru | | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | 29 | 11 |
| 2023–24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 17 |
|---|
| Career total | 52 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 32 | |
|---|
Honours
Bengaluru
2022[9]
Individual
2022–23[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Small town boy with big time dreams. bengaluru fc.com . Bengaluru FC . 6 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128171111/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/bfc-b/small-town-boy-big-time-dreams/ . 28 January 2023 . live.
- Web site: RVSS Product Sivasakthi Makes Dream BFC ‘B’ Debut. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118123159/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Sports/2021/01/18172408/1271910/RVSS-Product-Sivasakthi-Makes-Dream-BFC-B-Debut.vpf. dead. 18 January 2021. DT Next. 18 January 2021.
- Web site: Sivasakthi on song as blue Colts regain top spot. Bengaluru FC. 22 February 2021. 25 August 2021. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209132944/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/bfc-b/shivasakthi-song-blue-colts-regain-top-spot/. live.
- Web site: Blue Colts reach summit with 8-1 rout of Income Tax. Bengaluru FC. 27 January 2021. 25 August 2021. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128184117/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/bfc-b/blue-colts-reach-summit-8-1-rout-income-tax-fc/. live.
- Web site: Blues announce 29-man squad for AFC Cup qualifiers. Bengaluru FC. 8 April 2021. 25 August 2021. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619114815/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/bengaluru-fc-announce-29-man-squad-afc-cup-qualifiers/. live.
- 1429063204588589056. Final change for the blues.... bengalurufc.
- 1430220837261430790. bengalurufc. Quality Touch, Quality Finish!....
- Web site: Small town boy with big time dreams. Bengaluru FC. 6 February 2021. 25 August 2021. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619112040/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/bfc-b/small-town-boy-big-time-dreams/. live.
- Web site: Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season. www.espn.in. ESPN. Aaditya. Narayan. 19 September 2022. 20 September 2022. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920142913/https://www.espn.in/football/india-ind/story/4750058/durand-cup-2022-review-curtain-raiser-indian-football-season?platform=amp. 20 September 2022.
- Web site: Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 25 April 2023. 25 April 2023. Akhil. Rawat. Kozhikode. https://web.archive.org/web/20230425180906/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown. 25 April 2023.
- Web site: Hero ISL 2022-23: A list of all individual and team awards at the end of the season . ISL Media Team . indiansuperleague.com . Indian Super League . 19 March 2023 . 19 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319134947/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/hero-isl-2022-23-a-list-of-all-individual-and-team-awards-at-the-end-of-the-season . live.
- Web site: FPAI Awards 2023: Bengaluru FC's Sivasakthi Narayanan wins Young Player of year, Mumbai City FC SWOOP numerous awards – Check Out. 13 May 2023. 13 May 2023. insidesport.in. Inside Sport India. Triyasha. Chatterjee. Gangtok. 13 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230513162608/https://www.insidesport.in/fpai-awards-2023-bengaluru-fcs-sivasakthi-narayanan-wins-young-player-of-year-mumbai-city-fc-swoop-numerous-awards-check-out/.
