Varun Mathur Explained
Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Kenkre.
Club career
Earlier career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team.[1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians.[1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim.[1]
He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[1]
Chennai City
In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw.[3]
Kenkre
In October September 2021, Mathur signed for Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers.[4] Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations.[5] [6]
On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance for the club against Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw.[7] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.[8] [9] They later participated in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, but bowed out after defeat to Churchill Brothers in semi-final.[10] [11]
Career statistics
Club
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Majumdar . Rounak . EXCLUSIVE: Mumbaikar Varun Mathur shares ongoing I-League experience in a bio-bubble . 12 March 2021 . www.footballcounter.com . Football Counter . 15 January 2021 . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301195027/https://www.footballcounter.com/2021/exclusive-mumbaikar-varun-mathur-shares-ongoing-i-league-experience-in-a-bio-bubble/ .
- Web site: Varun Mathur . Chennai City FC (Twitter) . 13 March 2021 . 8 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908171634/https://twitter.com/chennaicityfc/status/1245700582918066178?lang=en . live .
- Web site: TRAU 0–0 Chennai City . Soccerway . 13 March 2021 . 3 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603135650/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2020/02/16/india/i-league/trau/chennai-city/3183663/ . live .
- Web site: Sattyik. Sarkar. All you need to know about new I-League entrant Kenkre FC. khelnow.com. Khel Now. 28 December 2021. 18 February 2022. 28 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228130342/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-kenkre-fc-all-you-need-to-know/.
- Web site: S. Dipak Raghav. AIFF bars Chennai City from I-League 2021-22, names Kenkre as replacement. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 6 December 2021. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204142111/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/aiff-bars-chennai-city-from-i-league-2021-22-names-kenkre-as-replacement/article37839682.ece. 4 December 2021.
- Web site: S. Dipak Raghav. Kenkre FC is all set to join I-League as Chennai City FC gets barred. The Bridge. thebridge.in. 4 December 2021. 6 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204153516/https://thebridge.in/football/aiff-kenkre-fc-all-set-to-join-i-league-chennai-city-fc-gets-barred-27123. 4 December 2021.
- Web site: AIFF. Media Team. Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw. 4 March 2022. 5 April 2022. www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Kalyani, West Bengal. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328022838/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/real-kashmir-and-kenkre-fc-play-out-thrilling-1-1-draw. 28 March 2022.
- Web site: I-League 2022: Kenkre FC relegated after Indian Arrows stab home a late winner. Sayantan. Guha. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 4 May 2022. 5 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505052325/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-i-league-2022-kenkre-fc-relegated-indian-arrows-stab-home-late-winner. 5 May 2022.
- Web site: . Kenkre FC suffer relegation . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . . 4 May 2022 . 25 May 2022 . Naihati . 25 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525124814/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-valiant-real-kashmir-beat-drop-kenkre-fc-suffer-relegation/articleshow/91322204.cms . live .
- Web site: Baji Rout Cup: Pradhan attends inaugural match between Odisha & Mumbai Kenkre FC. argusnews.in. Argus News. 3 November 2022. Dhenkanal, Odisha. 8 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108111510/https://argusnews.in/article/odisha/baji-rout-cup2022-pradhan-attends-inaugural-match-between-odisha-mumbai-kenkre-fc. 8 November 2022.
- Web site: 6 November 2022 . FULL MATCH – Baji Rout Cup semis – Churchill Brothers bulldoze Kenkre FC in 5 goal haul . 8 November 2022 . thefangarage.com . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108105444/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18698-full-match--baji-rout-cup-semis--churchill-brothers-bulldoze-kenkre-fc-in-5-goal-haul . 8 November 2022 .