Nikhil Poojari
Quick Facts
Biography
Nikhil Poojari (born 3 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for East Bengal in the I-League.
Career
Born in Maharashtra, Poojari started his career with Ryan FC in Mumbai. While with Ryan FC, Poojari was selected to play for the Maharashtra under-19 side in the school games nationals. Poojari soon joined the youth side of Mumbai before signing with Kolkata-based East Bengal in 2015.
Poojari made his first-team debut for East Bengal on 4 August 2016 in their opening Calcutta Football League fixture against Bhawanipore. He came on as a 78th minute substitute for Jiten Murmu as East Bengal won 2–1. Poojari scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2016 during the group stage match of the Bordoloi Trophy against Bongobi Agragami on Bangladesh. His strike in the 87th minute was the last goal in a 6–0 victory.
Career statistics
- As of 7 January 2017
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
East Bengal | 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |