Ankit Mukherjee
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
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| fullname = Ankit Mukherjee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kolkata, India
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Chennaiyin
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = East Bengal
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Aryan
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Mohammedan
| caps2 = 22
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = ATK
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = Mohun Bagan
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = East Bengal
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Chennaiyin
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 2
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| club-update = 18:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
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Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.
Career
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta.{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Ayan |title=Football for fun to game of passion in five years |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/football-for-fun-to-game-of-passion-in-five-years/cid/1311526 |access-date=24 November 2018 |work=Telegraph India |date=22 August 2018}} In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side. In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad.
Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan. After sporadic appearances in his first season, he got a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018.{{cite news |title=Bengal squad named for Santosh Trophy final round |url=https://www.thequint.com/hotwire-text/bengal-squad-named-for-santosh-trophy-final-round |access-date=24 November 2018 |work=The Quint |date=17 March 2018}} His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division.
=ATK=
On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian Super League side ATK.{{cite web |title=Mukherjee signs for ATK |url=https://twitter.com/ATKFC/status/1027593832412667905 |website=ATK (Twitter)}} He made his professional debut for the club on 10 November 2018 against Pune City. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Aiborlang Khongjee as ATK won 1–0.{{cite web |title=ATK 1-0 Pune City |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/10/india/indian-super-league/atletico-de-kolkata/pune-city/2907982/ |website=Soccerway}} Mukherjee then earned his first start during ATK's next game against Mumbai City on 24 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web |title=Mumbai City 0-0 ATK |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/24/india/indian-super-league/mumbai-city/atletico-de-kolkata/2907987/ |website=Soccerway}}
=East Bengal=
On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Ankit has signed for Kolkata giants East Bengal with a free transfer from ATK Mohun Bagan.{{Cite web|last=Team|first=SC East Bengal Media|date=2021-01-02|title=Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee put pen to paper for SC East Bengal|url=https://www.sceastbengal.co/post/raju-gaikwad-ankit-mukherjee-put-pen-to-paper-for-sc-east-bengal|access-date=2021-01-02|website=SC East Bengal|language=en}}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On 3 January, he made his debut for East Bengal as he came on in as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Raju Gaikwad as the team won 3–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/sc-east-bengal-beat-odisha-to-pick-up-first-win-of-the-season|title=SC East Bengal beat Odisha to pick up first win of the season|work=Indian Super League|access-date=3 January 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|4 February 2023}}{{soccerway|ankit-mukherjee/573587}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Mohammedan Sporting
|rowspan="1"|I-League 2nd Div | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| rowspan="3"|ATK
|rowspan="2"|Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1{{efn|name="Super Cup"|Appearances in Super Cup}} | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| 2019–20
|1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name="Durand"|Appearances in Durand Cup}} | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|ATK total
!10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Mohun Bagan
| rowspan="4" |Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="4" |East Bengal
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|10 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |10 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2"|East Bengal total
!28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/defender-58488-ankit-mukherjee-profile Ankit Mukherjee] at Indian Super League
- {{Soccerway|573587}}
{{Chennaiyin FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
Category:ATK (football club) players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from West Bengal
Category:Calcutta Football League players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players