Karan Amin
{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karan Amin
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| fullname = Karan Amin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|6|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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| currentclub = Odisha
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| position = Right back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Mahindra United
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Air India
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Mumbai
| years1 = ?
| clubs1 = Mumbai
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = ?
| clubs2 = DSK Shivajians
| caps2 = ?
| goals2 = ?
| years3 = 2014
| clubs3 = PIFA
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| years4 = 2018–2022
| clubs4 = Jamshedpur
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 0
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| club-update = 14:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
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| clubs5 = Odisha
| years5 = 2022―
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
}}
Karan Amin (born 21 June 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Odisha in Indian Super League. He is also a football agent.
Career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Amin was part of the youth teams of I-League clubs Mahindra United, Air India, and Mumbai.{{cite news|title=Defender Amin puts pen to paper on Jamshedpur FC deal|url=http://www.sportinggi.com/defender-amin-puts-pen-to-paper-on-jamshedpur-fc-deal|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=Sporting Gi|date=31 January 2018|archive-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406040602/http://www.sportinggi.com/defender-amin-puts-pen-to-paper-on-jamshedpur-fc-deal|url-status=dead}} He then went on to represent Mumbai and DSK Shivajians for their senior sides in local tournaments.
In 2014, Amin was announced as part of the PIFA side that would participate in the I-League 2nd Division.{{cite news|title=PIFA announce squad for 2nd Division I-League|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/pifa-announce-squad-for-2nd-division-i-league|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=SportsKeeda|date=2 February 2014}} Almost four years later, on 23 January 2018, Amin was signed by Jamshedpur of the Indian Super League after a trial with the club. Amin made his professional debut with the club on 2 April 2018 in their Super Cup match against Minerva Punjab. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jamshedpur as they won the match on penalties.{{cite web|title=Jamshedpur Substitution April 2|url=https://twitter.com/JamshedpurFC/status/980838462994575360|website=Jamshedpur FC (Twitter)}}
Football agent
As well as being a professional footballer, Amin is also a football agent who founded his own agency, named Pro Elite, in 2017.{{cite news|last1=Desai|first1=Shail|title=Indian football's agents of change|url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/2iJyiEDss8K579iurzazGL/Indian-footballs-agents-of-change.html|access-date=5 April 2018|work=Live Mint|date=30 September 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|15 September 2020}}
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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 |
| rowspan="2"|Jamshedpur
|rowspan="2"|ISL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-19
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/players/36850-karan-amin Jamshedpur FC Profile]
{{Jamshedpur FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amin, Karan}}
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Mahindra United FC players
Category:Jamshedpur FC players
Category:Men's association football defenders