Sumit Rathi
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sumit Rathi
| fullname =
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = S Rathi playing for kerala blasters in ISL
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = NorthEast United
| clubnumber = 50
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = AIFF Elite Academy
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = ATK B
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = ATK
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2025
| clubs4 = Mohun Bagan
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = NorthEast United
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam1 = India U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam2 = India U23
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 8 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 19 September 2023
}}
Sumit Rathi (born 26 August 2001), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.{{cite web |title=Squad ATK 2019-20 ISL |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/499-atk-profile/squad |publisher=ISL |access-date=6 January 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/isl-sumit-rathi-signs-5-year-contract-with-atk-mohun-bagan/articleshow/77564579.cms |title=ISL: Sumit Rathi signs 5-year contract with Mohun Bagan |newspaper=The Times of India |date = 15 August 2020|access-date = 2020-08-18|language = en}}{{cite web |title=U-19 India squad, participated in AFC U19 Championships |url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15745 |publisher=AFC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106190857/http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/15745 |access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=2020-01-06 }}
Career
=Early career=
He started his career at AIFF Elite Academy, later joining Indian Arrows who play in the I-League for the 2017–18 season.
==ATK==
He was signed by ATK Reserves{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2017-18-aiff-25-member-squad-indian-arrows/jpnsh47olzrd1ixmtxp6ipzeo|title=I-League 2017/18: AIFF reveals 25-member squad for Indian Arrows |website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-01-05}} team for 2018-19 season, where he turned out for 10 matches in the season.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
For the 2019–20 season, Rathi was called up to the senior team by manager Antonio Lopez Habas. He was declared 'Hero of the Match' in the match against Mumbai City in the 11th round of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/habas-indian-super-league-sumit-rathi-atk/11b7zphoywkvs18naew2zh4yg5|title=Antonio Habas: Sumit Rathi can be a very important player for India {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2020-03-15}} After making 14 appearances in his breakthrough season and impressing throughout, as well as helping ATK to their 3rd ISL trophy, he was declared the Emerging Player of the Season for 2019–20.
=2020–2021 season=
On 14 August Sumit Rathi signed a five-year contract for Mohun Bagan SG keeping him till 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/isl-sumit-rathi-signs-5-year-contract-with-atk-mohun-bagan20200815191131/#:~:text=Kolkata%20%28West%20Bengal%29%20%5BIndia%5D%2C%20Aug%2015%20%28ANI%29%3A%20Indian,%28ISL%29%20Emerging%20Player%20of%20the%20League%20last%20season.|title =ISL: Sumit Rathi signs 5-year contract with ATK Mohun Bagan|date =15 August 2020 |access-date = 2020-08-18|website = www.aninews.in|language = en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/sumit-rathi-signs-a-five-year-contract-with-atk-mohun-bagan|title =Sumit Rathi signs a five-year contract with ATK Mohun Bagan|date =15 August 2020|access-date = 2020-08-18|website =www.indiansuperleague.com|language = en}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|12 December 2022}}{{soccerway|sumit-rathi/525734}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Indian Arrows
| rowspan="1" |I-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |ATK B
| rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |ATK
| rowspan="4" |Indian Super League |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 14 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Mohun Bagan SG
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsDUR|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
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Honours
ATK
Mohan Bagan
India U19
- OFC Youth Development Tournament: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/events/ofcs-youth-development-tournament-2019-mens/|title=OFC's Youth Development Tournament 2019 – Men's|date=August 2019 |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|access-date=4 December 2021}}
Individual
References
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{{NorthEast United FC squad}}
{{Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League}}
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Category:People from Muzaffarnagar district
Category:Footballers from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:ATK (football club) players
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Category:NorthEast United FC players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for India
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