Tirthankar Sarkar
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tirthankar Sarkar
| image =
| fullname = Tirthankar Sarkar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgharia, West Bengal, India
| height = {{convert|1.69|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Diamond Harbour FC
| clubnumber = 25
| position = Left wing
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Mohun Bagan Academy
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = Salgaocar
| years1 = 2010–2013
| years2 = 2013–2014
| years3 = 2014–2016
| years4 = 2017
| years5 = 2017
| years6 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Pailan Arrows|
| clubs2 = Mohun Bagan
| clubs3 = Southern Samity
| clubs4 = Mohammedan
| clubs5 = Mohun Bagan
| caps1 = 36
| caps2 = 15
| caps3 = 14
| caps4 = 19
| caps5 = 9
| goals1 = 7
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = India U16
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011
| nationalteam2 = India U19
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = India U23
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 20 July 2018
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = BSS Sporting Club
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| clubs6 = Mohammedan
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| years8=2022–
| clubs8= Diamond Harbour FC}}
Tirthankar Sarkar (born 1 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Diamond Harbour FC in the Calcutta Football League.
Career
=Early career=
Tirthankar is the product of Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, Durgapur. Tirthankar was part of the Academy team that participated in the Manchester United Premier Cup and played in the final round held at Manchester. He also went to 3 overseas tours for Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, to Singapore, Thailand and England. After passing out from Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, Tirthankar played for Salgaocar 2009-2010.{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy cadet - Tirthankar Sarkar|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-sail-football-academy-cadet-tirthankar-sarkar-2228|work=Mohun Bagan}}
=Pailan Arrows=
After starting his career in the Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar youth teams Sarkar signed with I-League club Pailan Arrows. He then made his debut against Sporting Clube de Goa in the I-League on 13 January 2012, Pailan lost the match 2–3.{{cite web|title=Pailan Arrows 2-3 Sporting Clube De Goa – Late Ogba Kalu Hands The Goans An Away Win|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69616/pailan-arrows-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report|work=Goal.com|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=4 May 2012}} Sarkar then scored his second goal for Pailan Arrows on 28 January 2013 against United Sikkim F.C. to equalize in the 86th minute for his side as the game ended 1–1.{{cite web|last=Nakashe|first=Mrunal|title=Pailan Arrows 1-1 United Sikkim: Tirthankar Sarkar strikes late on to break Sikkim hearts|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96246/pailan-arrows-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=3 February 2013}}
=Mohun Bagan=
On 12 June 2014 it was confirmed that Tirthankar has signed for Mohun Bagan.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|12 June 2014}}{{Soccerway|tirthankar-sarkar/267292}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Federation Cup !colspan="2"|Durand Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Pailan Arrows
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2012–13
|21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| colspan="2" | Career total
!29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Personal life
Tirthankar's favourite players are Renedy Singh, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suárez. He supports England national football team and Germany national football team. He also supports Liverpool F.C among the European clubs.
Honours
=Club=
References
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Kolkata
Category:Footballers from West Bengal
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Southern Samity players