Monotosh Chakladar (born 4 April 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Chuchura, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back / Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | United SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | United SC | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Mohammedan | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Pathachakra | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Peerless (loan) | ||
| 2020 | → East Bengal (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Bhawanipore (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bengaluru United (loan) | ||
| 2021 | Peerless | ||
| 2021–2022 | Madan Maharaj | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Chennaiyin | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 23 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Monotosh started his career with the youth academy of United SC. He joined Kolkata giants Mohammedan in 2018 and played in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division.[citation needed]
He joined Pathachakra in 2018 and played in the 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division.[citation needed]
His good showing for Pathachakra in the 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division, earned him a loan spell at I-League club Gokulam Kerala.[1]
On 31 October, he made his debut for the club against NEROCA in a 1–1 stalemate.[2][3] He finished the season with four matches for the Malabarians as they finished 10th in the league table.
He returned from the loan and joined Peerless and won the 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division.[4]
In January 2020, Monotosh signed for I-League club and Kolkata giants East Bengal on loan for the remainder of the season.[5]
He made his only appearance for the club, on 17 February against Indian Arrows, coming on as a 87th-minute substitute for Asheer Akhtar in a 3–1 win.[6][7]
On 4 June 2022, Chennaiyin confirmed the signing of Monotosh ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League season.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohammedan | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala (loan) |
2018–19 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| East Bengal (loan) |
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bhawanipore (loan) |
2020 | I-League 2nd Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Madan Maharaj | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||