Saikat Saha Roy (born 12 December 1991) is an Indian football player who currently plays for I-League 2nd Division club Bhawanipore F.C.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-12-12) 12 December 1991 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | India | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bhawanipore F.C. (on loan from East Bengal) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | East Bengal | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– (on loan) | Bhawanipore | ||
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | India U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After spending a season being captain for the East Bengal F.C. youth team in the I-League U19 championships Roy signed professional terms with the club.[1]
The 2011–12 season started off well for Roy as he was included in the East Bengal's 2011 Indian Federation Cup squad list.[2] After the Federation Cup Roy made his first start and game for the East Bengal first-team during the 2011 Indian Super Cup against Salgaocar. The match ended with East Bengal winning on penalties 9-8 and Roy scoring the winning penalty.[3] He then played his first professional I-League match on 22 October 2011 against Churchill Brothers S.C. where East Bengal lost 1-0.[4] He then started his second match for East Bengal two months later on 29 December 2011 against Salgaocar. East Bengal lost 4-0.
Saikat has represented India U-19 in 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |