Shubham Sarangi (born 24 June 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Odisha FC in the Indian Super League.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shubham Sarangi[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Visakhapatnam, India | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Odisha | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–16 | Minerva Punjab | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Delhi Dynamos | 9 | (0) |
2019– | Odisha | 31 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | India U17 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 18 December 2020 (UTC) |
Sarangi was born in Visakhapatnam to parents from Balasore, Odisha.[3][4] His family moved to Delhi when he was four, where he grew up playing football since his childhood days.[5][6] During his childhood, he played in Kargil War Martyr Captain Vijayant Thapar Memorial Cup for his Army Public School, Noida. He represented India in 2013 U-14 AFC qualifying tournament held in Iran. Thereafter, he was drafted to the U-17 World Cup project for India and continued training in Goa, traveled to various countries as part of the exposure trip organised by the AIFF.[citation needed]
In 2015-16, he played for the Minerva Punjab F.C. Academy and participated U-15 & U-18 I-League scoring 8 Goals in the League, and was placed among the top goal scorers in the League. He continued to play for Indian national squad U-17 World Cup football team thereafter.[7][8]
In 2018, Sarangi went to the Aspire Academy of Qatar for a four-month training stint.[9]
Signed by Delhi Dynamos FC in 2017–18, he was sent to the Aspire Academy, leading international Academy based in Doha, for youth development and training for five and half months.[10] On his return, he made 9 appearances for Delhi Dynamos in the 2018–19 season, playing as a right back.[citation needed]
Delhi Dynamos FC were re-branded as Odisha FC prior to the 2019–20 season. Shubham made 17 appearances in the club's inaugural season as Odisha FC.
Odisha FC – current squad | |
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