Mehtab Hossain
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehtab Hossain | ||
| Date of birth | September 5, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Madhyamgram, West bengal, India | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Kerala Blasters (on loan from East Bengal) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Food Corporation of India | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Tollygunge Agragami | 17 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Mohun Bagan | 51 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | ONGC | 2 | (0) |
| 2007– | East Bengal | 104 | (7) |
| 2014 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2015 | India | 29 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:30, 23 October 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:46, 11 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Mehtab Hussain (born 13 October 1985) is an Indian footballer who plays for East Bengal in the I-League as a Defensive Midfielder. Hossain has represented India several times.
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Career
He has signed a contract extension which will see him play for East Bengal till the end of 2012–13 season.[1]
It was reported in June 2012 that he was on trial with Falkirk and Airdrie, on recommendation of former teammate Alan Gow.
He scored his first goal in the 2012–13 I-League in their penultimate match in the 6-0 win against United Sikkim F.C.[2] on 8 May at Kolkata. Then he scored in the 5-1 win in Round of 16 match in 2013 AFC Cup match against Yangon United F.C. on 15 May at Kolkata.[3]
In 2015 Mehtab retired from international duty after being omitted from the 26-man squad for world cup qualifiers.[4]
Honours
Club
- Federation Cup(1): 2006
- Federation Cup(4): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
- Indian Super Cup(1): 2011
- IFA Shield(1): 2012
- Calcutta Football League(3): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,2014,2015
International
Statistics
International
Statistics accurate as of 5 March 2014
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 2 |
International Goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 December 2005 | Karachi, Pakistan |  Nepal |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2005 SAFF Cup |
| 2 | 8 December 2005 | Karachi, Pakistan | Nepal |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2005 SAFF Cup |
References
- ↑ http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/1_63_Indian-Football-I-League-Transfer-News-2012-13-East-Bengal.html
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96727/east-bengal-fc-vs-united-sikkim-fc/report?
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/107872/east-bengal-fc-vs-yangon-united/report
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/21224/mehtab-hossain
- Mehtab Hossain at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mehtab Hossain at Soccerway
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Mohun Bagan captain 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Jose Ramirez Barreto |
| Preceded by | Kingfisher East Bengal captain 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Harmanjot Khabra |
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- Indian footballers
- Indian Muslims
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kingfisher East Bengal FC players
- I-League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Indian Super League players
- India international footballers
- People from Kolkata
- Footballers from West Bengal
- Association football midfielders
- Kerala Blasters FC draft picks
