Pawan Kumar (footballer)

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Pawan Kumar
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bengaluru FC
Number 1
Youth career
JCT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 JCT
2011–2012 Air India
2012–2013 Salgaocar 1 (0)
2013– Bengaluru FC 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:53, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Pawan Kumar (born 1 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.

Career

Youth and Early Career

Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Kumar has played with several I-League clubs like JCT, Air India, and Salgaocar. While with JCT, Kumar led the side to the 2010 Durand Cup final where his side lost 1–0 to Chirag United at the Ambedkar Stadium.[1] Also while with the club, Kumar was one of five players sent to England to train with the Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy for a week as part of a partnership Wolves had with JCT.[2] Then, for the 2011–2012 season, after JCT disbanded, Kumar played with Air India, another I-League, side for the season.[3]

Then, for the 2012–13 season, Kumar played with Salgaocar where he found himself as the #2 behind Karanjit Singh. Kumar only played in one match while with the club against Sporting Goa on 20 March 2013 in which he came on as a 63rd-minute substitute after Karanjit Singh was red carded; Salgaocar lost the match 1–3.[4]

Bengaluru FC

On 21 July 2013, during the launch of new direct-entry I-League club, Bengaluru FC, Kumar was announced as one of the players signed on to the club for the new season.[5] Kumar then made his debut for Bengaluru in the club's very first I-League match ever against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which he started and played the full match as the match ended 1–1.[6]

Mumbai

In December 2015, Pawan joined Mumbai F.C. for 2015–16 I-League.[7]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2016[8]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Salgaocar 2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bengaluru FC 2013–14 20 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
Mumbai 2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 0

References

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  8. Pawan Kumar at Soccerway