Debjit Majumder

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Debjit Majumder
Personal information
Full name Debjit Majumder
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Hindmotor, West Bengal, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
Uttarpara Netaji Brigade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Food Corporation of India
2010–2011 Kalighat MS
2011 → United Sikkim (loan)
2011–2012 East Bengal
2012–2014 Bhawanipore
2014–2017 Mohun Bagan 45 (0)
2015 → Mumbai City (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → ATK (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2020 ATK 12 (0)
2019–2020 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 15 (0)
2021– Chennaiyin 35 (0)
2024– East Bengal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:29, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Debjit Majumder (born 6 March 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.

Early life[edit]

Majumder hails from Hindmotor, known for Hindustan Motors factory(now closed), in Hooghly district.

Playing career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Majumder spent early years at Uttarpara Netaji Brigade team under coach Anup Nag. He started his career at Calcutta Football League (CFL) with Food Corporation of India FC (FCI) football team. He went on to play for teams like United Sikkim and Kalighat MS.[1]

East Bengal[edit]

Majumder joined East Bengal for 2011–12 season and made 4 appearances.[1]

Bhawanipore[edit]

Majumder played for I-League 2nd Division team, Bhawanipore F.C. for two seasons and the team came close to promotion during 2014 season.[1][2]

Mohun Bagan[edit]

Majumder was signed as replacement keeper by Mohun Bagan in 2014, as Shilton Paul was loaned to Chennaiyin FC.[1] Majumder was awarded man of the match for his performance against East Bengal on 28 March 2015 in Kolkata derby. As a result of his stellar performances during the current season, he was selected the Best Goalkeeper of I-League 2015.[3] In 2015-16 I-League season, Majumder used as the number 1 goalkeeper and also played AFC Champions League Qualifier game against Tampines Rovers FC & Shandong Luneng Taishan. He was also awarded the FPAI Fans Player of the Year award in the 2015-16 season.

Mumbai City (loan)[edit]

In July 2015 Majumder was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[4]

Atlético de Kolkata (loan)[edit]

On 4 July 2016, Atlético de Kolkata confirmed that Debjit has signed on the dotted lines on loan from Mohun Bagan for third season of Hero ISL.[5]

ATK[edit]

In July 2017, ATK has retained AIFF Goalkeeper of the year Debjit Majumder for 3 years.

East Bengal[edit]

In 2020, Debjit Majumder has signed for his former club East Bengal and will play in the 2020-'21 Hero Indian Super League.[6]

Chennaiyin[edit]

He was signed by Chennaiyin in 2021-22 ISL.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 20 February 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mohun Bagan 2014–15 I-League 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2015–16 14 0 1[a] 0 4[b][c] 0 19 0
2016–17 17 0 4[a] 0 2[c] 0 23 0
Mumbai City
(loan) 		2015 Indian Super League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
ATK
(loan) 		2016 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
ATK 2017–18 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2018–19 0 0 3[d] 0 — 3 0
Mohun Bagan (loan) 2019–20 I-League 2 0 2[e] 0 — 4 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
Chennaiyin 2021–22 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Career total 101 0 10 0 6 0 117 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours[edit]

Bhawanipore

Mohun Bagan

Atletico de Kolkata

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Majumder's form in goal vital for Mohun Bagan's title run-in". 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ Saikat (27 July 2012). "Bhawanipore Club announced their team, Barreto and Lima fail fitness test". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Mohun Bagan 1-0 East Bengal: Debjit heroics lead Mariners to derby glory". 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.indiansuperleague-news.com/indian-super-league-debjit-majumder-set-to-join-atletico-de-kolkata/[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "East Bengal set to bring in former ISL winner Debjit Majumder". Khel Now. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ Debjit Majumder at Soccerway
  8. ^ a b Shukla, Abhishek (10 January 2014). "Bhawanipore FC Won Bordoloi Trophy". indiafooty.com. Kolkata: IndianFooty. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ "There was little competition for the 'Best Striker Award' as Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka of Shillong Lajong grabbed the award". Business Standard. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Chhetri, Khalid, Dipanda among others win individual I-League awards". thefangarage.com. The Fan Garage. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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