ISL 2022-23: Souvik Chakrabarti speaks about his national team

ISL 2022-23: Souvik Chakrabarti speaks about his national team ambitions, Hyderabad FC’s support, and the East Bengal link-up

Hailing from a family of docs, Souvik Chakrabarti decided to turn his ardour for football right into a career whilst he

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turned into just 14 years antique Chakrabarti has received almost each most important trophy in Indian football, be it the Durand Cup

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the Federation Cup, the I-League or the Indian Super League (ISL), and is one of the maximum flexible gamers of his generation.

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Although frequently a vital midfielder, Chakrabarti effectively tailored to the whole-back function below Brazil and Real Madrid

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legend Roberto Carlos at some stage in his Delhi Dynamos FC stint in 2015. Having excelled in his new position, Chakrabarti

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became deployed as a right-again in his subsequent stints with Jamshedpur FC, Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC.

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It wasn’t till remaining season that Hyderabad head instruct Manolo Marquez moved Chakrabarti returned into midfield,

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and the 31-12 months-vintage proved to be a cornerstone within the Nizams’ maiden ISL triumph Playing along captain

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Joao Victor in a midfield double-pivot, Chakrabarti registered assists, 363 passes, fifty six tackles, 9 clearances and 20 interceptions

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in sixteen matches. He additionally bagged 'Hero of the Match' awards towards Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC.

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Born in West Bengal’s Baranagar, Chakrabarti learnt the basics of the game from cutting-edge Bengal head educate

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Ranjan Bhattacharya earlier than joining the Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy in 2006. After graduating to Mohun Bagan’s senior team,

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he made his expert debut against Dempo Sports Club in November 2011 Chakrabarti grew in self assurance even as featuring within the I-League

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for Air India and United Sports Club between 2012 and 2014. He again to the Green and Maroon brigade in 2014 and starred of their maiden I-

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