Rana Gharami
Rana Gharami (born 6 October 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Garalgachha, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC East Bengal | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uttarpara Netaji Brigade | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Peerless SC | ||
| 2011–2012 | Railway FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kalighat MS | ||
| 2013–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kalighat MS | ||
| 2015–2017 | Mohammedan | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mohun Bagan | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Delhi Dynamos | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Odisha | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bengaluru United | 4 | (0) |
| 2020- | SC East Bengal | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2020 | |||
Career edit
Youth edit
Rana, resident of Garalgacha, joined a local football coaching camp where he brushed up his skills at an early age. He later joined Uttarpara Netaji Brigade. He was part of the U-21 West Bengal football team that won the Gold medal in the 2011 National Games under the coaching of Sankar Moitra.[1]
Club edit
Rana joined CFL Premier Division Club Peerless in 2010, moving to CFL Super Division side Railway FC the next season. In 2012–13 season, he played for I-League 2nd Division club Kalighat Milan Sangha.
For 2013-14 season Rana signed for I-League club Mohun Bagan.[1] He failed to get any game time with the club and rejoined Kalighat Milan Sangha at the end of the season. In mid 2015 Rana was signed by Mohammedan SC for upcoming Calcutta Football League and 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division. He had a good 2016–17 season, in which Mohammedan won 2016 Sikkim Gold Cup[2] and finished runners–up in 2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division. Adding to that he captained the West Bengal football team which won the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[3]
In June 2017 Mohammedan extended Rana's contract till end of the 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division.[4] At the end of 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division, Rana was signed by Mohun Bagan for upcoming I-League. With Mohun Bagan, Rana won the Sikkim Gold Cup once again.[5] He made his I-League debut on 10 December 2017 against Churchill Brothers coming in as substitute in place of Ansumana Kromah at 65th minute of the match.[6]
Awards edit
Rana received a special award from Calcutta Sports Journalists Club(CSJC) for his contributions for state team and the club in 2016-17 season at CSJC's annual awards.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 31 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peerless SC | 2010–11 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Railway FC | 2011–12 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kalighat MS | 2012–13 | 2nd | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | ? | ? |
| Mohun Bagan | 2013-14 | 1st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Kalighat MS | 2014-15 | CFL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mohammedan | 2015-16 | 2nd | ? | ? | – | – | – | – | – | – | ? | ? |
| 2016-17 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan | 2017-18 | 1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Club edit
- Sikkim Gold Cup : 2016[2]
- Sikkim Gold Cup : 2017[5]
State edit
- National Games (Gold) : 2011
References edit
- ^ a b "Mohun Bagan's new recruit - Rana Gharami". Mohunbaganac.com. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "36th Sikkim Governors Gold Cup: Mohammedan Sporting edge Jhapa XI 1-0 to lift cup". Xtratime.in. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "SANTOSH TROPHY 2017 FINAL: BENGAL 1-0 GOA - LAST MINUTE GOAL IN EXTRA TIME LANDS BENGAL 32ND TITLE". Goal.com. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Rana Gharami signs extension at Mohammedan SC". Xtratime.in. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Mohun Bagan wins 37th Sikkim Governors Gold Cup". Mohunbaganac.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Kromah has been taken off after his injury scare and now gets replaced by Rana Gharami". ILeagueOfficial (twitter). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ . Mohammedansportingindia.com. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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External links edit
- Rana Gharami at Soccerway
- Rana Gharami at FootballDatabase.eu