Debjit Majumder
Indian footballer (born 1988)
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Debjit Majumder (Bengali: দেবজিৎ মজুমদার; born 6 March 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club East Bengal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Debjit Majumder | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Hindmotor, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Uttarpara Netaji Brigade | |||
| Food Corporation of India FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | FCI FC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Kalighat MS | ||
| 2011 | → United Sikkim (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 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) |
| 2021–2024 | Chennaiyin | 38 | (0) |
| 2024– | East Bengal | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life and career
Majumder hails from Hindmotor, known for Hindustan Motors factory(now closed), in Hooghly district. Majumder spent early years at Uttarpara Netaji Brigade team under coach Anup Nag. He started his career at Calcutta Football League (CFL) with the Food Corporation of India FC (FCI) football team. He went on to play for teams like United Sikkim and Kalighat MS.[1]
Career
East Bengal
Majumder joined East Bengal for the 2011–12 season and made 4 appearances.[1]
Bhawanipore
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
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)
In July 2015 Majumder was drafted to play for Mumbai City FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[4]
Atlético de Kolkata (loan)
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
In July 2017, ATK has retained AIFF Goalkeeper of the year Debjit Majumder for 3 years.
East Bengal
In 2020, Debjit Majumder has signed for his former club East Bengal and will play in the 2020–21 Indian Super League.[6]
Chennaiyin
He was signed by Chennaiyin in 2021–22 ISL.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 April 2024[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 | ||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 0 | 3[e][d] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 129 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup