Novin Gurung
Indian footballer (born 1999)
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Novin Gurung (born 28 April 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Football League club Rajasthan United. He also works in the Indian Navy, part of the Indian Armed Forces since 2018.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rajasthan United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Namchi Sports Hostel | |||
| Sports Academy of Sikkim | |||
| 2015–2017 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Shillong Lajong | 36 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Kashmir | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Rajasthan United | 27 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:44, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Sikkim, Gurung began his career at the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Sports Academy of Sikkim.[1] He then joined the Shillong Lajong academy in 2015. He was promoted to the first-team before the start of the 2016–17 I-League season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 15 February 2017 against East Bengal. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Redeem Tlang as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2023[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Shillong Lajong total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Indian Navy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Real Kashmir | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Indian Navy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Rajasthan United | 2022–23 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup