Rahul Paswan
Indian footballer
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Rahul Kumar Paswan (Bengali: রাহুল কুমার পাসোয়ান; born 19 April 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Calcutta Football League club Diamond Harbour.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahul Kumar Paswan | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Diamond Harbour | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| United SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | ARA | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Kalighat MS | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | BSS | 7 | (6) |
| 2022 | East Bengal | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Diamond Harbour | 4 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:30, 18 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
East Bengal
In January 2022, East Bengal announced the signing Paswan for the remainder of the Indian Super League season.[1] He made his only appearance on 14 February, in a 1–0 loss against Kerala Blasters.[2][3]
Mohammedan
In June 2022, Paswan joined I-League club Mohammedan.[4] On 16 August, he made his debut for the club against Goa in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 3–1 comeback win.[5][6] Eleven days later, he scored his first goal for the club against Indian Air Force, in a 2–0 win. Paswan executed a wonderful spot jump from a Marcus Joseph cross to nail a header into the back of the goal.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 August 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ARA | 2020 | I-League 2nd Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Mohammedan | 2022–23 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup