Shankar Sampingiraj
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shankar Sampingiraj | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolar, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HAL | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 0 | (17) |
| 2013 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Bengaluru | 21 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | ATK | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pune City | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hyderabad | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Chennai City | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Punjab | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bengaluru | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | SC Bengaluru | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Shankar Sampingiraj (Kannada: ಶಂಕರ್ ಸಂಪಂಗಿರಾಜ್; born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for I-League club SC Bengaluru.
HAL
Born in Kolar, Karnataka, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010–11 season.[1] However, during a match against Pune the very same season, Sampingiraj suffered a ligament tear which was not properly diagnosed by his club, but was noticed and dealt with at the camp for the Indian national youth team,[2] eventually leading to surgery on his right knee and missing substantial game time.[2]
Pailan Arrows and DSK Shivajians
Sampingiraj signed for the Pailan Arrows then of I-League for the 2011-12 I-League season.[1] Shankar was loaned out to DSK Shivajians of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division,[3] playing all six of DSK's group stage games, scoring once against Kohima Komets, but couldn't help his team reach the final round.[4]
Bengaluru
In July 2013, it was announced that Sampingiraj had signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC.[5] However, the All India Football Federation stopped Sampingiraj from joining the team as they said that he was still contracted with them to play for Pailan Arrows.[6] Then, on 13 December 2013, it was announced than Sampingiraj had eventually signed with Bengaluru FC but on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.[7]
Sampingiraj scored his first goal for Bengaluru FC in an AFC Cup game on 24 February 2015, against Maziya of the Maldives in a 2–1 away, in added-time.[8] Shankar scored his first goal in the I-League for Bengaluru on 3 April 2015, heading in a free-kick into the box from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a 3–3 draw with Royal Wahingdoh.[9] He signed a 3-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season; this deal will take keep him with the club until the end of the 2017-18 I-League season.[10]
Kerala Blasters (loan)
In July 2015, Sampingiraj was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[11] On 13 August 2013, Bengaluru, his parent club, confirmed a 3-week training stint for Shankar with Italian 3rd division side Unione Sportiva Cremonese, prior to the 2015 ISL.[12][13][14]
Chennai City
In 2020, he moved to Chennai City on a one-year deal.[15]