Sheikh Sahil
Indian footballer (born 2002)
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Sheikh Sahil (born 12 November 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for a Calcutta Football League club, Police AC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Sahil | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Police AC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Mohun Bagan | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Jamshedpur | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Aizawl (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SC Bengaluru | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Inter Kashi | 3 | (0) |
| 2025- | Police AC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:42, 29 October 2025 (IST) | |||
Club career
Mohun Bagan
Sahil started his career at Mohun Bagan academy. As a young player he took part various youth tournaments and leagues with Mohun Bagan. He also played in the U-16 I-League as a part of Mohun Bagan youth team. He first came on limelight in youth development league organised by IFA and Zee Bangla, though his team was the runners up in the tournament.[1]
Professional career
In the tournament, he showed his potent and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach Kibu Vicuna in the senior team on a four-year deal.[2] He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan.[3]
He was chosen by Kibu Vicuña for the 2019–20 Calcutta Football League. Sahil made his Durand Cup debut on 2 August 2019 against Mohammedan. His team won the match 2–0.[4]
On 30 November 2019, he made his I-League debut against Aizawl as a substitute in the second half, replacing Britto PM.[5] He made his full league debut against Gokulam on 16 December; a match that Mohun Bagan would win 2–1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 February 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2019–20 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mohammedan (loan) | 2022–23 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Aizawl (loan) | 2023–24 | I-League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| SC Bengaluru | 2024–25 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Inter Kashi | 2024–25 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Police AC | 2025 | Calcutta Football League | — | — | ||||||
| Career total | 55 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup