Varun Mathur
Indian footballer (born 1998)
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Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Kenkre.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Varun Mathur | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kenkre | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kenkre | |||
| DSK Shivajians | |||
| 2016–2017 | SportBund DJK Rosenheim | ||
| 2017 | Goa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Goa B | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Chennai City | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kenkre | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Earlier career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team.[1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians.[1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim.[1]
He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[1]
Chennai City
In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw.[3]
Kenkre
In October September 2021, Mathur signed for Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers.[4] Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations.[5][6]
On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance for the club against Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw.[7] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.[8][9] They later participated in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, but bowed out after defeat to Churchill Brothers in semi-final.[10][11]