Nandhakumar Sekar
Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Hindustan Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Chennai City | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Odisha (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Odisha | 73 | (9) |
| 2023– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | India U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 4 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 8 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Sekar made his professional debut in the I-League with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4–1.[1] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually led to the team winning 2–1.[2][3]
Odisha
On 17 August 2022, Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte in the season opener against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win.[4][5]
International career
He made his debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23 football team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chennai City | 2016–17 | I-League | 6 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Odisha (loan) | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Odisha | 2018–19 | 14 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 6 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 31 | 11 | ||
| Odisha total | 82 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 18 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
References
- "Chennai City 1-4 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "DELHI DYNAMOS SIGN NANDHA KUMAR ON A LOAN DEAL". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Chennai City 2-1 East Bengal". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- Nandhakumar Sekar at Soccerway
- "Hindustan Eagles emerges champion". thehindu.com. The Hindu. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.