Raju Gaikwad

Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist.

Raju Gaikwad
Personal information
Full name Raju Eknath Gaikwad
Date of birth (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Left back
Team information
Current team
 Churchill Brothers
Number 47
Youth career
Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pailan Arrows 14 (0)
2011–2015 East Bengal 37 (0)
2014 → Mumbai City (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2017 Mohun Bagan 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Goa (loan) 23 (0)
2017–18 Mumbai City 15 (0)
2018-2019 Jamshedpur 5 (0)
2019–2020 Kerala Blasters 12 (0)
2021–2022 East Bengal 19 (0)
2022– Churchill Brothers 6 (1)
International career‡
2011–2013 India U23 4 (0)
2011– India 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Career

Pailan Arrows

After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.[1]

East Bengal

In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.[2]

Mohun Bagan A.C.

In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.[3]

Kerala Blasters

Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019–20 ISL season.[4]

International

Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1.[5] He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0.[6] Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup.[7] Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 December 2022[9]
Club Season Division League Cup Other AFC Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 I-League 1401[lower-alpha 1]0——150
East Bengal 2011–12 003[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0120
2012–13 902[lower-alpha 1]06[lower-alpha 2]13[lower-alpha 3]0201
2013–14 1703[lower-alpha 1]09[lower-alpha 4]0—290
2014–15 1102[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 3]090
East Bengal total 37010020190703
Mumbai City
(loan)		 2014 Indian Super League 3000——30
Mohun Bagan 2015–16 I-League 8000—6[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 3]0140
2016–17 602[lower-alpha 1]0—5[lower-alpha 3]0130
East Bengal total 1402000110270
Goa
(loan)		 2014 Indian Super League 9000——90
2015 14000——140
Goa total 230000000230
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 1502[lower-alpha 6]0——170
Jamshedpur 2018–19 5000——50
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 12000——120
East Bengal 2020–21 7000——70
2021–22 12000——120
East Bengal total 190000000190
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League 61002[lower-alpha 7]0—81
Career total 14811502212002052
  1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. Appearances in Calcutta Football League
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. 4 Apps in Calcutta Football League and 5 Apps in 2012 IFA Shield
  5. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  6. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in Baji Rout Cup

National team statistics

Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015[10]

India national team
YearAppsGoals
201190
201280
201340
201420
Total230

Honours

India

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

Churchill Brothers

  • Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[11]

References
  1. Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. "kolkatafootball.com|afc cup 2021|afc hampions league 2021|indian football transfer news 2020|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com.
  4. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  8. "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. Raju Gaikwad at Soccerway
  10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raju Gaikwad". www.national-football-teams.com.
  11. Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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