Prabir Das

Prabir Das (born 20 December 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Club career
Pailan Arrows
On 23 September 2012 Das scored his first goal for Pailan Arrows in the 2012 Indian Federation Cup against Shillong Lajong at the Keenan Stadium in the 69th minute to give Pailan the victory 2–1. He then scored his first I-League goal for Pailan Arrows and the second goal of his career again against Shillong Lajong at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he scored in the 39th minute to give Pailan Arrows the eventual 1–0.
On 12 April 2013, during a game versus Prayag United, Das collapsed on the pitch due to heatstroke. It was 37 degrees Celsius when Das fell and had to be taken away via ambulance to the nearest hospital. He had breathing problems which resulted in immediate care.
Dempo
On 15 November 2013, Das joined Goan giant Dempo SC from Pailan Arrows for a one-year deal on loan.
He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 27 November 2013 against Pune F.C. at the Duler Stadium in which he played the whole match as Dempo drew the match 1-1.
Mohun Bagan
On 13 June 2015 Das signed a two-year contract with Mohun Bagan.
Delhi Dynamos (loan)
In July 2015 Das was drafted to play for Delhi Dynamos in the 2015 Indian Super League.
ATK (loan)
In July 2016, Das signed for former ISL champion Atletico de Kolkata on loan from Mohun Bagan. He was the instrumental part of ATK squad which lifted the 2016 ISL trophy.
ATK
On 5 July 2017, Das was retained by ATKand have him a three-year contract extension. In the 2019-20 season, Das recorded the joint-highest assists by a defender with five, eventually winning the title with ATK. He left club in 2022.
Bengaluru
In 2022, Das joined Bengaluru FC in a swap deal with Ashique Kuruniyan who joined ATK Mohun Bagan. Das made 20 appearances for the club during the season.
Kerala Blasters FC
After winning 2022 Durand Cup, with Bengaluru FC, ahead of the 2023–24 season, Das signed for their rivals Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal on 1 June 2023 until 2026. He made his debut as well as scored first goal for the club on 13 August 2023 in a 4–3 loss against Gokulam Kerala in the 2023 Durand Cup. On 21 September, Das made his debut for the club in the Indian Super League, in the season opener against Bengaluru FC at home, which the Blasters won 2–1. After the Kerala Blasters' 2–1 loss against Mumbai City on 8 October, Das was handed over a three match suspension after the AIFF disciplinary committee's report cited Prabir's aggressive actions against a referee during the game. However his suspension led to some controversy as it was alleged that Prabir’s actions were accidental, and that he was entangled in a brawl with a Mumbai City FC player at the time.
International career
India U19
Das made his debut for the India U19s on 31 October 2011 during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers against Turkmenistan in which he also scored in the 82nd minute to confirm India's 3–1 victory to open the qualifiers.
India U23
On 29 March 2015, Das has made his debut for India U23 against Syria in AFC U23 Championship Qualifier.
Personal life
Apart from his football career, Das also has his official YouTube channel, named Prabir Das Lifestyle, which is having over 161 thousand subscribers and 11 million views.
In December 2019, he extended financial support for a young East Bengal fan's treatment.
He has been in relationship with Indian Bengali actress Geetashree Roy.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Mohun Bagan
I-League: 2014–15
Federation Cup: 2015–16
ATK
Indian Super League: 2016, 2019–20
Bengaluru
Durand Cup: 2022
Super Cup runner-up: 2023
References
External links
Indian men's footballers
1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Kolkata
I-League players
Indian Super League players
Indian Arrows players
Dempo SC players
FC Goa players
Odisha FC players
Men's association football fullbacks
ATK (football club) players
Mohun Bagan SG players
Bengaluru FC players
Calcutta Football League players
Kerala Blasters FC players