Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)
Abhijit Sarkar (born 5 January 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Sudeva Delhi in the I-League. He has represented India at various youth levels, and also played for them in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Career. Born in Bandel, West Bengal, Sarkar was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. After the tournament, Sarkar was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of  India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Jeakson Singh Thounaojam as Indian Arrows won 3–0. On 10 February 2018 Sarkar came on as a substitute and scored twice in injury time to lift the arrows to a 2–1 victory over Churchill Brothers. After an impressive season, he signed for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC for the 2018-19 season. He was loaned back to the Indian Arrows, and played  6 games in the 2018-19 season, scoring 1 goal. For the 2019-20 season, he was loaned to East Bengal. International. Sarkar represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.