Shankar Sampingiraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shankar Sampingiraj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HAL | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013– | Bengaluru FC | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 2 March 2016 (UTC). | |||
Shankar Sampingiraj (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays primarily as a defensive midfielder for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
Career
HAL
Born in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, | staying_place = {[New Baiyappanahalli]}, Indiranagar, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010–11 season.[1] However, during a match against Pune the very same season, Sampingiraj suffered a ligament tear which was not properly diagnosed by his club, but was noticed and dealt with at the camp for the Indian national youth team,[2] eventually leading to surgery on his right knee and missing substantial game time.[2]
Pailan Arrows and DSK Shivajians
Sampingiraj signed for the Pailan Arrows then of I-League for the 2011-12 I-League season.[1] Shankar was loaned out to DSK Shivajians of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.,[3] playing all six of DSK's group stage games, scoring once against Kohima Komets, but couldn't help his team reach the final round.[4]
Bengaluru FC
In July 2013 it was announced that Sampingiraj had signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC.[5] However, the All India Football Federation stopped Sampingiraj from joining the team as they said that he was still contracted with them to play for Pailan Arrows.[6] Then, on 13 December 2013, it was announced than Sampingiraj had eventually signed with Bengaluru FC but on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.[7]
Sampingiraj scored his first goal for Bengaluru FC in an AFC Cup game on 24 February 2015, against Maziya of the Maldives in a 2-1 away, in added-time.[8] Shankar scored his first goal in the I-League for Bengaluru on 3 April 2015, heading in a free-kick into the box from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a 3-3 draw with Royal Wahingdoh.[9] He signed a 3-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season; this deal will take keep him with the club until the end of the 2017-18 I-League season.[10]
Kerala Blasters (loan)
In July 2015, Sampingiraj was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[11] On 13 August 2013, Bengaluru FC, his parent club, confirmed a 3-week training stint for Shankar with Italian 3rd division side Unione Sportiva Cremonese, prior to the 2015 ISL.[12][13]
International
Sampingiraj made his Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[14] Shankar started and was sent-off against Syria U23 in the second match of the qualifiers in a 4-0 loss.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2016[16]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru FC | 2013–14 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Banerjee, Subhajyoti. "Shankar in a spot of bother". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Shankar's comeback trail". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "JSW rope in Bruno Colaco, Gurtej Singh and Shankar". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#2
- ↑ "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Shankar set to return to Bangalore". GCSStars. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ http://sportsrediscovered.com/11500/afc-cup-shankar-sampingiraj-secures-win-injury-time
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-royal-wahingdoh/1981038/report
- ↑ http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=186
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=195
- ↑ http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/shankar-sampingiraj-train-with-italian-side-unione-sportiva-cremonese
- ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8826&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
- ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8828&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
- ↑ Shankar Sampingiraj profile at Soccerway