Novin Gurung

Novin Gurung
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sikkim, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Number 2
Youth career
Namchi Sports Hostel
Sports Academy of Sikkim
2015–2017 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Shillong Lajong 36 (0)
2019 Indian Navy
2019–2020 Real Kashmir 11 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 0 (0)
2021–2022 Indian Navy
2022– Rajasthan United 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Novin Gurung (born 28 April 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rajasthan United in the I-League. He also works in the Indian Navy, part of the Indian Armed Forces since 2018.

Career

Born in Sikkim, Gurung began his career at the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Sports Academy of Sikkim.[1] He then joined the Shillong Lajong academy in 2015. He was promoted to the first-team before the start of the 2016–17 I-League season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 15 February 2017 against East Bengal. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Redeem Tlang as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2023[3]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2016–17 I-League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2017–18 17 0 2[a] 0 — 19 0
2018–19 18 0 0 0 — 18 0
Shillong Lajong total 36 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Indian Navy 2019 0 0 3[b] 0 – 3 0
Real Kashmir 2019–20 I-League 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Indian Navy 2021 0 0 2[b] 0 – 2 0
2022 0 0 3[b] 0 – 3 0
Rajasthan United 2022–23 I-League 9 0 0 0 – 9 0
Career total 56 0 10 0 0 0 66 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Three Sikkimese footballers in NE's top club". Sikkim Express (Facebook).
  2. ^ "East Bengal 1-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  3. ^ Novin Gurung at Soccerway