Anil Chawan

Anil Chawan
Personal information
Full name Anil Chawan
Date of birth (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Karnataka, India
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Stopper Back and Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Kashi
Number 27
Youth career
2012 Sporting Goa
2013 Dempo
2014–2017 Sesa FA youth
2017 Bardez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sesa 12 (2)
2019–2020 ATK 0 (0)
2019–2020 → ATK B (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 East Bengal 0 (0)
2021–2022 Rajasthan United 14 (1)
2023 Bengaluru United 12 (0)
2023– Inter Kashi 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Anil Chawan, born 27 April 1999 is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Inter Kashi.

Club career

Youth

Hailing from Karnataka, Chawan's professional career journey began in the neighbouring state of Goa, where the then fifteen-year-old was selected for Sesa Football Academy. As a defender, he was regarded as one of the bright talents from the Sesa Academy's batch by the coaches which soon led to his promotion to the Sesa's senior squad two years later.

Sesa

At the age of eighteen, Chawan was promoted to the senior side of Sesa which participated in the Goa First Division League, the second-tier league of Goa. He captained the Sesa's side in the 2018–19 season where he delivered a notable performance with two goals and five assists to his name over twelve games played, thus helping the team in promotion to Goa Professional League, the top-tier league of the state. In the league's campaign, Chawan also bagged three man of the match awards. The 2018–19 season with Sesa was noticed by the Indian Super League side ATK who signed him for the 2019–20 season, marking a leap in the Chawan's career.[1]

ATK

On 24 July 2019, Chawan was signed by the then ISL side ATK for the 2019–20 season of club's campaign. Marking him as the only second player after Denzil Franco from Sesa to have ever signed for ATK. He was registered into the ATK squad led by Antonio Habas for the club's preseason and was on the bench for ATK's opening game against Kerala Blasters away at Kochi. He was then selected for ATK's Reserve side where he was handed over the captain's armband for I-League 2nd Disvision. He also played all three matches in the 2019 Durand Cup for ATK including the famous victory over one of the Kolkata giants, Mohammmedan SC.[2][3] He made eleven appearances in total for the ATK Reserves side and was also part of the ATK senior squad that clinched the 2019–20 Indian Super League title.[1][4]

East Bengal

After his stint at three-time champions ATK and their Reserve side, Chawan then signed for East Bengal and was announced to be part of the squad in 2020–21 season. Like the previous stint, Chawan in East Bengal lacked of any match time in the senior team and spent his time with reserves side. However, not much is known of his time at the club. In the next season he would then move to I-League side Rajasthan United.[5]

Rajasthan United

Chawan signed for Rajasthan United in December 2021 as part of the club's winter signings in the 2021-22 I-League campaign. Chawan made fourteen appearances for the club and scored his first I-League goal that came in a winning ecnounter against Sreenidi Deccan.[6]

Bengaluru United

Returning to his state in 2023, Chawan signed for Bengaluru United and captained the side four times in the club's I-League 2nd Division where the club went on to qualify for the final round but was unable to make a cut for the I-League promotion.[7][8][9]

Inter Kashi

Although Chawan was unable to taste the success of I-League promotion with Bengaluru United, he was then signed by Inter Kashi which enabled him to return to the league after a season's gap.[10] Chawan has made eleven appearances so far for the Varanasi-based club in the ongoing season of I-League.

References

  1. ^ a b "ATK Sign Goa-based Sesa Academy Captain Anil Chawan for Developmental Squad". News18. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (16 August 2019). "Durand Cup: ATK downs Mohammedan Sporting, helps Mohun Bagan enter semis". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ SNS (17 August 2019). "Durand Cup 2019: ATK beat Mohammedan Sporting as Mohun Bagan bag semifinal spot". The Statesman. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "ATK best Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019-20 final to clinch record third title". ISL. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Anil eager to change the Goan success story at East Bengal". The Times of India. 25 June 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Rajasthan United 2-1 Sreenidi Deccan (2 de May., 2022) Resultado Final - ESPN (AR)". ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "FCBU Set to Take on Delhi FC in 2nd Division I-League Qualifiers -". kheltoday.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ Desk, The Bridge (5 May 2023). "High-flying FC Bengaluru United set eyes on I-League promotion". thebridge.in. Retrieved 20 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Defender Anil Chawan relishes leadership at FC Bengaluru United". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Inter Kashi have a strong side: Chawan". The Times of India. 13 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 March 2024.