Deepak Devrani

Deepak Devrani (born 10 December 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.

Deepak Devrani
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth New Delhi, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
RoundGlass Punjab
Number 26
Youth career
East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Pailan Arrows 23 (4)
2013–2014 Sporting Goa 9 (1)
2014–2015 Pune City 0 (0)
2015Mohun Bagan (loan) 0 (0)
2016−2019 Minerva Punjab 21 (0)
2019−2020 TRAU 12 (2)
2020–2021 Gokulam Kerala 14 (0)
2021–2022 Chennaiyin 4 (0)
2022– RoundGlass Punjab 8 (1)
International career
2007–2009 India U16 9 (2)
2009–2010 India U19 7 (2)
2011– India U23 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

Early careerEdit

Deepak was about 12 when he first starting kicking the ball. He first started playing football in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, where his first coach was Nirmal Singh. Then he got selected for D.D.A. Yamuna Nagar where he played under coaches Naveen Khandwal and Ranjith Thapa. In 2007, he moved to the Chandigarh football academy. Since the under-16 level, he has been playing for the national team.

He started his career as a youngster with East Bengal. After not seeing any playing time for East Bengal he jumped at the opportunity to play for Pailan Arrows.[1]

Club careerEdit

Pailan ArrowsEdit

After years in the East Bengal youth system, Devrani was sent to play for the Pailan Arrows, a team that played in the I-League and aimed at preparing players for the 2018 World Cup. During the 2010-11 season, Devrani played only five times for Indian Arrows. Devrani then missed Pailan's first 20 games of the 2011-12 I-League with a knee injury in which Pailan did not win a single match. He made his debut for the Pailan Arrows on 25 March 2012.[2]

Devrani scored his first goal for Pailan Arrows on 21 September 2012 against Mumbai during the 2012 Federation Cup in which he scored the equalizer for Pailan to help them draw the match 2–2.[3] Devrani then scored his first I-League goal on 1 December 2012 against ONGC F.C. when he scored in the 10th minute to give Pailan the lead in a match that would end in favor of Pailan Arrows 4–1.[4] Devrani however did not end December well as he again had to come off injured for Pailan Arrows in the 2nd minute of the match against East Bengal F.C. on 30 December 2012 as his side went down 3–0.[5]

Sporting GoaEdit

On 18 July 2013 it was confirmed that Devrani has signed for Sporting Goa with Ravi Kumar.[6] He made his debut for Sporting Goa in the I-League on 24 October 2013 against Rangdajied at the Duler Stadium; in which he played the whole match and scored one goal in the 30th minute; as Sporting Goa won the match 3-0.[7]

FC Pune CityEdit

Devrani signed up with FC Pune City for the 2014 Indian Super League.[8]

Minerva Punjab FCEdit

Devrani signed up with Minerva Punjab FC with their debut season in I-League.

TRAUEdit

On 3 September 2019 Deepak signed a deal and moved to TRAU F.C.[9]

Chennaiyin FCEdit

On 4 August 2021, it was announced that Deepak had signed a one-year deal with the Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC.[10]

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

As of 17 January 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 I-League 5 0 1[a] 0 6 0
2011–12 1 0 3[a] 0 4 0
2012–13 17 1 3[a] 1 20 2
Sporting Goa 2013–14 9 1 1[a] 0 10 1
Pune City 2014 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohun Bagan
(loan)
2014–15 I-League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minerva Punjab 2016–17 5 0 0 0 5 0
2017–18 6 0 1[b] 0 7 0
2018–19 10 0 0 0 1[c] 0 11 0
TRAU 2019–20 12 2 0 0 12 2
Gokulam Kerala 2020–21 14 0 1[d] 0 15 0
Chennaiyin 2021–22 Indian Super League 4 0 0 0 4 0
RoundGlass
Punjab
2022–23 I-League 8 1 0 0 8 1
Career total 91 5 10 1 1 0 102 6
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in IFA Shield

HonoursEdit

Minerva Punjab[12]

Gokulam Kerala

Individual

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "Olympic goal for Deepak". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Pune FC 1-0 Pailan Arrows: The Red Lizards edge past the toothless Kolkatan outfit". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Pailan Arrows 2-2 Mumbai FC: Four goal thriller ends in a stalemate". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ^ Bera, Kaustav. "Pailan Arrows 4-1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ Mitra, Atanu. "East Bengal 3-0 Pailan Arrows: Trevor Morgan's side dismantle the Arrows with ease". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Sporting Clube de Goa unveil former Pailan Arrows duo - Deepak Devrani & Ravi Kumar". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Sporting Goa v. Rangdajied United 3-0". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Deepak Devrani profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League.
  9. ^ "India - D. Devrani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2021-22: Chennaiyin FC signs defender Deepak Devrani on one-year deal". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ Deepak Devrani at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions". Rediff. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU". Outlook India. Retrieved 27 March 2021.