| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tirthankar Sarkar | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgharia,West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Diamond Harbour FC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mohun Bagan Academy | |||
| 2009–2010 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 36 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Mohun Bagan | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Southern Samity | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mohammedan | 19 | (1) |
| 2017 | Mohun Bagan | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Mohammedan | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | BSS Sporting Club | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Diamond Harbour FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | India U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | India U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2018 | |||
Tirthankar Sarkar (born 1 July 1993) is an Indian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forDiamond Harbour FC in theCalcutta Football League.
Tirthankar is a product of theMohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy inDurgapur. Tirthankar was part of the Academy team that participated in theManchester United Premier Cup and played in the final round held atManchester. He also went to 3 overseas tours for Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, toSingapore,Thailand, andEngland. After passing out from the Academy, Tirthankar played forSalgaocar from 2009-2010.[1]
After starting his career in theMohun Bagan andSalgaocar youth teams, Sarkar signed withI-League clubPailan Arrows. He made his I-League debut on 13 January 2012 againstSporting Clube de Goa, which Pailan lost the match 2–3.[2] Sarkar scored his second goal for Pailan Arrows on 28 January 2013 againstUnited Sikkim F.C. to equalize in the 86th minute for his side as the game ended 1–1.[3]
On 12 June 2014, it was confirmed that Tirthankar had signed forMohun Bagan.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pailan Arrows | 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Tirthankar's favourite players areRenedy Singh,Steven Gerrard andLuis Suárez. He supportsEngland national football team andGermany national football team, as well asLiverpool F.C among European clubs.[1]