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Indian footballer

Raju Gaikwad
Personal information
Full name Raju Eknath Gaikwad
Date of birth (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Left back
Team information
Current team Diamond Harbour FC
Number 47
Youth career
Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pailan Arrows 14 (0)
2011–2015 East Bengal 37 (0)
2014 → Mumbai City (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2017 Mohun Bagan 14 (0)
2015–2016 → Goa (loan) 23 (0)
2017–18 Mumbai City 15 (0)
2018-2019 Jamshedpur 5 (0)
2019–2020 Kerala Blasters 12 (0)
2021–2022 East Bengal 19 (0)
2022–2023 Churchill Brothers 12 (1)
2023 Delhi 2 (0)
2024- Diamond Harbour FC 2 (0)
International career
2011–2013 India U23 4 (0)
2011– India 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:49, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:18, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League 3 club Diamond Harbour FC. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist.

Career

Pailan Arrows

After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1.

East Bengal

In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury.

Mohun Bagan A.C.

In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal.

Kerala Blasters

Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019–20 ISL season.

International

Gaikwad made his debut for the India U23 on 23 February 2011 against Myanmar's U23s in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers; India U23 won 2–1. He then made his senior debut for India on 21 March 2011 in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Chinese Tapei at the MBPJ Stadium in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; India won 3–0. Gaikwad then won his first championship with India on 11 December 2011 when he helped India beat Afghanistan in the 2011 SAFF Cup. Gaikwad then went on to lead India to win the 2012 Nehru Cup when India managed to beat Cameroon's B team on 2 September 2012 at the Nehru Stadium in the Indian capital, Delhi.

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2023
Club Season Division League Cup Other AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2010–11 I-League 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
East Bengal 2011–12 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 12 0
2012–13 9 0 2 0 6 1 3 0 20 1
2013–14 17 0 3 0 9 0 — 29 0
2014–15 11 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 9 0
East Bengal total 37 0 10 0 20 1 9 0 70 3
Mumbai City
(loan) 		2014 Indian Super League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Mohun Bagan 2015–16 I-League 8 0 0 0 — 6 0 14 0
2016–17 6 0 2 0 — 5 0 13 0
East Bengal total 14 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 27 0
Goa
(loan) 		2014 Indian Super League 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2015 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Goa total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 15 0 2 0 — — 17 0
Jamshedpur 2018–19 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
East Bengal 2020–21 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2021–22 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
East Bengal total 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League 12 1 0 0 0 0 — 12 1
Delhi 2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 154 1 15 0 20 1 20 0 209 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Calcutta Football League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. 4 Apps in Calcutta Football League and 5 Apps in 2012 IFA Shield
  5. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  6. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

National team statistics

Statistics accurate as of 6 May 2015

India national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 9 0
2012 8 0
2013 4 0
2014 2 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Tata Football Academy

India

East Bengal

Mohun Bagan

Churchill Brothers

  • Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022

References

  1. Sengupta, Rahul. "I-League: Three Points For Chirag As AIFF XI Rue Missed Opportunities". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Lahiri, Debjit. "East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan – Odafa's Solo Effort Rescues A Point For The Mariners". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. "kolkatafootball.com|afc cup 2021|af champions league 2021|indian football transfer news 2020|Indian live football". kolkatafootball.com.
  4. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20: Raju Gaikwad joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. "India U23 2-1 Myanmar". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. "India 3-0 Chinese Tapai". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  7. Bali, Rahul. "India 4-0 Afghanistan: The Men In Blue Successfully Defend Their SAFF Championship Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  8. "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. Raju Gaikwad at Soccerway
  10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Raju Gaikwad". www.national-football-teams.com.
  11. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "I-League (under-19) 2008/09". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.


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