Novin Gurung
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 1999 | ||
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
References
- ^ a b "Three Sikkimese footballers in NE's top club". Sikkim Express (Facebook).
- ^ "East Bengal 1-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- ^ Novin Gurung at Soccerway