Shubham Sarangi

Indian footballer

Shubham Sarangi
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	New Delhi,^[1] India
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
2015–2016	Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Delhi Dynamos	9	(0)
2019–2023	Odisha	40	(0)
International career
2016–2017	India U17	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:14, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Shubham Sarangi (born 24 June 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Odisha in the Indian Super League.^[2]

Early life

Sarangi was born in New Delhi to parents from Balasore, Odisha,^[1]^[3] and grew up playing football since his childhood days.^[4]^[5] During his childhood, he played in Kargil War Martyr Captain Vijayant Thapar Memorial Cup for his Army Public School, Noida. He represented India in 2013 U-14 AFC qualifying tournament held in Iran. Thereafter, he was drafted to the U-17 World Cup project for India and continued training in Goa, traveled to various countries as part of the exposure trip organised by the AIFF.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015-16, he played for the Minerva Punjab F.C. Academy and participated U-15 & U-18 I-League scoring 8 Goals in the League, and was placed among the top goal scorers in the League. He continued to play for India national U-17 squad World Cup football team thereafter.^[6]^[7]

In 2018, Sarangi went to the Aspire Academy of Qatar for a four-month training stint.^[8]

Club career

Delhi Dynamos

Signed by Delhi Dynamos FC in 2017–18, he was sent to the Aspire Academy, leading international Academy based in Doha, for youth development and training for five and half months.^[9] On his return, he made 9 appearances for Delhi Dynamos in the 2018–19 season, playing as a right back.^{[citation needed]}

Odisha FC

Delhi Dynamos FC were re-branded as Odisha FC prior to the 2019–20 season. Shubham made 17 appearances in the club's inaugural season as Odisha FC.

Honours

Odisha FC

Indian Super Cup: 2023^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Shubham Sarangi". Orisports. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "ISL: Delhi Dynamos sign young Shubham Sarangi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "ISL: Home boy Shubham Sarangi thrilled as football comes to Odisha". Mathrubhumi. 26 December 2019.
^ Das, Swaraj (9 July 2020). "Shubham Sarangi : The Untold Story". IFTWC.
^ Sahu, Abinash (24 June 2020). "Shubham Sarangi: It'd be dream to share dressing room with Jhingan". Khel Now.
^ "Shubham Sarangi - A prodigy in the making - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ Bhattacharya, Arka. "After signing for Delhi Dynamos, Shubham Sarangi is ready to put U-17 World Cup snub behind him". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ Ritabrata Banerjee (18 November 2020). "Odisha FC's Shubham Sarangi - Experience at Aspire Academy helped me in growing as a player". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "ISL 2017-18: Delhi Dynamos' Shubham Sarangi shooting for the stars as he departs for Aspire Academy stint | Goal.com". Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.