| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shankar Sampingiraj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Punjab FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010ā2011 | HAL | ||
| 2011ā2013 | Pailan Arrows | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | ā DSK Shivajians (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013ā2016 | Bengaluru FC | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | ā Kerala Blasters (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017ā2018 | ATK | 11 | (0) |
| 2018ā2019 | Pune City | 4 | (0) |
| 2019ā2020 | Hyderabad | 4 | (0) |
| 2020ā2021 | Chennai City | 21 | (0) |
| 2021ā | Punjab FC | 0 | (0) |
| National teamā” | |||
| 2015 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:23, 13 January 2020 (UTC) ā” National team caps and goals correct as of 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Shankar Sampingiraj (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, most recently for Punjab FC.
Career[edit | edit source]
HAL[edit | edit source]
Born in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010ā11 season.[1] However, during a match against Pune the very same season, Sampingiraj suffered a ligament tear which was not properly diagnosed by his club, but was noticed and dealt with at the camp for the Indian national youth team,[2] eventually leading to surgery on his right knee and missing substantial game time.[2]
Pailan Arrows and DSK Shivajians[edit | edit source]
Sampingiraj signed for the Pailan Arrows then of I-League for the 2011-12 I-League season.[1] Shankar was loaned out to DSK Shivajians of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division,[3] playing all six of DSK's group stage games, scoring once against Kohima Komets, but couldn't help his team reach the final round.[4]
Bengaluru FC[edit | edit source]
In July 2013 it was announced that Sampingiraj had signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC.[5] However, the All India Football Federation stopped Sampingiraj from joining the team as they said that he was still contracted with them to play for Pailan Arrows.[6] Then, on 13 December 2013, it was announced than Sampingiraj had eventually signed with Bengaluru FC but on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.[7]
Sampingiraj scored his first goal for Bengaluru FC in an AFC Cup game on 24 February 2015, against Maziya of the Maldives in a 2-1 away, in added-time.[8] Shankar scored his first goal in the I-League for Bengaluru on 3 April 2015, heading in a free-kick into the box from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a 3-3 draw with Royal Wahingdoh.[9] He signed a 3-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season; this deal will take keep him with the club until the end of the 2017-18 I-League season.[10]
Kerala Blasters (loan)[edit | edit source]
In July 2015, Sampingiraj was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[11] On 13 August 2013, Bengaluru FC, his parent club, confirmed a 3-week training stint for Shankar with Italian 3rd division side Unione Sportiva Cremonese, prior to the 2015 ISL.[12][13]
Chennai City[edit | edit source]
In 2020, he moved to Chennai City on a one-year deal.[14]
International[edit | edit source]
Sampingiraj made his Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[15] Shankar started and was sent-off against Syria U23 in the second match of the qualifiers in a 4-0 loss.[15]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
- As of 2 March 2016[16]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru FC | 2013ā14 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ā | ā | 0 | 0 |
| 2014ā15 | I-League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015ā16 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 Banerjee, Subhajyoti. "Shankar in a spot of bother". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ā 2.0 2.1 "Shankar's comeback trail". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ā "JSW rope in Bruno Colaco, Gurtej Singh and Shankar". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ā "ileague 2nd divn -2013 | LIVE Indian Football News | LIVE kolkatafootball.com | Indian Football | I-LEAGUE LIVe SCORE | Live Indian Football News | Live Indian Soccer News | Football in India | Soccer of India. | KOLKATA FOOTBALL NEWS". www.kolkatafootball.com.
- ā "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ā "Shankar set to return to Bangalore". GCSStars. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ā "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ā http://sportsrediscovered.com/11500/afc-cup-shankar-sampingiraj-secures-win-injury-time
- ā "Bengaluru v Royal Wahingdoh Live Commentary & Result, 03/04/15, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ā "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ā Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ā "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ā Qadiri, Faizan (13 August 2015). "Shankar Sampingiraj to train with Italian side Unione Sportiva Cremonese". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ā Pandab, Manas Ranjan (8 January 2021). "I- League 2020-21: Chennai City FC First Kit Unveiled". footballexpress.in. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 17 November 2021 suggested (help) - ā 15.0 15.1 "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
- ā Shankar Sampingiraj at Soccerway