Sheikh Sahil

Sheikh Sahil

Personal information
Full name	Sheikh Sahil
Date of birth	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	SC Bengaluru
Number	20
Youth career
	Mohun Bagan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Mohun Bagan	16	(0)
2020–2022	ATK Mohun Bagan	7	(0)
2022–2023	Jamshedpur	1	(0)
2023	→ Mohammedan (loan)	7	(0)
2023–2024	→ Aizawl (loan)	18	(0)
2024–	SC Bengaluru	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Sheikh Sahil (born 12 November 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for I-League club SC Bengaluru.

Club career

Mohun Bagan

Sahil started his career at Mohun Bagan academy. As a young player he took part various youth tournaments and leagues with Mohun Bagan. He also played in the U-16 I-League as a part of Mohun Bagan youth team. He first came on limelight in youth development league organised by IFA and Zee Bangla, though his team was the runners up in the tournament.[1]

Professional career

In the tournament, he showed his potent and skills and as a result he was signed by the then coach Kibu Vicuna in the senior team on a four-year deal.[2] He was a dependable man in 2019–20 season for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in the 2019 season for Mohun Bagan.[3]

He was chosen by Kibu Vicuña for the 2019–20 Calcutta Football League. Sahil made his Durand Cup debut on 2 August 2019 against Mohammedan. His team won the match 2–0.[4]

On 30 November 2019, he made his I-League debut against Aizawl as a substitute in the second half, replacing Britto PM.[5] He made his full league debut against Gokulam on 16 December; a match that Mohun Bagan would win 2–1.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2024[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ATK Mohun Bagan	2019–20	I-League	16	0	4[a]	0	—		20	0
	2020–21	Indian Super League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2021–22	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	5[b]	0	5	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	5	0	12	0
Jamshedpur	2022–23	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	3[a]	0	—		3	0
	Total		1	0	3	0	0	0	4	0
Mohammedan (loan)	2022–23	I-League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Aizawl (loan)	2023–24	I-League	18	0	0	0	—		18	0
SC Bengaluru	2024–25	I-League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			51	0	7	0	5	0	63	0

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Mohun Bagan

• I-League: 2019–20

Mohun Bagan

• Indian Super League runner-up: 2020–21

References

1. "Zee Bangla Football League: The farce that was the East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan U-19 final | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
2. "Player Details". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
3. "Mohun Bagan crowned I-League 2019-20 champions after 1-0 win over Aizawl". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
4. Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Chamorro double gives Bagan 2-0 win over Mohammedan". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
5. "Scouting Report: Who is Mohun Bagan's teenage sensation Sk Sahil?". Khel Now. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
6. Sheikh Sahil at Soccerway