Varun Mathur

Varun Mathur
Personal information
Full name Varun Mathur
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kenkre
Number 21
Youth career
Kenkre
DSK Shivajians
2016–2017 SportBund DJK Rosenheim
2017 Goa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Goa B 1 (0)
2019–2021 Chennai City 3 (0)
2021– Kenkre 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Kenkre.

Club career

Earlier career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team.[1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians.[1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim.[1]

He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[1]

Chennai City

In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw.[3]

Kenkre

In October September 2021, Mathur signed for Kenkre ahead of the I-League Qualifiers.[4] Though the team missed out on promotion to the I-League, they eventually replaced Chennai City after they failed to comply with club licensing regulations.[5][6]

On 4 March 2022, he made his first appearance for the club against Real Kashmir, in a 1–1 draw.[7] The club finished in bottom after the phrase-1 and placed in relegation stage, achieved only 12 points and relegated to the 2022–23 I-League 2nd Division.[8][9] They later participated in Baji Raut Cup in Odisha, but bowed out after defeat to Churchill Brothers in semi-final.[10][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 April 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Chennai City 2019–20 I-League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Kenkre 2021 I-League 2nd Division 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2021–22 I-League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Majumdar, Rounak (15 January 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Mumbaikar Varun Mathur shares ongoing I-League experience in a bio-bubble". www.footballcounter.com. Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Varun Mathur". Chennai City FC (Twitter). Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "TRAU 0–0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Sattyik (28 December 2021). "All you need to know about new I-League entrant Kenkre FC". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ S. Dipak Raghav (4 December 2021). "AIFF bars Chennai City from I-League 2021-22, names Kenkre as replacement". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  6. ^ S. Dipak Raghav (4 December 2021). "Kenkre FC is all set to join I-League as Chennai City FC gets barred". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ Media Team, AIFF (4 March 2022). "Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw". www.the-aiff.com. Kalyani, West Bengal: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  8. ^ Guha, Sayantan (4 May 2022). "I-League 2022: Kenkre FC relegated after Indian Arrows stab home a late winner". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ^ Press Trust of India (4 May 2022). "Kenkre FC suffer relegation". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Naihati: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Baji Rout Cup: Pradhan attends inaugural match between Odisha & Mumbai Kenkre FC". argusnews.in. Dhenkanal, Odisha: Argus News. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "FULL MATCH – Baji Rout Cup semis – Churchill Brothers bulldoze Kenkre FC in 5 goal haul". thefangarage.com. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  12. ^ Varun Mathur at Soccerway