Saurabh Meher

Saurabh Meher (born 12 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Super League.

Saurabh Meher
Personal information
Full name Saurabh Meher
Date of birth (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Odisha
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Chennayin B
2019–2020 Indian Arrows 8 (0)
2020– Odisha 4 (0)
National team
2015–2017 India U17 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:52, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Saurabh was part of the India U-16 team which finished runners-up in the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, losing to Bangladesh U16 in the final on penalties. Saurabh was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019-20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C.. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows Central Defender and lost 0–1.[2] Meher plays primarily in the heart of defence but can also slot in as a make-shift wing-back. Previously in the year 2018 he captained Chennayin FC B Team and Youth (U-18) team in I- League 2nd Division and Hero Elite League, where he led his team up to the semi finals. He was also the part of India U-15 National team which played the SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 Bangladesh. He was the Golden Boot Winner in SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 edition. Saurabh Meher played as a Central Defender under Shanmugam Venkatesh in Hero I-League 2019-20 season and appeared eight times, spending a total of 649 minutes on the field.

Odisha FC

On 5 June 2020 , Saurabh signed for Odisha FC on a long-term deal.[3]

Career statistics
As of 9 April 2020[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2019–20 I-League8000——80
Career total 80000080

References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  3. "Odisha FC signs Hendry Antonay, Saurabh Meher". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. Saurabh Meher at Soccerway
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