Ritwik Das

Ritwik Kumar Das (Bengali: ঋত্বিক কুমার দাস; born 14 December 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Ritwik Das
Personal information
Full name Ritwik Kumar Das
Date of birth (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Place of birth Burnpur, West Bengal, India
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 18
Youth career
Mohun Bagan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Calcutta Customs
2016–2017 Kalighat MS 13 (0)
2017–2020 Real Kashmir 34 (4)
2020–2021 Kerala Blasters 4 (0)
2021– Jamshedpur 29 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Ritwik gave his first trial at a Mohun Bagan non-residential academy when he was in ninth grade where he learnt the nuances of football.[1]

He began his professional journey with Calcutta Customs in the CFL First Division before switching to Kalighat MS in 2016 where they played in the Calcutta Premier Division Group B.[1]

Ritwik's time of reckoning arrived when Real Kashmir FC decided to hold trials at a Sports Authority of India ground in West Bengal in 2017. After impressing the club management, he signed a contract and represented them in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division.[1]

Real Kashmir

He made his I-League debut for Real Kashmir on 11 December 2018 at EMS Stadium against Shillong Lajong, he was brought in as substitute in 77th minute as they won 6-1.[2] He evolved as a highly rated winger at the club.[3]

Kerala Blasters

On 15 July 2020, RitwikDas joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[4] He made his debut on 20 November against ATK Mohun Bagan in the season opener.[5] He played 4 matches throughout campaign and left the club at the end of the season.[6]

Jamshedpur

On 21 October 2021, Ritwik Das joined Jamshedpur on a one-year deal, with an option to extend for another year. On 26 November, he made his debut as a substitute for Seiminlen Doungel in a 1–3 away league win over Goa. On 17 February 2022, he scored his first ever Indian Super League goal against Mumbai City. He scored 4 goals from 17 appearances and won the 2021–22 Indian Super League League Winners Shield with the club.[7]

Career statistics
As of 13 January 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Kashmir 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 13400—134
2018–19 I-League 1001[lower-alpha 1]0—110
2019–20 I-League 1104[lower-alpha 2]0—150
Total 34450—394
Kerala Blasters 2020–21 Indian Super League 4000—40
Jamshedpur 2021–22 Indian Super League 17400—174
2022–23 Indian Super League 12300—123
Total 29700—297
Career total 671150—7211
  1. Appearances in Super Cup
  2. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

Jamshedpur

References
  1. Kundu, Abhishek (21 April 2020). "Kerala Blasters prospect Ritwik Das gearing up to play the ISL". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020.
  2. "Real Kashmir 6-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  3. "Scouting Report- Ritwik Das: Real Kashmir FC's sensational winger". Khel Now.
  4. "ISL 2020-21: Ritwik Kumar Das joins Kerala Blasters". SPORTSTAR. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. Sportstar, Team. "KBFC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, ISL as it happened: Krishna goal gives ATK Mohun Bagan win over Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. "Ritwik leaves Kerala Blasters FC". Kerala Blasters FC (Twitter). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. Ritwik Das at Soccerway
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