Shankar Sampingiraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shankar Sampingiraj | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolar, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HAL | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Bengaluru | 21 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | ATK | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pune City | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hyderabad | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Chennai City | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Punjab | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bengaluru | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | SC Bengaluru | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Shankar Sampingiraj (Kannada: ಶಂಕರ್ ಸಂಪಂಗಿರಾಜ್; born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for I-League club SC Bengaluru.
Career
HAL
Born in Kolar, Karnataka, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010–11 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
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
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)
In July 2015, Sampingiraj was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[11] On 13 August 2013, Bengaluru, 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][14]
Chennai City
In 2020, he moved to Chennai City on a one-year deal.[15]
International
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.[16] Shankar started and was sent-off against Syria U23 in the second match of the qualifiers in a 4-0 loss.[16]
Career statistics
- As of 2 March 2016[17]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru FC | 2013–14 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b Banerjee, Subhajyoti. "Shankar in a spot of bother". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Shankar's comeback trail". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "JSW rope in Bruno Colaco, Gurtej Singh and Shankar". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Press Trust of India. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Shankar set to return to Bangalore". GCSStars. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ http://sportsrediscovered.com/11500/afc-cup-shankar-sampingiraj-secures-win-injury-time
- ^ "Bengaluru v Royal Wahingdoh Live Commentary & Result, 03/04/15, I-League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Agyei, Miguel (16 April 2022). "EsplDaily – Football And More: Introducing Players from India Who Featured in Italian Football (Indian Players and Their Time in Italy)". www.espldaily.com. EsplDaily. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Pandab, Manas Ranjan (8 January 2021). "I- League 2020–21: Chennai City FC First Kit Unveiled". footballexpress.in. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
- ^ Shankar Sampingiraj at Soccerway