Girik Khosla
Girik Khosla (Born 4 January 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | GTB Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Minerva Punjab | 19 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | NorthEast United FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Minerva Punjab | 7 | (2) |
| 2020– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2020 | |||
Career
Born in Mumbai, Girik Khosla started his footballing journey with the youth setup of Mumbai FC where he captained the U14 and U17 teams before moving to the state team of Chandigarh. He caught the eyes of Minerva Punjab after guiding his state team Chandigarh to qualify for the final stages of the Santosh Trophy.
He made his senior debut for Minerva Punjab in the 2016-17 I-League season against DSK Shivajians as he came on as a substitute. He was part of the 2017-18 I-League winning team where he made 12 appearances and scored one goal.
His performance caught the eyes of Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC and he joined them for the 2018–19 Indian Super League season, however he made just one appearance for the Highlanders and failed to get any gametime.
Girik Khosla returned to Minerva Punjab in the 2016-17 I-League season and got some gametime, as he scored two goals in seven appearances.
Career statistics
Stats accurate as of 1 November 2020 [2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Minerva Punjab | 2016–17 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |
| NorthEast United FC | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Minerva Punjab | 2019–20 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| SC East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the Super Cup
Honours
References
- Girik Khosla at Soccerway
- Girik Khosla at Soccerway