| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | New Delhi, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Inter Kashi (on loan from Punjab) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Bengal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 23 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting Goa | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Pune City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mohun Bagan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016−2019 | Minerva Punjab | 21 | (0) |
| 2019−2020 | TRAU | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Gokulam Kerala | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chennaiyin | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Punjab | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Inter Kashi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | India U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | India U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011– | India U23 | 5 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 28 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 11 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Deepak Devrani (born 10 December 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for I-League club Inter Kashi, on loan from Indian Super League club Punjab.
Early career
Deepak was about 12 when he first starting kicking the ball. He first started playing football in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, where his first coach was Nirmal Singh. Then he got selected for D.D.A. Yamuna Nagar where he played under coaches Naveen Khandwal and Ranjith Thapa. In 2007, he moved to the Chandigarh football academy. Since the under-16 level, he has been playing for the national team.
He started his career as a youngster with East Bengal. After not seeing any playing time for East Bengal he jumped at the opportunity to play for Pailan Arrows.[1]
Club career
Pailan Arrows
After years in the East Bengal youth system, Devrani was sent to play for the Pailan Arrows, a team that played in the I-League and aimed at preparing players for the 2018 World Cup. During the 2010-11 season, Devrani played only five times for Indian Arrows. Devrani then missed Pailan's first 20 games of the 2011-12 I-League with a knee injury in which Pailan did not win a single match. He made his debut for the Pailan Arrows on 25 March 2012.[2]
Devrani scored his first goal for Pailan Arrows on 21 September 2012 against Mumbai during the 2012 Federation Cup in which he scored the equalizer for Pailan to help them draw the match 2–2.[3] Devrani then scored his first I-League goal on 1 December 2012 against ONGC F.C. when he scored in the 10th minute to give Pailan the lead in a match that would end in favor of Pailan Arrows 4–1.[4] Devrani however did not end December well as he again had to come off injured for Pailan Arrows in the 2nd minute of the match against East Bengal F.C. on 30 December 2012 as his side went down 3–0.[5]
Sporting Goa
On 18 July 2013 it was confirmed that Devrani has signed for Sporting Goa with Ravi Kumar.[6] He made his debut for Sporting Goa in the I-League on 24 October 2013 against Rangdajied at the Duler Stadium; in which he played the whole match and scored one goal in the 30th minute; as Sporting Goa won the match 3-0.[7]
FC Pune City
Devrani signed up with FC Pune City for the 2014 Indian Super League.[8]
Minerva Punjab FC
Devrani signed up with Minerva Punjab FC with their debut season in I-League.
TRAU
On 3 September 2019 Deepak signed a deal and moved to TRAU F.C.[9]
Chennaiyin FC
On 4 August 2021, it was announced that Deepak had signed a one-year deal with the Indian Super League side Chennaiyin FC.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 January 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pailan Arrows | 2010–11 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Sporting Goa | 2013–14 | 9 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Pune City | 2014 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan (loan) | 2014–15 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Minerva Punjab | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| TRAU | 2019–20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| RoundGlass Punjab | 2022–23 | I-League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Inter Kashi (loan) | 2023–24 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 91 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 6 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
Honours
Minerva Punjab[12]
Gokulam Kerala
Individual
- I-League Team of the season: 2020–21
References
- ↑ "Olympic goal for Deepak". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Srivastava, Ayush. "Pune FC 1-0 Pailan Arrows: The Red Lizards edge past the toothless Kolkatan outfit". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ "Pailan Arrows 2-2 Mumbai FC: Four goal thriller ends in a stalemate". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Bera, Kaustav. "Pailan Arrows 4-1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Mitra, Atanu. "East Bengal 3-0 Pailan Arrows: Trevor Morgan's side dismantle the Arrows with ease". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sporting Clube de Goa unveil former Pailan Arrows duo - Deepak Devrani & Ravi Kumar". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Sporting Goa v. Rangdajied United 3-0". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Deepak Devrani profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "India - D. Devrani - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2021-22: Chennaiyin FC signs defender Deepak Devrani on one-year deal". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ Deepak Devrani at Soccerway
- ↑ "Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions". Rediff. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC Stage Sensational Comeback To Win Maiden I-League Title vs TRAU". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.