Varun Mathur
Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Kenkre.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Varun Mathur | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kenkre | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kenkre | |||
| DSK Shivajians | |||
| 2016–2017 | SportBund DJK Rosenheim | ||
| 2017 | Goa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Goa B | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Chennai City | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kenkre | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:33, 15 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Earlier career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mathur began his career with the Kenkre youth team.[1] He then moved with his family to Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu where he played for his school's football team. He moved back to Mumbai at the age of 16 and participated in a trial with DSK Shivajians.[1] He soon joined the club's under-16 side before gaining an opportunity to move to Germany and join the youth team at SB/DJK Rosenheim.[1] He stayed in Germany for a year before moving back to India to join FC Goa. He was part of the club's reserves side which participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[1]
Chennai City
In 2020, Mathur joined I-League club Chennai City.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 February 2020 against TRAU, starting in a 0–0 draw.[3]
Career statistics
References
- Majumdar, Rounak (15 January 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Mumbaikar Varun Mathur shares ongoing I-League experience in a bio-bubble". www.footballcounter.com. Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- "Varun Mathur". Chennai City FC (Twitter).
- "TRAU 0–0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- Varun Mathur at Soccerway