Karan Amin (born 21 June 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Odisha in Indian Super League. He is also a football agent.
Career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Amin was part of the youth teams of I-League clubs Mahindra United, Air India, and Mumbai.[1] He then went on to represent Mumbai and DSK Shivajians for their senior sides in local tournaments.[1]
In 2014, Amin was announced as part of the PIFA side that would participate in the I-League 2nd Division.[2] Almost four years later, on 23 January 2018, Amin was signed by Jamshedpur of the Indian Super League after a trial with the club.[1] Amin made his professional debut with the club on 2 April 2018 in their Super Cup match against Minerva Punjab. He came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Jamshedpur as they won the match on penalties.[3]
Football agent
As well as being a professional footballer, Amin is also a football agent who founded his own agency, named Pro Elite, in 2017.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 15 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | ISL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Defender Amin puts pen to paper on Jamshedpur FC deal". Sporting Gi. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "PIFA announce squad for 2nd Division I-League". SportsKeeda. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ "Jamshedpur Substitution April 2". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
- ^ Desai, Shail (30 September 2017). "Indian football's agents of change". Live Mint. Retrieved 5 April 2018.