Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karan Atul Sawhney | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Mumbai | ||
Youth career | |||
Mahindra United | |||
PIFA | |||
Tata FA | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Salgaocar | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | ||
2013–2015 | Bengaluru FC | 3 | (0) |
2016– | Mumbai | 6 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2016. |
Karan Atul Sawhney (born 23 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mumbai in the I-League.
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sawhney started his career in the youth set-up of Mahindra United, for which he was a part of the under-15 and under-19 teams. He then moved on to the youth set-up of PIFA where his most memorable moment was when he scored against the Inter Milan Academy side in the 2009 Gauteng Future Champions tournament. After his time at PIFA, Sawhney joined the Tata Football Academy where he graduated in 2012.
On 7 June 2012 it was confirmed that Sawhney had signed for Salgaocar of the I-League. Then in 2013 it was confirmed that Sawhney had been loaned out to DSK Shivajians F.C. for their I-League 2nd Division campaign.
On 20 July 2013 it was announced that Sawhney has signed for Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 I-League campaign. He then made his professional debut for the team on 6 December 2013 against Churchill Brothers at the Duler Stadium. He came on as a 85th-minute substitute for Sunil Chhetri as Bengaluru FC went on to win the match 3–1.
On 6 January 2016 it was announed that Sawhney had signed with Mumbai.