Shankar Sampingiraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shankar Sampingiraj | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bengaluru FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HAL | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pailan Arrows | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2013– | Bengaluru FC | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | India U23 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 2 March 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC) |
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Shankar Sampingiraj (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays primarily as a defensive midfielder for Bengaluru FC in the I-League.
Born in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, | staying_place = {[New Baiyappanahalli]}, Indiranagar, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010–11 season. However, during a match against Pune the very same season, Sampingiraj suffered a ligament tear which was not properly diagnosed by his club, but was noticed and dealt with at the camp for the Indian national youth team, eventually leading to surgery on his right knee and missing substantial game time.
Sampingiraj signed for the Pailan Arrows then of I-League for the 2011-12 I-League season. Shankar was loaned out to DSK Shivajians of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division., playing all six of DSK's group stage games, scoring once against Kohima Komets, but couldn't help his team reach the final round.
In July 2013 it was announced that Sampingiraj had signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC. However, the All India Football Federation stopped Sampingiraj from joining the team as they said that he was still contracted with them to play for Pailan Arrows. Then, on 13 December 2013, it was announced than Sampingiraj had eventually signed with Bengaluru FC but on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.
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