Varun Mathur

Varun Mathur (born 22 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Chennai City.

Varun Mathur
Personal information
Full name Varun Mathur
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chennai City
Number 36
Youth career
Kenkre
DSK Shivajians
2016–2017 SB/DJK Rosenheim
2017 FC Goa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 FC Goa Reserves
2020– Chennai City 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:33, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early life

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
As of match played 6 March 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennai City 2019–20 I-League10————10
2020–21 I-League1000——10
Total 20000020
Career total 20000020

See also

References
  1. Majumdar, Rounak (15 January 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Mumbaikar Varun Mathur shares ongoing I-League experience in a bio-bubble". footballcounter.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. "Varun Mathur". Chennai City FC (Twitter).
  3. "TRAU 0–0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. Varun Mathur at Soccerway
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