Ankit Mukherjee
Ankit Mukherjee (born 10 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. Career Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Mukherjee started his football career with Army Public School, Calcutta. In 2013, Mukherjee represented the school's football side in the Keventer Cup. He played the tournament at center back and impressed enough to earn a spot in the tournament's All Star side. In 2014, during a friendly match against East Bengal U19, Mukherjee impressed East Bengal's coach and was selected to join the squad. Mukherjee spent a year and a half with East Bengal before signing with Calcutta Premier Division side Aryan. After sporadic appearances in his first season, he soon broke into a regular starting role during his second year. Mukherjee's performances with Aryan earned him a selection into West Bengal's squad for the Santosh Trophy in 2017 and 2018. His performances for West Bengal's winning squad in 2017 earned him a deal with Mohammedan. With Mohammedan, Mukherjee played for the club in the Calcutta Premier Division and I-League 2nd Division. ATK On 9 August 2018, it was announced that Mukherjee, along with seven other Bengali players, had signed with Indian