ISL Transfer Watch: Chennaiyin sign Sourav Das from SCEB

Das
is
the
fifth
signing
for
Marina
Machans
ahead
of
the
new
ISL
season
following
young
Manipuri
midfielder
Yumkhaibam
Jiteshwor
Singh
from
I
League
outfit
Neroca
FC,
Bengal
captain
and
defender
Monotosh
Chakladar,
Vincy
Barreto
(from
ISL
rivals
Kerala
Blasters)
and
Alexander
Romario
Jesuraj
(from
FC
Goa).

The
arrival
of
Das,
who
has
previously
featured
for
three
of
India’s
top
football
clubs
—
Mumbai
City,
East
Bengal
and
Mohun
Bagan
—
will
give
further
fillip
to
Chennaiyin’s
midfield,
consisting
of
experienced
Anirudh
Thapa
and
youngster
Jiteshwor
Singh,
who
was
signed
by
the
club
earlier.

ISL
Transfer
Watch:
Chennaiyin
FC
sign
Jiteshwor
Singh
from
Neroca
FC

A
defensive
midfielder,
Jiteshwor
had
played
in
three
I-League
seasons
in
his
career
so
far
since
making
his
professional
debut
with
Orange
Brigade
in
2020.
He
had
also
appeared
for
Kolkata-based
Bhawanipore
FC
on
three
occasions
in
the
I
League
qualifiers
during
a
short
loan
spell
in
2020.

He
had
produced
one
assist
and
spent
over
1500
minutes
on
the
pitch,
featuring
in
12
league
and
five
championship
stage
matches.

Now
with
Das
also
joining
the
CFC
ranks,
one
can
expect
a
tight
midfield.

Expressing
his
excitement
on
joining
one
of
ISL’s
successful
clubs,
Das
told

CFC
Media:
“I
am
very
happy
to
have
joined
the
Chennaiyin
FC
family.
It
is
a
great
club
with
great
achievements-two
times
ISL
champions.
I
am
looking
forward
to
playing
in
front
of
the
fans
and
win
many
trophies
with
the
club.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
in
the
management
for
putting
their
faith
in
me.

“I
promise
them
and
all
the
fans
that
I
will
put
my
every
bit
into
training
and
matches
and
fight
hard.
AllInForChennaiyin!”Talking
about
the
club’s
fifth
signing
this
summer,
Chennaiyin
FC
co-owner
Vita
Dani
said:
“We
are
very
happy
to
welcome
hard
working
and
combative
midfielder
Sourav
Das
to
Chennaiyin
FC.
He
has
impressed
at
the
three
clubs
that
he
has
played
for
so
far
and
we
are
confident
that
he
can
carry
over
that
quality
into
next
season
with
us.”

The
25-year-old
footballer
will
be
joining
the
Marina
Machans
from
SC
East
Bengal
for
whom
he
played
two
seasons
in
the
ISL.

Last
season
Das
played
18
matches,
recording
66
tackles
and
25
interceptions
for
the
Red
and
Gold
Brigade.

A
defensive
midfielder,
who
bagged
his
maiden
professional
contract
with
Mohun
Bagan
in
2016
after
spending
his
formative
years
at
the
Tata
Football
Academy,
featured
in
three
I
League
seasons
for
the
Mariners.

He
appeared
in
16
league
matches
and
also
played
in
the
2017
AFC
Cup
for
them
before
moving
to
Mumbai
City
in
the
2019-20
ISL
season.
He
made
eight
appearances
for
the
Mumbai
outfit
in
two
ISL
seasons.

Chennaiyin
have
been
very
busy
in
the
transfer
market
this
season.

In
the
2021-22
ISL
season,
CFC
finished
eighth
in
the
table
and
failed
to
make
it
to
the
play-offs.

They
started
the
ISL
season
under
Bozidar
Bandovic
before
the
well-travelled
Montenegrin
coach
and
the
club
decided
to
part
ways
with
ex-India
international
Sabir
Pasha
taking
over
on
an
interim
basis.