Son of a gardener, Saikat Sarkar basks within the glory as his surprise strike despatched to FIFA for Puskas consideration

The Indian Football Association (IFA), governing physique of the game in Bengal, has despatched movies of Aryan FC’s Saikat Sarkar’s lovely bicycle kick within the ongoing Calcutta Football League to FIFA for consideration for one of the best objective of the yr award.

The award, named after the legendary Hungarian Ferenc Puskás, recognises essentially the most aesthetically vital objective of the yr globally and was first introduced in 2009 when Cristiano Ronaldo gained it for his long-range objective in opposition to Porto within the UEFA Champions League.

“We have been collecting the goals and allowing fans to watch on social media. The people appreciated it heavily, so we thought, why not send it for Puskas? We saw all the Puskas winning goals and then decided to send it to FIFA,” Anirban Dutta, Hon. Secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), instructed The Indian Express.

It was the IFA that despatched the advice and in addition despatched a letter formally to the All India Football Association (AIFF) to suggest it to the world governing physique.

For Sarkar, it was a second of reckoning. After all of the years of arduous work that he did on the coaching grounds lastly paid off. As a teen, Sarkar began enjoying soccer professionally in his hometown of Patuli (Kathaltala) and has typically tried pulling off these acrobatic abilities since then.

“I used to practice these shots a lot in practice sessions under the guidance of my coach,” the left-wing ahead instructed The Indian Express in a free-wheeling chat.

“On the day of the match, I was fortunate that the ball was in perfect position and the execution was perfect,” stated Sarkar, who has additionally plied his commerce within the I-League.

While his group succumbed to a 2-1 loss, it was his objective within the seventy fifth minute of the match that made all of the noise. Rakesh Karmakar delivered the pinpoint cross and Sarkar coolly nailed the acrobatic end from the sting of the field.

𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 🔥👏🏽

Aryan FC’s Saikat Sarkar scored a magnificence of their Calcutta Football League sport in opposition to Calcutta Customs Club yesterday 🤯🤩

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— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) July 20, 2023

In 2017 he performed with Bally Protiva Club in 1st division. After that, he switched to Khidderpore FC, Rainbow FC, Real Kashmir, and Calcutta Customs earlier than settling down with the Aryans.

Son of a gardener, Sarkar began getting correct steering when he was 14. He was typically termed a late bloomer, however when requested why he didn’t be part of a membership earlier than, the 26-year-old revealed that it was primarily because of monetary constraints. “We did not have enough money back then, and it took some time for my father to arrange funds and put me in coaching. But he always wanted me to play and never let money hinder my growth. Then my coach Biman Mondal guided me and helped me grow as a footballer.”

Sarkar, additionally a fan of Zlatan Ibrahimovic (one other Puskas winner), primarily realized about this shot by watching movies on Youtube and fine-tuned his abilities by watching tutorials on the web site. “My current coach Deepak Chakravarty also helped me a lot, but watching the likes of Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic always inspired me, and I am glad to score a goal in that class,” he stated.

With the video going viral, Sarkar has a slice of fame however is unwavering and needs to go on and play for the Indian nationwide soccer group. “People are praising me, but I hope to get a chance with an ISL team, but for that, I need to work even harder,” Sarkar concluded. For now, Sarkar feels he might effectively play with an I-League membership within the upcoming season.

In CFL 2023, he has to date netted 4 objectives together with a hat-trick within the first match in opposition to Police AC at Kalyani.