Jay Gupta
Indian footballer (born 2001)
Jay Gupta (born 27 September 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.
He spent most of his career abroad, predominantly in Portugal and Spain, between 2019 and 2023.
Club career
Earlier career
Gupta went to Portugal in 2019, after training with former Indian Super League outfit Pune City for two seasons. He became part of youth system of Lisbon-based club GDS Cascais, appearing with their U19 team in 2019–20 AF Lisboa Jun. A 1ª Divisão. Gupta began his senior club career with AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão side G.D. Estoril B in 2021. His first goal came on 26 September 2020, against Atlético Malveira, in their 4–1 defeat in quarter-final of 2020–21 AF Lisboa Taça. He then featured in trials of Odisha in the mid-season, impressed coach Josep Gombau, but the deal fall through due to technical reasons. After spending two seasons at G.D. Estoril Praia B, Gupta went on to sign with Spanish Tercera Federación club Ebre Escola Esportiva in 2023 and appeared in Segona Catalana matches.
FC Goa
On 7 August 2023, it was officially announced that Indian Super League club FC Goa roped him in as their new addition to the defence.
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