It was during the AFC Asian Cup Doha 2011 that Subrata Paul was nicknamed ‘Spiderman’ by the international media. Barely 24, he was dubbed as “one of the best in Asia”.
Subrata’s journey with the National Team began in 2007 when he played a stellar role to help India win the Nehru Cup for the first time ever. The following year he was an integral part of India’s AFC Challenge Cup triumph, for which he was landed the 2009 AIFF Player of the year Award – the first, also the sole goalkeeper to have won it so far.
Thereafter, Subrata went on to be a part of two more triumphant Nehru Cup squads and won a SAFF Championship title. He represented his country for over a decade during which he also captained India.
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016. Besides playing an influential role in top-flight Indian League football for over 16 years and counting, he has also had contracts with Danish club Vestsjaelland and trials with RB Leipzig in Europe.
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