Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, July 12: Hailing from a village Seer Jagir, Sopore, Kashmir, born and brought up in Jaipur, Rajasthan, son of the soil, ace footballer Martand Raina will be the first player from Rajasthan to don East Bengal colours and also will become the first ever player from Kashmiri Pandit community to do so.
His extraordinary soccer talent fetched him a three-year contract of Rs one crore and ten lakh from East Bengal to represent it in the prestigious Indian Super League (ISL) and other tournaments.
He will begin his East Bengal journey in the forthcoming Durand Cup Football with the first match against South United Football Club in Kolkata on July 23, 2025.
Influenced and motivated by his grandfather Kanaya Lal Raina, a top class footballer who was approached by Mohan Bagan in his prime youth and his uncle Ajay Raina, Martand began his soccer journey from St Xaviers School Jaipur where he studied from Class 1st to Class 12th.
Playing in a local soccer tourney in Jaipur, Martand was spotted by the administrators of Rajasthan United Football Club (RUFC) who hired him to start playing professional soccer.
“We wish him best of luck for his future endeavours,” said Kamal Singh Saroha, Director of RUFC.
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