Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL 2024-25), East Bengal FC on Tuesday announced the arrival of Provat Lakra on a two-year contract that will run until the end of the 2025-26 season. The full-back joins the Red and Gold Brigade from Jamshedpur FC.
Welcoming Lakra to the East Bengal FC, Vibhash Vardhan Agarwal said, “Lakra is a talented full-back with a good amount of ISL experience. He is well aware of the pride, pressure, and honor of representing a big club like East Bengal FC. We are hopeful that his inclusion will solidify our defence.”
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East Bengal FC head coach Carles Cuadrat said, “Lakra is an experienced player from Bengal who has made rapid progress during his career. I was thoroughly impressed by his fighting spirit and defensive intensity every time we played against him. From our first conversation, he expressed to me his desire of making an impact in a big club and dedicating the best years of his professional career to a project that would encourage him. I am sure he’ll help us a lot during this challenging season.”
Delighted to join East Bengal FC, Lakra said, “East Bengal FC are an institution and the opportunity to represent this iconic club fills me with immense pride. I had good conversations with coach Cuadrat and I can’t wait to play under him. He gives a lot of confidence to his players and brings the best out of them. I am also very excited to play the derby and I will give my best every time I wear the red-and-gold shirt.”
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Provat Lakra Career
A son of the soil, Provat was part of United Sports Club’s youth system before making his first senior appearance for Southern Samity in 2017. The Kalyani-born defender played the 2017-18 season for Gokulam Kerala FC before making his foray into the ISL and representing NorthEast United FC for the next five seasons. The 26-year-old joined Jamshedpur FC in July last year.
A full-back who can play both left and right, Lakra accumulated 1,283 minutes of playing time across 15 ISL and 3 Kalinga Super Cup matches last season. He played a vital role in helping the Men of Steel reach the Kalinga Super Cup semi-finals. In ISL 2023-24 Lakra registered 30 interceptions, 60 successful duels, 19 successful aerial duels, 3 blocks, 84 recoveries and 26 clearances. He has featured in a total of 51 matches in his ISL career.
