Pritam Kotal Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname(s)	Meditation Kotal, Train Kotal [1]All India Football Federation
Profession	Footballer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (approx.)	75 Kg (165 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Football
Professional Debut	2011 for Indian Arrows FC
Jersey Number	#20 (Indian National Football Team) #20 (Kerala Blasters FC)
Club(s)	• Pailan Arrows (2011–2013) • Mohun Bagan (2013–2017) • Pune City (loan) (2014-2016) • ATK (loan) (2016-2017) • Delhi Dynamos (2017-2018) • ATK (2018–2020) • Mohun Bagan SG (2020–2023) • Kerala Blasters (2023-present)
Coach/Mentor	• Anup Nag • Sanjay Chakravarty
Position(s)	• Right-Back • Centre-Back
Awards	AIFF Emerging Player of the Year (2015)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	8 September 1993 (Wednesday) [2]The-AIFF
Age (as of 2023)	30 Years
Birthplace	Uttarpara, West Bengal
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Uttarpara, West Bengal
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habbit	Non-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Sonela Paul
Marriage Date	April 2023
Family
Wife/Spouse	Sonela Paul (Bengali Sports Reporter)
Parents	Pritam's father was a rickshaw puller.
Favourites
Footballer	John Terry
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Pritam earns Rs 2 crore per year for playing for Kerela Blasters FC

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pritam Kotal

• Pritam started playing football at the age of 4 after being encouraged by his uncle who was also a footballer.

• He began his youth career at Chirag United (now United SC) and joined Wari Athletic Club in 2009.

• Before getting married, Pritam and Sonela Paul dated each other for 12 years.
  

  Pritam Kotal and Sonela Paul’s old picture

• Pritam’s international career started with India U19 in 2012, and after giving impressive performances at the club level, he debuted for the senior Indian football team on 12 March 2015 against Nepal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers; he earned a yellow card in the match.
  

  Pritam Kotal during a match while playing for India

• Pritam with the national team has won the SAFF Championship (2015, 2021, 2023) and the Intercontinental Cup (2018, 2023).
  

  Pritam Kotal posing with the SAFF Trophy

• Pritam won the I League (2014-15) and Federation Cup (2015-16) with the football club Mohun Bagan SG.

• Pritam started playing football as a central midfielder but later shifted to the position of right-back. He can also play as a centre-back and left-back.

• While growing up, Pritam admired Deepak Mondal, a former Indian footballer who used to play as a right-back during his time. ^[3]The Times of India

• Pritam opened an academy in 2020 for underprivileged young footballers to provide them with training and proper nutrition. ^[4]First Post

• Pritam donated Rs. 50,000 to the West Bengal Chief Minister’s fund during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[5]Business-Standard

• Pritam has been wished on four different dates for his birthday by different official Twitter handles of various football clubs.
  

  Pritam Kotal’s birthday post on four different dates