Gaurav Bora
Gaurav Bora is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Mohammedan.
Club career
Born in Guwahati, Assam, Bora moved with his family to Delhi when he was younger. After playing for his school team, Bora was selected to be trained at the Baichung Bhutia Football School. Due to his good performance with the team, Bora was selected to represent the Delhi under-16 state team and was scouted to have a trial with Pune City. His trial was successful and Bora joined the Pune City Academy.In November 2017, Bora was loaned to Chennai City of the I-League. He made his professional debut for the club on 29 November 2017 against Indian Arrows. He only played 26 minutes as Chennai City were defeated 3–0. After impressing the Chennai City coaching staff during the 2017–18 season, Bora was loaned back to the club the next season. During the 2018–19 season, Bora was moved by head coach Akbar Nawas from midfield to central defense, where he created a solid partnership with Roberto Eslava.
On 9 March 2019, Bora scored a brace in Chennai City's last match of the season against Minerva Punjab which helped the club win their first ever I-League title, and Bora's first trophy.