Samik Mitra (; born 1 December 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League. He rose through ranks at Chennai and currently serves as their first choice goalkeeper.
After graduating from AIFF Elite Academy Samik was signed by Chennaiyin B in October 2017. He made his debut against Langsning FC in 2017âÂÂ18 I-League 2nd Division opener playing the full game in a 2âÂÂ1 loss. He made five appearances for the B team in his first season all coming in league where his only clean sheet came against Jamshedpur B when he came on as a 62nd-minute substitute and did not concede in a 2âÂÂ0 loss.
On 16 October 2018, he was sent on loan to Indian Arrows for 2018âÂÂ19 I-League season. He made his debut and only appearance on 8 February 2019 against Chennai City FC at Kalinga Stadium which was also his I-League debut. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0âÂÂ2. He returned from loan at the end of I-League season and played in the 2018âÂÂ19 I-League 2nd Division opener against Fateh Hyderabad which ended in a 2âÂÂ1 loss. He made four appearances for B team this season where his only clean sheet came against Ozone FC when he came on as 60th-minute substitute and did not concede in a 3âÂÂ0 loss.
He was selected for the Chennaiyin team for the 2019 Durand Cup, which consisted of reserve team players. On 8 August, he made his debut against Gokulam Kerala which ended in a 4âÂÂ0 loss. But he kept clean sheets in the next two games against TRAU and Indian Air Force which both ended in goalless draws. He joined Indian Arrows for another season on loan. He was in between the sticks in first game of the season against Gokulam Kerala which ended in a 1âÂÂ0 loss. He started in six more games for Arrows but failed to keep any clean sheets. He played his last game of the season in a 1âÂÂ0 loss to TRAU FC.
On 27 August 2020, he signed a new multi-year contract with Remi Aimol and Aman Chetri. It was also confirmed that all these youngsters will be included in Chennaiyin's squad for 2020âÂÂ21 ISL. Hence, he was included in ISL squad. He was the third-choice keeper behind Vishal Kaith and Karanjit Singh and only made it to matchday squad once. The following season, he was again third choice keeper but he made his ISL debut in the last league game against Mohun Bagan where he started and played full game as Chennaiyin lost 1âÂÂ0. He got some gametime in RFDL where he captained the team in first two games.
He started the season as third choice keeper but eventually took over Debjit Majumder as first choice keeper in the middle of the ISL season. He started in ten ISL games and kept two clean sheets as Chennaiyin failed to qualify for playoffs. On 11 April 2023, he made Super Cup debut when he started and played full 4âÂÂ2 win over NorthEast United FC. He kept his first clean sheet in the next game against Churchill Brothers which ended in a 0âÂÂ0 stalemate.