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Nishu Kumar, the East Bengal FC defender, has appeared in the vast majority of the team's Indian Super League games in 2023/2024, making 17 appearances overall and accumulating 1,131 minutes of playing time. He has started in 14 of these appearances across their 19 fixtures and come on as a substitute on three occasions. The last league game that Kumar played came on March 10 for East Bengal FC against Mohun Bagan Super Giant; a match that he played 90 minutes in during a 3-1 loss. This season the defender has registered two Indian Super League assists - tied for the second most for his team. He has been shown a yellow card once. Next up in the league for East Bengal FC - who are in 10th place in the standings on 18 points - is a trip to Kerala Blasters FC on April 3. Last season for Kerala Blasters FC, Kumar made 17 Indian Super League appearances and created one assist. Kumar switched to East Bengal FC on loan in June 2023 from Kerala Blasters FC, for whom he has made 37 league appearances in total, scoring one goal and providing two assists, after joining the club in August 2020 from Bengaluru FC.