Career
East Bengal
After spending a season being captain for the East Bengal F.C. youth team in the I-League U19 championships Roy signed professional terms with the club The 2011-2012 season started off well for Roy as he was included in the East Bengal"s 2011 Indian Federation Cup squad list. After the Federation Cup Roy made his first start and game for the East Bengal first-team during the 2011 Indian Super Cup against Salgaocar.
The match ended with East Bengal winning on penalties 9-8 and Roy scoring the winning penalty.
He then played his first professional I-League match on October 22, 2011 against Churchill Brothers South Carolina (U.S.) where East Bengal lost 1-0. He then started his second match for East Bengal two months later on December 29, 2011 against Salgaocar.
East Bengal lost 4-0. Saikat has represented India U-19 in 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
