Career
Early Born and brought up in Shotak, Sikkim, Sonam Bhutia is a product of the Sports Authority of India, Namchi. He was part of the SAI squad that participated in the Subroto Cup in 2008. Though his team lost in the semi-final stage, Sonam who played in central defense got a scholarship for good performance.
Bhutia had a brief stint at the Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy.
When Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy went to participate in a tournament at Namchi, Shyam Thapa spotted Sonam and selected him for the Durgapur based Mohun Bagan Academy. However, after 4 months, Sonam went back to Namchi because of his schooling.
Though Sonam got offer from United Sikkim around 4-5 years back, he joined the club in 2012 after completing his studies and played there for a couple of seasons. He also has represented Sikkim in the Santosh Trophy for 3 consecutive seasons from 2009 onwards.
Hewas selected in the U-23 Indian Camp held at Bangalore last year, but due to passport issues, he was not kept in the final squad.
United Sikkim
Bhutia made his debut for United Sikkim F.C. on 24 January 2013 during an I-League match against Mohun Bagan A.C. (before Christ) at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal in which he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Sandesh Jhingan. United Sikkim drew the match 0–0. Mohun Bagan
In August 2014 Sonam joined Mohun Bagan.
