A defender is a player in football, whose position of play is 'behind the midfielders and first and foremost provides support to the goalkeeper'. This definition describes the defender Subhashish Roy Choudhury to the hilt. Their primary function is to prevent the opposition from scoring a goal. Substitute goalkeeper Subhashish Roy Choudhury of Mahindra United, presently has been included in the Indian football team, as a defender.

Substitute goalkeeper Subhashish Roy Choudhury was considered as the hero of Mahindra United for the second successive match. He took the Mumbai outfit to the final of the Federation Cup football tournament after a 3-1 penalty-shootout victory over Goa's Dempo Sports Club in Ludhiana. Mahindra United is a professional football club situated in Mumbai, India.