Ashish Pradhan

Ashis Pradhan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Mellibazar, Sikkim, India
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Punjab
Number 23
Youth career
Namchi Sports Hostel
2012–2014 AIFF Regional Academy
2014–2017 Jamshedpur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Indian Arrows 1 (0)
2018–2020 ATK 0 (0)
2020–2021 Garhwal 5 (0)
2021– Punjab 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Ashis Pradhan (born 5 June 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super league club Punjab.

Career

Born in Sikkim, he hails from a Nepali Newar family. Pradhan started his career in his home state with the Namchi Sports Hostel.[1] In 2012, he was selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy after being successful in a trial.[2] After two years, Pradhan moved to the Tata Football Academy where he graduated from in 2018.[3]

On 2 January 2018, Pradhan appeared on the bench for the first time in his professional career for Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation I-League development club.[4] On 23 February 2018, Pradhan made his professional debut for the Arrows in a league match against Aizawl. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Suresh Singh Wangjam as Indian Arrows lost 3–0.[5]

For the 2018–19 season, Pradhan joined the ATK Reserves before being promoted to the senior squad.[6]

International

Pradhan has been selected for the India under-20 side.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 April 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
ATK 2018–19 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 0 0 3[a] 1 — 3 1
ATK total 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
Garhwal 2020 I-League 2nd Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
RoundGlass Punjab 2022–23 I-League 9 0 1[b] 0 — 10 0
Career total 15 0 4 1 0 0 19 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

References

  1. ^ "Young and dreaming to emulate Bhutia". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ "South Sikkim's Ashish Pradhan selected for India U-14 Academy". Sikkim Now. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "19 Tata Football Academy cadets graduate in 12th convocation". Goal.com. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Indian Arrows 0-2 East Bengal". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Aizawl 3-0 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Sikkim Gold Cup 2018: Deggie Cardozo's Atk Reserves Gear Up For Maiden Challenge". ATK Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Pradhan selected". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
  8. ^ Ashish Pradhan at Soccerway