Pranjal Bhumij

Pranjal Bhumij
Personal information
Full name Pranjal Prakash Bhumij
Date of birth (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sivasagar, Assam, India
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rajasthan United
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2015 SAI Guwahati
2015–2016 DSK Shivajians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 DSK Shivajians 4 (1)
2017–2023 Mumbai City 23 (1)
2022–2023 → RoundGlass Punjab (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 Odisha 11 (0)
2024- Rajasthan United 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 India U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024 @ 17:01(AEST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:47, 31 January (UTC)

Pranjal Prakash Bhumij (born 2 March 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Although Pranjal prefers playing as a striker, he can also play as a winger on either side and as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Club career

DSK Shivajians

A youth product for DSK Shivajians, Bhumij made his professional debut for the first-team in the I-League on 26 February 2017 against Churchill Brothers. He came off the bench in the 60th minute for Naro Hari Shrestha as DSK Shivajians fell 3–0.[2] He then scored his first professional goal for the club on 8 April 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He scored the equalizing goal for the club in the 63rd minute but despite that, Shillong Lajong scored a third in stoppage time to win 3–2.[3]

Mumbai City

On 23 July 2017, Pranjal was picked up by Mumbai City as a developmental player for 2017–18 Hero ISL season. He committed to Mumbai City FC by signing a contract with the club till 2024.[4]

International career

In August 2017, Pranjal was called by India U19 coach Floyd Pinto before SAFF U19 Championship. Pranjal made his debut for India U19 against Nepal in Bhutan.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DSK Shivajians 2016–17 I-League 4 1 1[a] 0 — 5 1
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League 6 0 2[b] 0 — 8 0
2018–19 10 1 1[b] 0 — 11 1
2019–20 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2020–21 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2021–22 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Mumbai City total 23 1 3 0 1 0 27 1
RoundGlass Punjab (loan) 2022–23 I-League 10 1 1[b] 0 — 11 1
Odisha 2023–24 Indian Super League 11 0 2[b] 0 — 13 0
Career total 48 3 7 0 1 0 56 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Mumbai CIty FC striker Pranjal Bhumij wants to represent India at the FIFA World Cup". asianage.com. 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Churchill Brothers 3–0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "DSK Shivajians 2–3 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Mumbai City FC signed a three-year extension deal with Pranjal Bhumij". FootballExpress. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ Pranjal Bhumij at Soccerway


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