Pratik Chaudhari

Pratik Chaudhari
Personal information
Full name Pratik Prabhakar Chaudhari
Date of birth (1989-10-04) 4 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 24
Youth career
Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Air India 23 (0)
2013–2014 Rangdajied United 7 (0)
2014–2015 Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
2016 Mumbai 13 (0)
2016 Kerala Blasters 8 (0)
2017 Mumbai 9 (0)
2017–2018 Delhi Dynamos 11 (0)
2018–2019 Jamshedpur 9 (0)
2019–2020 Mumbai City 17 (1)
2020–2022 Bengaluru 32 (1)
2022– Jamshedpur 38 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Pratik Prabhakar Chaudhari (born 4 October 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Career

Early career

Born in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, Chaudhari began his football career while still a student and while working as a call-center employee. While working the night shift, Chaudhari would play football for Bank of India and Union Bank of India. He soon joined professional I-League side Air India in 2011.[2]

In 2013, Chaudhari moved to another I-League side, Rangdajied United.[2] He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2013 during their season opener against Prayag United. Chaudhari started and played 72 minutes as Rangdajied United lost 2–0.[3] After the season ended, Chaudhari moved to Mohun Bagan, another I-League side.[4]

Mumbai and Kerala Blasters

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Chaudhari returned to his birth city to play for I-League club Mumbai.[5] During the season, he formed a formidable partnership with Son Min-chol.[5]

After the season concluded, on 13 July 2016, Chaudhari signed with the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his debut for the club on 5 October 2016 against Atlético de Kolkata. He started and played the whole match as Kerala Blasters fell 1–0.[6] Chaudhari then returned to Mumbai after the ISL season concluded on 24 December 2016.[7]

Delhi Dynamos

On 23 July 2017, Chaudhari was selected in the 6th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Delhi Dynamos for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[8] He made his debut for the club during their opening match against Pune City on 22 November 2017. Partnering with Gabriel Cichero, the Dynamos managed to come out 3–2 winners.[9]

Jamshedpur

After spending a season with Delhi Dynamos, Chaudhari signed for fellow ISL side Jamshedpur on 17 April 2018.[10]

Mumbai City

On August 22, 2019 he joined Mumbai City FC.[11] After one season he left the club on June 2, 2020.[12][13]

Bengaluru FC

On June 3, 2020 he signed for ISL club Bengaluru FC.[14]

Honours

Club

Mohun Bagan[15]

References

  1. ^ "Pratik Chowdhary profile". Indian Super League.
  2. ^ a b c "Pratik Chaudhari makes his ISL debut with Kerala Blasters". Times of India. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "United 2-0 Rangdajied United". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "McDowell Mohun Bagan wins practice match, Pratik Chaudhari roped in". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b Shukla, Kaushal (26 January 2016). "Back home, Mumbai FC's Pratik Chaudhari says he is thriving under Khalid Jamil's faith". Football Counter. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Kerala Blasters 0-1 Atletico de Kolkata". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Central defender Pratik Chaudhari renews contract with Mumbai FC". Football Counter. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Pune City 2-3 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Pratik signs for Jamshedpur". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
  11. ^ "Mumbai City FC sign Pratik Chaudhari on a one-year contract; Welcome the 'Mumbaikar' home". Mumbai Live. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Mumbai City FC, Pratik Chaudhari part ways". The Times of India. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Mumbai City FC, Pratik Chaudhari part ways". Outlook (India). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ^ "ISL: Bengaluru FC sign Pratik Chaudhari, Lalthuammawia Ralte". The Times of India. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Pratik Chaudhari". Soccerway.