Ashish Pradhan Explained

Ashis Pradhan
Birth Date:5 June 1999
Birth Place:Mellibazar, Sikkim, India
Currentclub:Punjab
Clubnumber:23
Position:Central midfielder
Youthclubs1:Namchi Sports Hostel
Youthyears2:2012–2014
Youthclubs2:AIFF Regional Academy
Youthyears3:2014–2017
Youthclubs3:Jamshedpur
Years1:2018
Clubs1:Indian Arrows
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–2020
Clubs2:ATK
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Garhwal
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Punjab
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Pcupdate: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

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows2017–18I-League100010
ATK2018–19Indian Super League000000
2019–20003131
ATK total00310031
Garhwal2020I-League 2nd Division500050
RoundGlass Punjab2022–23I-League9010100
Career total1504100191

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Notes and References

  1. News: Young and dreaming to emulate Bhutia . 2 February 2019 . Hindustan Times . 9 September 2012.
  2. News: South Sikkim's Ashish Pradhan selected for India U-14 Academy . 2 February 2019 . Sikkim Now . 31 August 2012.
  3. News: 19 Tata Football Academy cadets graduate in 12th convocation . 2 February 2019 . Goal.com . 1 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Indian Arrows 0-2 East Bengal . Soccerway.
  5. Web site: Aizawl 3-0 Indian Arrows . Soccerway.
  6. News: Sikkim Gold Cup 2018: Deggie Cardozo's Atk Reserves Gear Up For Maiden Challenge . 2 February 2019 . ATK Football Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194209/http://atkfc.in/blog/sikkim-gold-cup-2018-deggie-cardozos-atk-reserves-gear-maiden-challenge . 31 December 2018 . dead .
  7. Web site: Pradhan selected. . Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).