| Prakash Thorat | |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1985[1] |
| Birth Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubs1: | Deccan XI |
| Clubs2: | Maharashtra Police |
| Clubs3: | Central Railways |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Air India |
| Caps4: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Pune |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | DSK Shivajians |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Club-Update: | 10 May 2015 |
Prakash Thorat (born 11 March 1985) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Pune, Maharashtra, Thorat started his footballing career as a semi-professional, playing for various Maharashtra state clubs like Deccan XI, Maharashtra Police, and Central Railways.[1] He was also twice the top scorer in the Nagpur Premier League in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons in which he scored seven goals in each season.[2] His best moment as a semi-professional came when he played in the inaugural Aurangabad Premier League where he scored an amazing 13 goals in only five matches.[2]
After impressing as a semi-professional Thorat was signed by I-League side Air India for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[2] He made his debut for Air India on 14 April 2012 against Pailan Arrows at the Salt Lake Stadium.[2] He managed to score a brace in that match as Air India won 2–0.[2] Overall, Thorat played in seven matches that season and then in the 2012–13 I-League season he made 20 appearances while scoring only three goals.[2] While with Air India Thorat was played mainly as a winger.[2]
On 7 June 2013 it was announced that Thorat had signed for hometown club Pune F.C. in the I-League on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut for the club during the 2013 Durand Cup on 9 September 2013 against Army Red in which he started and played only 24 minutes as Pune lost the match 2–0.[4] He then made his league debut for Pune on 11 December 2013 against Rangdajied United when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Thongkhosiem Haokip as Pune lost 3–2.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Air India | 2011–12 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | |||