Ashique Kuruniyan
Muhammad Ashique Kuruniyan (born 14 June 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for both Bengaluru and the Indian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhammad Ashique Kuruniyan | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Malappuram, Kerala, India | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2016 | Pune City | ||
2016–2017 | → Villareal C (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Pune City | 26 | (3) |
2019– | Bengaluru | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | India U20 | ||
2018– | India | 16 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:10, 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Early life
Born in Malappuram, Kerala, Kuruniyan was the fifth child to a father who owned a shop and a mother who was a housewife.[1] In order to help support his family, Kuruniyan dropped out of school when he was in the eighth standard and began work in his father's sugarcane shop. When he finished his work in the evening, he would play football in the fields.[1] He was soon selected by Vision India, a scheme started by the Kerala Football Association, and was with the academy until 2014 when he joined the academy at Pune.[2]
In 2016, when Pune's academy was sold and converted to the FC Pune City Academy, Kuruniyan joined them.[2] In October 2016 it was announced that Kuruniyan would join Villarreal C, the third-team of La Liga side Villarreal, on loan from Pune City.[1] However, after training in Spain for four months, Kuruniyan returned to India in February 2017, after suffering a hamstring injury.[3]
Pune City
In July 2017 it was confirmed that Kuruniyan had signed a professional contract with Pune City and was retained by the club for their upcoming Indian Super League campaign.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 December 2017 in their match against Jamshedpur. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Emiliano Alfaro as Pune City won 1–0.[5] He netted his first goal on 30 December, scoring the first goal in the eighth minute of a 5–0 victory against NorthEast United FC.[6]
International career
Kuruniyan has represented India at the under-20 level.[1]
He was called to represent the Indian national senior team in the intercontinental cup to be held in June 2018.[7] Kuruniyan made his international debut against Chinese Taipei on 1 June 2018, when he was substituted-in in the second half. He also represented India in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in UAE.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 29 February 2020[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2017–18 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||||
2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
Total | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
Notes
- Includes matches played in Indian Super Cup
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
References
- Kamath, Amit (5 November 2016). "Ashique Kuruniyan: From school dropout to new Villareal recruit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Singh, Ujwal (30 October 2016). "India to Spain: Meet Indian football prodigy Ashique Kuruniyan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- "Indian youngster Ashique Kuruniyan returns home from Villarreal after hamstring injury". FirstPost. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- "200 plus Indian Players Vie for Ten ISL Clubs selection". Indian Super League. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- "ISL: Spanish sojourn helps Ashique Kuruniyan as he looks to cement a place in Pune City squad". New Indian Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "ISL 2017: Marcelinho Nets Hat-trick as Pune Trounce NorthEast United 5-0". News18. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "2018 Intercontinental Cup: India announce 30-man squad for camp in Mumbai". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "A. Kuruniyan". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Kuruniyan, Ashique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2018.