Ashish Pradhan

Ashish Pradhan (born 5 June 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ATK in the Indian Super League.

Ashish Pradhan
Personal information
Full name Ashish Pradhan
Date of birth (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999
Place of birth Sikkim, India
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 ATK
Number 30
Youth career
Namchi Sports Hostel
2012–2014 AIFF Regional Academy
2014–2017 Jamshedpur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Indian Arrows 1 (0)
2018– ATK Reserves 22 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:25, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

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
As of 2 February 2019[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League1000——10
ATK 2018–19 ISL0000——00
Career total 10000010
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References
  1. "Young and dreaming to emulate Bhutia". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. "South Sikkim's Ashish Pradhan selected for India U-14 Academy". Sikkim Now. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. "19 Tata Football Academy cadets graduate in 12th convocation". Goal.com. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. "Indian Arrows 0-2 East Bengal". Soccerway.
  5. "Aizawl 3-0 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
  6. "Sikkim Gold Cup 2018: Deggie Cardozo's Atk Reserves Gear Up For Maiden Challenge". ATK Football Club. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. "Pradhan selected". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
  8. Ashish Pradhan at Soccerway
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