Himanshu Jangra
Himanshu Jangra (born 21 July 2004) is an Indian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Punjab in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hisar, Haryana, India | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017 - 2019 | Minerva Punjab - U13 and U15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Punjab | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Punjab II | 1 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | India U15 | (7) | |
| 2019– | India U17 | 8 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2020 | |||
Career
Himanshu Jangra is a product of Minerva Punjab academy, he joined Minerva Punjab in 2016 after being selected during a Trial in Chandigarh. But later in 2017 he made a mark in the Hero Sub Junior I League where he scored an impressive haul of 18 goals which attracted Indian National team Scouts.
The youngster continued his prolific form in the National leagues by scoring 9 goals and helping his team to win the Hero Junior I Leagues 2018-19 title. Later in 2019, Himanshu was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player in the SAFF Under 15 Championship. He scoring two consecutive hattricks and secured Gold Medal for Team India.
Himanshu featured for Punjab FC’s reserves side in the 2020 I-League 2nd Division where he scored two goals in a solitary appearance against AU Rajasthan. Impressing everyone by his performance, the attacker earned promotion to the senior side playing in the I-League where he made five appearances at the age of 15.
International
He represented India U15 in the 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship, where he scored seven goals that included two hat-tricks as he also secured the golden boot in the process.[1]
He has been named in final squad of India U16 team which will play in AFC U-16 Championship 2020 in Bahrain.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 April 2020[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Minerva Punjab | 2017 | Under 13 -Sub Junior I League | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Minerva Punjab | 2019 | Under 15 - Junior I League | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Punjab | 2019–20 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Punjab II | 2019–20 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
- Notes
References
- "Scouting Report- Himanshu Jangra: Who's Punjab FC's striking prospect?". Khel Now.
- Himanshu Jangra at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.