Abhishek Halder
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Abhishek Halder
| image =
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| fullname = Abhishek Halder
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = West Bengal, India
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| currentclub = Mohammedan
| clubnumber = 6
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = AIFF Academy
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Pune City
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = → Pune City B (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = Hyderabad
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = → Hyderabad B (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = Mohammedan
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = India U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update =
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Abhishek Halder (born 5 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohammedan.{{cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/mohammedan-sc-sign-abhishek-halder-loan-rakesh-pradhan/|title=I-League – Mohammedan SC sign Abhishek Halder and loan Rakesh Pradhan to Sudeva Delhi FC|website=iftwc.com}}
Career
Halder began his career as part of the FC Pune City Academy set up.{{cite web|title=Halder India U20|url=https://www.facebook.com/FCPuneCity/posts/1367083403401817|website=FC Pune City (Facebook)}} In November 2017, Halder was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut for the side on 18 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows and lost 1–0.{{cite web|title=Minerva Punjab 1-0 Indian Arrows|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/18/india/i-league/india-minerva-fc/aiff-xi/2683980/|website=Soccerway}}
=Mohammedan=
In December 2021, Mohammedan added Halder to their roster ahead of the 2021–22 I-League season.{{cite web|title=I-League – Mohammedan SC sign Abhishek Halder and loan Rakesh Pradhan to Sudeva Delhi FC|url=https://iftwc.com/mohammedan-sc-sign-abhishek-halder-loan-rakesh-pradhan/|website=iftwc.com|date=16 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021}} On 3 March, he made his debut for the club against Aizawl on the league's return after the COVID-19 breakout, in a 2–0 win.{{cite web|title=Mohammedan SC beat Aizawl FC to go on top of the I-League table|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-aizawl-fc-mohammedan-sc-match-report|website=khelnow.com|date=3 March 2022|access-date=3 March 2022}}{{cite web|title=Aizawl 0 - 2 Mohammedan|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/03/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/mohammedan-sporting-club/3706327/|website=soccerway|date=3 March 2022|access-date=3 March 2022}}
In June 2022, Halder signed a new two-year deal with Mohammedan.{{cite web|title=Abhisek Halder Stays #2024|url=https://twitter.com/MohammedanSC/status/1535896159209672705|website=@MohammedanSC|date=12 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}} He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Jamshedpur in the Durand Cup, which ended in a dominating 3–0 win. He played a 1–2 with Marcus Joseph to finish with a volley chipping over the keeper to double the lead.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-mohammedan-sc-vs-jamshedpur-fc-match-report|title=Mohammedan SC beat Jamshedpur FC to maintain perfect record|website=khelnow.com|date=21 August 2022|access-date=22 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/11979|title=Mohammedan 3 – 0 Jamshedpur|website=the-aiff.com|date=21 August 2022|access-date=22 August 2022}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|11 March 2023}}{{soccerway|abhisek-halder/525730}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |Indian Arrows
| rowspan="1" |I-League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Pune City
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Pune City B (loan) | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Hyderabad
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Hyderabad total
!12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |Hyderabad B (loan) |2020 | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Mohammedan
| rowspan="2" |I-League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|12 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Mohammedan total
!20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!47 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from West Bengal
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
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