Ashish Pradhan
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ashis Pradhan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|6|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mellibazar, Sikkim, India
| currentclub = Punjab
| clubnumber = 23
| position = Central midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Namchi Sports Hostel
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014
| youthclubs2 = AIFF Regional Academy
| youthyears3 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs3 = Jamshedpur
| years1 = 2018
| clubs1 = Indian Arrows
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = ATK
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = Garhwal
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = Punjab
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
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| pcupdate = 18:23, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
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Ashis Pradhan (born 5 June 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super league club Punjab.
Career
Born in Sikkim, he hails from a Nepali Newar family. Pradhan started his career in his home state with the Namchi Sports Hostel.{{cite news |title=Young and dreaming to emulate Bhutia |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/young-and-dreaming-to-emulate-bhutia/story-UJnjcE4y1taZABxRo3rE0H.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 September 2012}} In 2012, he was selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy after being successful in a trial.{{cite news |title=South Sikkim's Ashish Pradhan selected for India U-14 Academy |url=http://sikkimnow.blogspot.com/2012/09/south-sikkims-ashish-pradhan-selected.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=Sikkim Now |date=31 August 2012}} After two years, Pradhan moved to the Tata Football Academy where he graduated from in 2018.{{cite news |title=19 Tata Football Academy cadets graduate in 12th convocation |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-football-tata-football-academy-tfa-convocation/1d6c3srhq1w0v1snhhi43idphx |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=Goal.com |date=1 July 2018}}
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.{{cite web |title=Indian Arrows 0-2 East Bengal |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/01/02/india/i-league/aiff-xi/east-bengal-club-fc/2683995/ |website=Soccerway}} 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.{{cite web |title=Aizawl 3-0 Indian Arrows |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/02/23/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/aiff-xi/2684040/ |website=Soccerway}}
For the 2018–19 season, Pradhan joined the ATK Reserves before being promoted to the senior squad.{{cite news |title=Sikkim Gold Cup 2018: Deggie Cardozo's Atk Reserves Gear Up For Maiden Challenge |url=http://atkfc.in/blog/sikkim-gold-cup-2018-deggie-cardozos-atk-reserves-gear-maiden-challenge |access-date=2 February 2019 |work=ATK Football Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194209/http://atkfc.in/blog/sikkim-gold-cup-2018-deggie-cardozos-atk-reserves-gear-maiden-challenge |archive-date=31 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}
International
Pradhan has been selected for the India under-20 side.{{cite web |title=Pradhan selected. |url=https://twitter.com/JamshedpurFC/status/908286765252751360 |website=Jamshedpur FC (Twitter)}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|8 April 2023}}{{soccerway|ashish-pradhan/530522}}
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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 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |ATK
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |ATK total
!0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" |Garhwal
|2020 | rowspan="1" |I-League 2nd Division |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |RoundGlass Punjab
| rowspan="1" |I-League |9 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-36763-ashis-pradhan-profile Indian Super League profile].
{{Punjab FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Tata Football Academy players
Category:Indian Arrows players
Category:ATK (football club) players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Footballers from Sikkim
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen