Pranjal Bhumij
{{Short description|Indian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Pranjal Bhumij
| image =
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| fullname = Pranjal Prakash Bhumij
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|3|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sivasagar, Assam, India
| height = 1.66 m
| currentclub = Rajasthan United
| clubnumber = 8
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2011–2015
| youthclubs1 = SAI Guwahati
| youthyears2 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs2 = DSK Shivajians
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = DSK Shivajians
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2023
| clubs2 = Mumbai City
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → RoundGlass Punjab (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Odisha
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Rajasthan United
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = India U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Pranjal Prakash Bhumij (born 2 March 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Although Pranjal prefers playing as a striker, he can also play as a winger on either side and as an attacking midfielder.{{cite web|title=Mumbai CIty FC striker Pranjal Bhumij wants to represent India at the FIFA World Cup|url=https://www.asianage.com/sports/football/141119/mumbai-city-fc-striker-pranjal-bhumij-wants-to-represent-india-at-the-fifa-world-cup.html|website=asianage.com|date=14 November 2019}}
Club career
=DSK Shivajians=
A youth product for DSK Shivajians, Bhumij made his professional debut for the first-team in the I-League on 26 February 2017 against Churchill Brothers. He came off the bench in the 60th minute for Naro Hari Shrestha as DSK Shivajians fell 3–0.{{cite web|title=Churchill Brothers 3–0 DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/26/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/dsk-shivajians/2391584/|website=Soccerway}} He then scored his first professional goal for the club on 8 April 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He scored the equalizing goal for the club in the 63rd minute but despite that, Shillong Lajong scored a third in stoppage time to win 3–2.{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians 2–3 Shillong Lajong|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/08/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/lajong-sc/2391604/|website=Soccerway}}
=Mumbai City=
On 23 July 2017, Pranjal was picked up by Mumbai City as a developmental player for 2017–18 Hero ISL season. He committed to Mumbai City FC by signing a contract with the club till 2024.{{cite web|title=Mumbai City FC signed a three-year extension deal with Pranjal Bhumij|url=http://footballexpress.in/mumbai-city-fc-signed-a-three-year-extension-deal-with-pranjal-bhumij/|website=FootballExpress|access-date=11 June 2021}}
International career
In August 2017, Pranjal was called by India U19 coach Floyd Pinto before SAFF U19 Championship. Pranjal made his debut for India U19 against Nepal in Bhutan.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|13 April 2024}}{{soccerway|pranjal-bhumij/471386}}
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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" |DSK Shivajians
| rowspan="1" |I-League |4 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in Federation Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="6" |Mumbai City
| rowspan="5" |Indian Super League |6 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|10 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Mumbai City total
!23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" |RoundGlass Punjab (loan)
| rowspan="1" |I-League |10 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 11 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Odisha
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |11 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.dskshivajians.com/player-single.aspx?plid=16 DSK Shivajians Football Club Profile].
{{Mumbai City FC squad}}
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Category:People from Sivasagar
Category:Footballers from Assam
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:DSK Shivajians FC players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Mumbai City FC players
Category:India men's youth international footballers
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