Adil Khan (footballer)

Adil Khan
Personal information
Full name Adil Ahmed Khan
Date of birth (1988-07-07) 7 July 1988
Place of birth Goa, India
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pune City
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2008 SESA FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Sporting Goa 74 (12)
2013–2014 Mohun Bagan 7 (0)
2014 Delhi Dynamos 7 (0)
2014–2015 Bharat FC 0 (0)
2016 Lonestar Kashmir 18 (0)
2017 Churchill Brothers 18 (2)
2017–present Pune City 19 (4)
National team
2012– India 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Adil Ahmed Khan (born 7 July 1988) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune City in the Indian Super League as a Defensive midfielder.

Career

Sporting Goa

A product of the Sesa Football Academy, Adil Khan started his football career in SESA in 2003 where he played for 5 years before moving to Sporting Clube de Goa in 2008. He would spend 5 years at Sporting, playing for them in various positions, primarily in full back and centre midfield, first in the I-League 2nd Division and later in the I-League for 5 years and scoring 12 goals.[1]

Mohun Bagan

Khan signed for century-old Kolkata-based club Mohun Bagan on a one-year deal for the 2013-14 I-League season. He made his debut for Bagan in the I-League on 22 October 2013 against Bengaluru FC at the Bangalore Football Stadium as Bagan drew the match 1-1.[2] He would go on to make only 6 more appearances and was used primarily as a squad player.

Delhi Dynamos

Adil Khan represented Delhi Dynamos in the 2014 Indian Super League where he played as a right back and appeared in 7 matches [3] but could not help his team qualify for the semi-finals.

Bharat FC

He joined the newly formed I-League team Bharat FC for the 2014-15 I-League season but prior to the season beginning, endured a season-ending injury. Initially, he chose not to have an operation but the result was missing out on the entire season where his team finished last and was later disbanded. He would eventually undergo surgery in the off-season.[4]

Lonestar Kashmir

After recovering from the injury he sustained while with Bharat FC, Khan signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir on a 3-month deal to play in the 2015-16 I-League 2nd Division season.[5] He would feature for his team in the group stage and later in the final round but could only help his team finish 6th and last in the final round after qualifying form the group.

Dempo

After finishing the season with Lonestar Kashmir, he signed a short-term deal with Dempo to play in the Goa Professional League, a state level tournament.[6]

Churchill Brothers

Adil Khan signed for newly re-instated Churchill Brothers for the 2016-17 I-League season.[7] He re-invented himself as a centre back and appeared 18 times for Churchill in a fairly successful season as a starting centre back as his team finished 6th.

FC Pune City

For 2017–18 Indian Super League season he is signed by FC Pune City .

International

Adil made his senior international debut against Azerbaijan for India on 27 February 2012.[8]

References

  1. ↑ https://khelnow.com/news/article/wearing_the_national_team_jersey_again_will_be_a_proud_moment_for_me_adil_khan
  2. ↑ "Bengaluru vs. Mohun Bagan 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/players/adil-khan/72589/
  4. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/12/23/7332562/bharat-fc-sign-six-players-from-indian-super-league?ICID=SP
  5. ↑ https://khelnow.com/news/article/wearing_the_national_team_jersey_again_will_be_a_proud_moment_for_me_adil_khan
  6. ↑ "Adil Khan completes remarkable comeback, signs one year deal with Dempo SC". Goal.com. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ https://khelnow.com/news/article/wearing_the_national_team_jersey_again_will_be_a_proud_moment_for_me_adil_khan
  8. ↑ "Adil Khan: Games". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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