Nikhil Poojari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikhil Chandra Shekhar Poojari | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Maharashtra, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pune City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ryan FC | |||
| Dodsal FC | |||
| Mumbai | |||
| 2015–2016 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | East Bengal | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Pune City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | India U23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | India | 6 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 Aug 2017 | |||
Nikhil Poojari (born 3 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in Maharashtra, Poojari started his career with Ryan FC in Mumbai.[1] While with Ryan FC, Poojari was selected to play for the Maharashtra under-19 side in the school games nationals.[2] Poojari soon joined the youth side of Mumbai before signing with Kolkata-based East Bengal in 2015.
Poojari made his first-team debut for East Bengal on 4 August 2016 in their opening Calcutta Football League fixture against Bhawanipore. He came on as a 78th minute substitute for Jiten Murmu as East Bengal won 2–1.[3] Poojari scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2016 during the group stage match of the Bordoloi Trophy against Bongobi Agragami on Bangladesh. His strike in the 87th minute was the last goal in a 6–0 victory.[4]
He scored his first international goal against Maldives in 2018 SAFF Championship.
Career statistics
- As of 7 January 2017[5]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
References
- ↑ Nayak, BB (26 June 2011). "CITY-BASED RYAN FOOTBALL CLUB SCORES 2-0, QUALIFIES FOR MDFA SUPER DIVISION". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ Nayak, BB (20 November 2011). "ICLES' MAKES IT TO STATE, TWO NM PLAYERS PICKED FOR NAT'LS". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ Majumdar, Debabrata (4 August 2016). "East Bengal beat Bhawanipore to start Calcutta Football League campaign". The Home of Indian Football Live. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ "East Bengal triumph". Telegraph India. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ↑ Nikhil Poojari at Soccerway
- ↑ "Poojari, Nikhil". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
External links
- Source for confirmed signing by FC Pune City