Aniket Jadhav

Aniket Anil Jadhav (born 13 July 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jamshedpur FC. He gained fame for his wonderful skills and speed at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India.

Aniket Jadhav
Personal information
Full name Aniket Anil Jadhav
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000
Place of birth Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Jamshedpur FC
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2015 Pune
2015–2017 AIFF Elite Academy
2019 Blackburn Rovers (trial)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Indian Arrows 11 (2)
2017– Jamshedpur 10 (1)
2018–2019 → Indian Arrows (loan) 7 (0)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

Career

Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Jadhav was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Jadhav 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.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored a brace as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

On March 5, 2019, Jadhav joined Blackburn Rovers for a 3 month training spell at their academy.[4]

International

Jadhav represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

Career statistics
As of 27 February 2018[5]
Club Season League Cup Asia Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 2nd11200——112
Jamshedpur FC 2019–20 1st2100——21
Career total 1330000133

References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. "Indian U17 World Cup star to gain experience at Rovers". Blackburn Rovers.
  5. Aniket Jadhav at Soccerway
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