Danish Farooq Bhat
Danish Farooq Bhat (born 9 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danish Farooq Bhat | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Downtown Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Kashmir | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| J&K Bank Football club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | ||
| 2016– | Real Kashmir | 53 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:30, 9 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Danish joined the J&K Bank Football Academy at the age of 13, where he would become the team captain eventually at his age group level teams. He would go on to win 12 local leagues and tournaments with his team prior to joining Lonestar Kashmir in 2015. He would play for Lonestar Kashmir in the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division season, where he would help his team reach the final round of the league as his team fell short of promotion to the I-League.
Real Kashmir
In the later half of 2016, he joined Real Kashmir where he was given the number 10 shirt. With 4 strikes, Danish was the joint highest goal-scorer for Real Kashmir in the 2017–18 season. He had the most number of assists to his name during this season as his team became the champions of 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division and won promotion to the I-League.[3]
Playing style
Danish earned the moniker of ‘Kashmiri Ronaldo' by fellow footballers and aficionados of the state, demonstrated by his dribbling skills and goal-scoring.[4]
Personal life
Farooq was inspired by his father, Farooq Ahmad, who was a professional footballer two decades before him. Ahmad represented the Jammu and Kashmir state team in Santosh Trophy and also played for Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting. [5]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of 29 March 2020.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps1 | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Kashmir | 2016-17 | I-League 2nd Division | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | I-League | 19 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 9 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division final Round
- Appearances in the 2019 Indian Super Cup
- Appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
Honours
References
- "Danish Farooq Bhat". flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "D. BHAT". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Real Kashmir wins 2nd Division I-League title". greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "This 'Kashmiri Ronaldo' trains under shadow of guns, curfew". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC". thequint.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- Danish Farooq Bhat at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.