Dhanpal Ganesh
Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Pune | 30 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016− | Chennaiyin | 22 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Chennai City (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | India U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | India | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2017 | |||
Career
Pune
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune Academy to sign with the first-team at Pune in July 2011.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium; he came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune won the match 2–0.[2] He made his first start for the club in the I-League on 18 April 2012 against Salgaocar in a 2-0.[3]
Pailan Arrows (loan)
For the 2012–13 I-League season Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season.[4] He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1.[4] He then made his league debut for Pailan Arrows on the league opening day against Mumbai on 6 October 2013.[4] He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Holicharan Narzary as the Arrows won the match 3–2.[4]
Return to Pune
After a season with the Arrows, Dhanpal was back at Pune for the 2013-14 season. He would make 12 appearances in the league and would feature regularly in the starting line-up in the second half of the season. He kept up his good form and made his debut in the AFC Champions League in a qualifier against Hanoi T&T in a 0-3 loss.[5] Dhanpal would score his first senior goal for Pune in the opening game of Pune's 2014 Durand Cup campaign in a 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers.[6] He started in the first ever Pune Derby against Bharat FC but was sent-off following off the ball challenge on the 88th minute of the game which ended 1-1.[7]
Chennaiyin
In July 2015 Ganesh was drafted to play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League.[8]
International
On 20 June 2012 it was confirmed that Ganesh would play for the India U23 team during 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification.[9] He made his debut for the under-23 team on 23 June 2012 against Lebanon U23 in the 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in which India won 5–2.[10] He made his senior debut on 17 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 27 March 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2011–12 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Pune total | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Pailan Arrows (loan) | 2012–13 | I-League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Chennaiyin (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Chennaiyin | 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chennaiyin total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Chennai City (loan) | 2016–17 | I-League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Career total | 87 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 6 | ||
Honours
References
- "Dhanapal Ganesh". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- http://punefc.com/i-league-rnd-11-churchill-bros-0-2-pune-fc/
- http://punefc.com/i-league-rnd-25-pune-fc-2-0-salgaocar-sc/
- "Loan Watch: Dhanpal Ganesan". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- http://punefc.com/afc-champions-league-play-off-pune-fc-0-3-hanoi-tt-fc/
- http://punefc.com/durand-cup-2014-rd-1-churchill-bros-0-3-pune-fc/
- http://punefc.com/i-league-2015-rd-14-pune-fc-1-1-bharat-fc/
- Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Jeje first Pune FC player in India captain role; Ganeshan gets a nod". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India 5-2 Lebanon
- Dhanpal Ganesh at Soccerway