Prasanth Karuthadathkuni

Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (born 24 June 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League.

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Personal information
Full name Prasanth Karuthadathkuni
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
Place of birth Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 11
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
DSK Shivajians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Kerala Blasters 31 (1)
2017 → Chennai City (loan) 10 (1)
National team
2015 India U17 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2019

Career

Early years

Born in Kerala, Karuthadathkuni originally began his athletic career as a runner, winning a bronze medal at a state meet in Kozhikode.[1] He then started to play football in 2008 after being convinced to do so by his brother, Pramod. He went on to represent the Kerala under-14 side in 2010 before appearing for selection trials for the AIFF Regional Academy in May 2012.[1] He was able to trial for a spot in the academy after his performances for his state during the South Zone under-16 championship a few months prior.[1] Karuthadathkuni was trialing with 54 other prospects for a spot in the academy. His trial was successful and in the end he was the only player from Kerala to be selected for a spot in the AIFF Regional Academy.[1] He also had a stint with the DSK Shivajians academy.[2]

Kerala Blasters

Karuthadathkuni stayed with the regional academy and eventually moved up to be part of the AIFF Elite Academy for four years. In 2016, he was signed by the Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League.[3] He made one appearance on the bench for the side during the 2016 ISL season, on 4 November against Delhi Dynamos, but didn't see any game time.[4]

Loan to Chennai City

On 14 January 2017, Karuthadathkuni made his professional debut in the I-League for Chennai City against Bengaluru FC. He started and almost played the full match despite Chennai City losing 2–0.[5] He scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. His 92nd-minute goal was the winner as Chennai City defeated East Bengal 2–1.[6]

2017–18 season

On 4 July 2017 it was announced that Karuthadathkuni would be retained by Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 season.[7] He soon made his professional debut for the club, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in their opening match of the season against ATK. Kerala Blasters would draw the match 0–0.[8]

2018 Hero Super Cup

On 6 April 2018, Prashant debuted for Kerala Blasters FC in round 16 of Hero Super Cup 2018. He scored a 48th minute goal, one of two goals the club scored in a 2-3 loss to NEROCA FC.

2019-20 season

On October 20th 2019, Prasanth started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening game of the Indian Super League 2019-20 season against rivals ATK as the Blasters won 2-1 at home. His cross for Bartholomew Ogbeche in the 45th minute led to the winning goal.[9]


International

Karuthadathkuni has represented India at the under-19 level.[10]

Career statistics
As of 25 October 2019[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kerala Blasters 2016 ISL00————00
Chennai City (loan) 2016–17 I-League10100——101
Kerala Blasters 2017–18 ISL10011——111
2018–19 ISL11010——120
2019–20 ISL2000——20
Blasters total 2302100251
Career total 3512100372

References
  1. Kumar, P.K. Ajith (10 June 2012). "Prashanth gearing up for the Spanish adventure". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. "LFC-DSK Academy bow out of Bandodkar Gold Cup". Times of India. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Kerala Blasters announces final squad for Indian Super League 2016". Indian Super League. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Delhi Dynamos 2-0 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
  5. "Bengaluru FC 2-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  6. "Chennai City 2-1 East Bengal". Soccerway.
  7. "Retained by Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters (Twitter).
  8. "Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK". Soccerway.
  9. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2019-20 Highlights: Ogbeche brace powers Kerala Blasters to 2-1 win over ATK". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. "Frenz Cup". TalentsHunter. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  11. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni at Soccerway
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