Rohit Danu

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{{moresources|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rohit Danu
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|07|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bageshwar]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bageshwar footballer Rohit Danu becomes youngest ever I-League scorer|url=http://dehradunfootball.com/article/bageshwar-footballer-rohit-danu-becomes-youngest-ever-i-league-scorer|work=Dehradunfootball.com |accessdate= 15 July 2019}}</ref>
| height = 174cm
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 21
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2020—
| clubs2 = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-16 football team|India U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 15:57, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 7 December 2018
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalyears3 = 2019-
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 2
}}

'''Rohit Danu''' (born 10 July 2002) is an [[India]]n [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for the [[Hyderabad FC]]
and [[India national under-20 football team|India national under-19 football team]].

==Career==
At the age of 15, Rohit Danu would have been the youngest player of [[India national U17 football team results|India national U17 football team]] which played [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. Danu, the youngest member in the Indian camp, joined the team after the Portuguese manager [[Luís Norton de Matos]] became impressed with his dribbling ability and maturity at such a young age. However, Danu suffered an ankle injury after joining the squad and the manager decided against naming him in the squad.

Due to injury, Danu was not even registered for the [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification|2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.]] <ref>{{cite web |title= Two India under-19 footballers injured in cable caraccident|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/two-india-under-19-footballers-injured-in-cable-car-accident-5857344/|work=Indianexpress.com|accessdate=28 July 2019}}</ref>
But later, after India qualifying to [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]], he was part of the u16 team, playing friendlies in exposure trips. However, Danu could not make it to final squad of [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]] because the rule says that to play [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]], a player must be born after 1 January 2002 and registered in the qualifiers. If not registered for qualifiers , the player must born after 1 September 2002. Unfortunately birth date of Rohit Danu is 10 July 2002. Since he was not registered in the qualifiers due to injury, he was not eligible for the [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]].

===Indian Arrows===

On 5 January 2019, at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 27 days, Rohit Danu has beaten his fellow team-mate [[Jitendra Singh (footballer)|Jitendra Singh]]’s record of being the youngest ever goal scorer in the top division of Indian football, [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2020|title=Rohit Danu becomes youngest I-League scorer as Indian Arrows beat Aizawl 1-0|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/rohit-danu-becomes-youngest-i-league-scorer-as-indian-arrows-beat-aizawl-1-0/articleshow/67398023.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> The 16-year-old scored in the 14th minute against Aizawl FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.<ref>
{{cite web |title =Rohit Danu becomes youngest I-League scorer as Indian Arrows edge Aizawl FC|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/16008-rohit-danu-becomes-youngest-i-league-scorer-as-indian-arrows-edge-aizawl-fc|work=thefangarge.com|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref>

===Hyderabad FC===

On 16 October 2020, Rohit Danu signed for [[Hyderabad FC]] on a three year deal , making it his first ever professional contract with a top tier club.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad FC signs youngsters Akash Mishra, Rohit Danu and Biaka Jongte|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/hyderabad-fc-signs-youngsters-akash-mishra-rohit-danu-biaka-jongte-isl-indian-football-news-updates/article32873728.ece|work=Sportstar.thehindu.com|date=16 October 2020|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> On 15 December 2020 , Rohit Danu made his debut for Indian Super League side Hyderbad FC against [[SC East Bengal]].He came on as a 77th minute substitute for the [[Hitesh Sharma (footballer)|Hitesh Sharma]] as Hyderabad FC won the match for 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2020-21 HFC vs SCEB Highlights: Santana brace powers Hyderabad past SC East Bengal|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/hfc-vs-sceb-hyderabad-fc-vs-sc-east-bengal-isl-live-score-streaming-updates/article33336888.ece|work=Sportstar.thehindu.com|date=16 December 2020|access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|17 December 2020}}<ref>{{Soccerway|rohit-danu/547586|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|[[I-League]]
|14||4||1||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||15||4
|-
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|[[I-League]]
|7||0||0||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||7||0
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Hyderabad FC]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2" |–||0||0||5||0
|-
! colspan="3" |'''Career total'''
!26!!4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!27!!4
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 8 June 2019|}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[India national U17 football team results|India U16]]
|2018
| -
| -
|-
|[[India national under-20 football team|India U19]]
|2019
|5
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!5!!1
|}

==References==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Danu, Rohit}}
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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