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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nikhil Kadam
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|6|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]
| clubnumber = 19
| position = [[Midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]/[[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = Krida Prabodhini
| youthyears2 = 2009–2012
| youthclubs2 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| caps1 = 28
| goals1 = 2
| clubs2 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2016
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]]
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2018–2020
| clubs5 = [[Northeast United FC]]
|caps5 = 22
| goals5 =0
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]
| caps6 = 8
| goals6 = 1
|nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 9 January 2020
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Nikhil Kadam''' (born 23 June 1994) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[Midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]/[[Winger (association football)|Winger]] for [[I-League]] club [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]. He used to play for [[NorthEast United FC]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]], Kadam was selected to join the [[Pune F.C. Academy]] in 2011 as part of their first batch of players.<ref name=PFCSigning2012>{{cite web|title=Pune FC sign academy midfielder Nikhil Kadam|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-sign-academy-midfielder-nikhil-kadam|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He made his name known for the club during the [[2012 I-League U20]] season when he scored three goals for the academy in the final round of the league as the academy went on to win the league.<ref name=PFCSigning2012/> Kadam then played for the academy in the Pune Super Division during the 2012 season.<ref name=PFCSigning2012/> He scored one goal that season against Deccan XI on 7 June 2012.<ref name=PFCA1-0Deccan>{{cite web|title=PDFA Super-6: Pune FC ‘A’ wins crucial game against Deccan XI|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pdfa-super-6-pune-fc-%E2%80%98a%E2%80%99-wins-crucial-game-against-deccan-xi|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref>

He is also a devotee of Tamil God [[Aiyanar]] as shown in his interview in 2003

===Pune===
====2012–13 season====
Going into the [[2012–13 I-League]] season Kadam was selected into the [[Pune F.C.|Pune]] senior team for the [[2012 Durand Cup]].<ref name=DurandCup2012>{{cite web|title=Pune FC miss chances, share point with CRPF|url=http://punefc.com/?match-reports=durand-cup-group-stage-crpf-0-0-pune-fc|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He made his senior debut in this tournament on 23 August 2012 against Central Reserve Police when he came on in the 56th minute for [[Karma Tsewang]] as Pune drew the match 1–1.<ref name=DurandCup2012/> He then made his professional debut for the club during the [[2013 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]] on 24 September 2012 against [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]].<ref name="Pro Debut">{{cite web|title=Pune FC exit after fighting loss to Salgaocar FC|url=http://punefc.com/?match-reports=federation-cup-salgaocar-fc-2-1-pune-fc|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He came on as a 69th-minute substitute for [[Mumtaz Akhtar]] as Pune lost the match 2–1.<ref name="Pro Debut"/>

Kadam then made his debut in the [[I-League]] on 9 November 2012 against [[Pailan Arrows]].<ref name="League Debut">{{cite web|title=Arrows vs. Pune 0 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/09/india/i-league/aiff-xi/pune-fc/1394173/|work=Soccerway|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> He came on as an 89th-minute substitute for [[Daisuke Nishiguchi]] as Pune won the match 2–0.<ref name="League Debut"/> He then scored his first ever professional goal on 20 April 2013 against [[Air India FC|Air India]].<ref name="First Goal 2013">{{cite web|title=Air India vs. Pune 0 - 6|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/20/india/i-league/air-india/pune-fc/1395270/|work=Soccerway|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> He came off the bench in the 76th minute for [[Anas Edathodika]] and scored the sixth goal for Pune in a 6–0 victory in the 86th minute.<ref name="First Goal 2013"/>

====2013–14 season====
Kadam went into the [[2013–14 I-League]] season as a starter for new head coach [[Mike Snoei]] when he started against [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] in Pune's first match of the season on 21 September 2013.<ref name="Opening Match 2013">{{cite web|title=Mohammedan vs. Pune 1 - 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/|work=Soccerway|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> He stayed on till the 70th minute as Pune won 3–1.<ref name="Opening Match 2013"/> He then scored his first goal of the season on 1 December 2013 against [[United S.C.|United SC]] at the [[Balewadi Sports Complex]] when he found the net in the 77th minute as Pune drew the match 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune vs. United 1 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/01/india/i-league/pune-fc/chirag-united-sc/1585357/|work=Soccerway|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> However, that turned out to be the last major contribution from Kadam that season as he was reported injured before the I-League resumed in February 2014 and out for the rest of the season.<ref name=THT>{{cite web|last=George|first=Joseph|title=Pune-FC-Look-To-Recover-From-Their-Alarming-Dip-In-Form|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/can-pune-fc-recover-from-their-slumber/|work=The Hard Tackle|access-date=8 February 2014}}</ref>

=== Mohammedan SC ===
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) signed Nikhil Kadam on January 5th 2021, for the I-League season 2020-2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikhik Kadam signs for Mohammedan SC| url= https://footballexpress.in/mohammedan-sc-sign-indian-winger-nikhil-kadam-i-league/|website=footballexpress.in |date=7 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|30 May 2015}}<ref>{{soccerway|nikhil-kadam/270375}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]||5||1||1||0||2||0||—||—||8||1
|-
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||10||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||1
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]||13||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||13||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!28!!2!!1!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!31!!2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NorthEast United FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kadam, Nikhil}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Kolhapur]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Pune F.C. players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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