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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nikhil Poojary
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Nikhil Chandra Shekhar Poojary
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|9|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mangaluru]], Karnataka
| height = {{height|m=1.77}}
| currentclub = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| clubnumber = 27
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Ryan FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Dodsal FC|Dodsal]]
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Mumbai FC|Mumbai]]
| youthyears4 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs4 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–
| clubs3 = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| caps3 = 47
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 23:43, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 22:30, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[SAFF Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W| [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023 India]]|}}
{{Medal|RU| [[2018 SAFF Championship|2018 Bangladesh]]|}}
}}

'''Nikhil Chandra Shekhar Poojary''' (born 3 September 1995), is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for the [[Indian Super League]] club [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]] to a [[Tulu language|Tulu]] speaking [[Billava]] family, Poojary started his career with Ryan FC in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nayak|first1=BB|title=CITY-BASED RYAN FOOTBALL CLUB SCORES 2-0, QUALIFIES FOR MDFA SUPER DIVISION|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/others/City-based-Ryan-Football-Club-scores-2-0-qualifies-for-MDFA-super-division/articleshow/16140069.cms|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=26 June 2011|archive-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108015429/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/others/City-based-Ryan-Football-Club-scores-2-0-qualifies-for-MDFA-super-division/articleshow/16140069.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> While with Ryan FC, Poojary was selected to play for the Maharashtra under-19 side in the school games nationals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nayak|first1=BB|title=ICLES' MAKES IT TO STATE, TWO NM PLAYERS PICKED FOR NAT'LS|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/ICLES-makes-it-to-state-two-NM-players-picked-for-natls/articleshow/16181703.cms|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=Mumbai Mirror|date=20 November 2011|archive-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108015426/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/ICLES-makes-it-to-state-two-NM-players-picked-for-natls/articleshow/16181703.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Poojary soon joined the youth side of [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] before signing with [[Kolkata]] giants [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] in 2015.

Poojary made his first-team debut for East Bengal on 4 August 2016 in their opening [[Calcutta Football League]] fixture against [[Bhawanipore F.C.|Bhawanipore]]. He came on as a 78th minute substitute for Jiten Murmu as East Bengal won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Majumdar|first1=Debabrata|title=East Bengal beat Bhawanipore to start Calcutta Football League campaign|url=http://thif-live.com/east-bengal-beat-bhawanipore-to-start-calcutta-football-league-campaign/|accessdate=7 January 2017|work=The Home of Indian Football Live|date=4 August 2016|archive-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108003309/http://thif-live.com/east-bengal-beat-bhawanipore-to-start-calcutta-football-league-campaign/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Poojary scored his first goal for the club on 23 September 2016 during the group stage match of the [[Bordoloi Trophy]] against Bongobi Agragami of [[Bangladesh]]. His strike in the 87th minute was the last goal in a 6–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=East Bengal triumph|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160924/jsp/northeast/story_109910.jsp#.WHDKw7YrLBI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108003220/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160924/jsp/northeast/story_109910.jsp#.WHDKw7YrLBI|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2017|access-date=7 January 2017|location=Guwahati|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph India|date=24 September 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
He scored his first international goal against [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in the [[2018 SAFF Championship]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|5 March 2022}}<ref>{{soccerway|nikhil-poojary/471341}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|[[2017–18 East Bengal FC season|2017–18]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League]]
|14||0||2{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018–19]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian Super League]]
|9||1||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||11||1
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
|18||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||18||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|10||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
|19||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||19||1
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!70!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!74!!2
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{{updated|4 July 2023}}<ref>{{NFT|68667}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2017||2||0
|-
|2018||5||1
|-
|2019||1||0
|-
|2023||8||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!16!!1
|}

==== International goals ====
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref.
|-
| align=center | 1 || 9 September 2018 || [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] || align=center | 4 || {{fb|MDV}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2018 SAFF Championship]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/india/maldives/2780187/|title=India 2–0 Maldives|website=Soccerway|date=9 September 2018|access-date=14 June 2022|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614192235/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/09/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/india/maldives/2780187/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Championship]]: [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]]
* [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]: [[2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series|2017]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]]

'''Hyderabad'''
* [[Indian Super League]]: [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Laxmikanth Kattimani the hero as Hyderabad FC beat Kerala Blasters FC on penalties to win first Hero ISL title |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/laxmikanth-kattimani-the-hero-as-hyderabad-fc-beat-kerala-blasters-fc-on-penalties-to-win-first-hero-isl-title |publisher=Indian Super League |access-date=22 March 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322104911/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/laxmikanth-kattimani-the-hero-as-hyderabad-fc-beat-kerala-blasters-fc-on-penalties-to-win-first-hero-isl-title }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/1022371679178117120 Source for confirmed signing by FC Pune City]

* [http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/player.php?team=1&player= East Bengal Profile]
{{Hyderabad FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Poojari, Nikhil}}
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mangalore]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:FC Pune City players]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]

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