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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nishchal Chandan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Nishchal Chandan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|06|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], India
| height = 1.90 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| currentclub = [[Inter Kashi FC|Inter Kashi]]
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2015–2019
| youthclubs1 = [[Minerva Academy FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = [[Minerva Academy FC|Punjab FC B]]
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = [[Techtro Swades United FC|Techtro Swades United]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = [[Minerva Academy FC|Minerva Academy]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2021
| clubs4 = [[Delhi FC]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2021
| clubs5 = [[Hyderya Sports FC|Hyderya Sports]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
| caps6 = 21
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2024–2025
| clubs9 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps9 = 19
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = [[Inter Kashi FC|Inter Kashi]]
| caps10 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| club-update = 14:00, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Nishchal Chandan''' (born 20 June 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/65223?type=club |title=Nishchal Chandan |website=the-aiff.com |access-date=13 February 2026|publisher=[[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]}}</ref> is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Centre-back (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Inter Kashi FC|Inter Kashi]].

== Early life ==
Chandan is born in Chandigarh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC sign Nishchal Chandan for upcoming Indian Super League |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/jamshedpur-fc-sign-nishchal-chandan-for-upcoming-indian-super-league20240717100726/ |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

===Minerva Academy FC===
Chandan's journey started with Minerva Academy in 2015, where he learnt his basic skills and honed them. Later, became a champion in the U-18 I-League North Zone Championship with [[Minerva Academy FC|Minerva FC]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/news/young-nishchal-chandan-added-to-the-men-of-steel-defense|date=16 July 2024|title=Young Nishchal Chandan Added to the Men of Steel Defense}}</ref>

===Punjab FC===
He progressed to make his debut in the I-League second division with [[Punjab FC]] in 2020-21.<ref name=":0" />

===Sudeva Delhi FC===
He followed by a stint with [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva FC]] from 2021-23, where he not only made his I-League debut as captain but also scored a goal.<ref name=":0" />

===Churchill Brothers FC Goa===
He later followed by a move to [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] in 2023-24 playing all 19 games.<ref name=":0" />

===Jamshedpur FC===
On 16 July 2024, Nishchal penned a deal with [[Jamshedpur FC]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|match played 13 February 2026}}<ref>{{BeSoccer|927011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Durand Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Minerva Academy FC|Punjab FC B]]
|[[2020 I-League qualifiers|2020]]
|[[I League 2nd Division]]
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]
| rowspan="2"| [[I-League]]
|14||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|[[2022–23 I-League|2022–23]]
|7||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!21!!1!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!25!!1
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2023–24 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season|2023–24]]
|I-League
|19||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0
|-
|[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2024–25 Jamshedpur FC season|2024–25]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|Churchill Brothers
|[[2024–25 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season|2024–25]]
|I-League
|19||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||1
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Inter Kashi FC|Inter Kashi]]
|[[2025–26 Indian Super League|2025–26]]
|Indian Super League
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!62!!2!!4!!0!! colspan="2" |—!!66!!2
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
'''Minerva academy Fc'''
* U-18 I-League North Zone Championship

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|new_id=chandan-nishchal/MPRLmEdm}}
* {{BeSoccer|927011}}

{{Inter Kashi FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nischal, Chandan}}
[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Minerva Academy FC players]]
[[Category: Churchill Brothers FC players]]
[[Category:Inter Kashi FC players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]

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