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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Orphan|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nitesh Aswani
| clubs2 = [[Hyderabad FC|Pune City FC]]
| position = Defender
| currentclub = [[Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab FC]]
| height = 1.78m
| clubnumber = 48
| youthclubs1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre FC]]
| clubs1 = [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre FC]]
| years1 = 2015-2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|04|08|df=y}}
| clubs3 = [[South United F.C.|South United FC]]
| years2 = 2017-18
| years3 = 2019
| clubs4 = [[Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab FC]]
| years4 = 2019-20
| caps4 = 1
| caps3 = 6
| caps1 = 11
| caps2 = 7
| image =
}}
'''Nitesh Aswani''' (born 8 April 1996) is an [[India]]n [[Football player|footballer]] who plays for [[I-League]] club [[Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab FC]]. He made his [[I-League]] debut against [[Indian Arrows]] on 3 March 2020 at the [[Cooperage Ground]] in Mumbai.

== Youth career ==
Nitesh Aswani started his career from Mumbai at a very young age. He played for a school named Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) in [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]]. As a young player he participated in the famous [[Gothia Cup]] which is an international youth association football tournament organized by professional football club [[BK Häcken]], which has been held annually since 1975 in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mitesh-aswani-set-for-swede-dreams/128440|title=Mitesh Aswani set for Swede dreams|date=2011-07-16|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> He further moved on to play for the U17 side of [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre FC]] which is a [[I-League 2nd Division|Second division I-League]] club in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/Coach-cum-captain-takes-OLPS-to-victory/articleshow/16145998.cms|title=Coach-cum-captain takes OLPS to victory|date=July 16, 2011|first=Vaibhav PawarVaibhav|last=Pawar|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref>

He has been called up for U23 [[India national football team|Indian National Team]] Camp in 2017 and 2018.

== Senior career ==
Nitesh had impressed the coaches at [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre FC]] with his performances in their U17 team. This led to his promotion into the senior team which plays in the [[I-League 2nd Division|2nd division I-League]]. He then moved on to play for [[Hyderabad FC|Pune City FC]] (now known as [[Hyderabad FC]]). There he was a part of the senior teams as well as the reserves team which participates in the [[I-League 2nd Division|2nd division I-League]]. He then moved on to play for [[South United F.C.|South United FC]], Bangalore in the second division.

In 2019, Nitesh Aswani signed for top division club, [[Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab-fc-aims-to-score-3-points-in-match-against-gokulam-kerala-28931|title=Punjab to take on Gokulam Kerala|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> He made his debut against [[Indian Arrows]] as came on in the 71st minute of the game replacing [[Cavin Lobo]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Punjab F.C. players]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]

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