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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Prakash Thorat
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|11|df=y}}<ref name="Pune Profile">{{cite web|title=Prakash Thorat|url=http://punefc.com/?player=prakash-thorat|work=Pune Football Club|accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref name="Pune Profile"/>
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}<ref name="Pune Profile"/>
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Deccan XI
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Maharashtra Police
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 =
| clubs3 = Central Railways
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = [[Air India FC|Air India]]
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 0
| clubs6 = [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years6 = 2016
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 10 May 2015
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Prakash Thorat''' (born 11 March 1985) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], Thorat started his footballing career as a semi-professional, playing for various [[Maharashtra]] state clubs like Deccan XI, Maharashtra Police, and Central Railways.<ref name="Pune Profile"/> He was also twice the top scorer in the Nagpur Premier League in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons in which he scored seven goals in each season.<ref name="Thorat Semi">{{cite web|title=Homecoming of sorts for Prakash Thora|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/homecoming-of-sorts-for-prakash-thorat/1126833/|work=Indian Express|accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref> His best moment as a semi-professional came when he played in the inaugural Aurangabad Premier League where he scored an amazing 13 goals in only five matches.<ref name="Thorat Semi"/>

After impressing as a semi-professional Thorat was signed by [[I-League]] side [[Air India FC|Air India]] for the rest of the [[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]] season.<ref name="Thorat Semi"/> He made his debut for Air India on 14 April 2012 against [[Pailan Arrows]] at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]].<ref name="Thorat Semi"/> He managed to score a brace in that match as Air India won 2–0.<ref name="Thorat Semi"/> Overall, Thorat played in seven matches that season and then in the [[2012–13 I-League]] season he made 20 appearances while scoring only three goals.<ref name="Thorat Semi"/> While with Air India Thorat was played mainly as a winger.<ref name="Thorat Semi"/>

===Pune===
On 7 June 2013 it was announced that Thorat had signed for hometown club [[Pune F.C.]] in the [[I-League]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune FC sign up Prakash Thorat|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/pune-fc-sign-up-prakash-thorat_762882.html|work=Zee News|accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref> He made his debut for the club during the [[2013 Durand Cup]] on 9 September 2013 against Army Red in which he started and played only 24 minutes as Pune lost the match 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Army Red 2-0 Pune|url=http://punefc.com/?match-reports=durand-cup-army-red-2-0-pune-fc|work=Pune Football Club|accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref> He then made his league debut for Pune on 11 December 2013 against [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]] when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for [[Thongkhosiem Haokip]] as Pune lost 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rangdajied United vs. Pune 3 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/11/india/i-league/arhima-club/pune-fc/1585372/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=25 December 2013}}</ref>

==I-League statistics==
{{updated|9 May 2014}}<ref>{{soccerway|prakash-thorat/238622}}</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"|[[Air India FC|Air India]]
|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|[[I-League]]||7||2||0||0||0||0||—||—||7||2
|-
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|[[I-League]]||20||3||0||0||0||0||—||—||20||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!27!!5
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||6||0||0||0||1||0||2||0||8||0
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]||12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!18!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!21!!5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!45!!5!!0!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!48!!5
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://punefc.com/?player=prakash-thorat Pune Football Club Profile].
* [https://www.instagram.com/prkthorat/ Instagram Profile].

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorat, Prakash}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Pune]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Air India FC players]]
[[Category:Pune FC players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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