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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rakesh Pradhan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Rakesh Pradhan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Assam]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
| youthyears1 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs1 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020 | clubs3 = → [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 16:26,16 January 2021 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 8 January 2020
}}

'''Rakesh Pradhan''' (born 2 August 1993) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Career==
Born in [[Assam]], Pradhan is a product of the [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] academy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong Academy|url=https://twitter.com/lajongfc/status/935520555381301251|website=Shillong Lajong (Twitter)}}</ref> While still a regular with the academy set-up, Pradhan made his first appearances for the Shillong Lajong first team during the [[2013–14 I-League]]. Pradhan appeared on the bench on three occasions, against [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]], [[Pune F.C.|Pune]], and [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]], but didn't see any time on the pitch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dempo vs. Shillong Lajong|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/dempo-sports-club/lajong-sc/1585276/|website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong vs. Pune|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/29/india/i-league/lajong-sc/pune-fc/1585288/|website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong vs. East Bengal|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/09/india/i-league/lajong-sc/east-bengal-club-fc/1585301/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

More than four years later, prior to the [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18 season]], Pradhan was added to the Shillong Lajong first team for the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong FC I-League 2017/18 Squad|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.Shillong_Lajong_FC_I_League_2017_18_Squad_20171122|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=E-Pao|date=20 November 2017}}</ref> He then made his professional debut for the club in their opening match against [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]. Pradhan started and played the whole match as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/27/india/i-league/lajong-sc/gokulam/2683963/|website=Soccerway}}</ref> At the end of the season, Pradhan had played and started in all 18 of Shillong Lajong's matches during the I-League season.

On 4 April 2018, Pradhan scored his first professional goal against [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] in the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. His goal in the 61st minute was the equalizer as Shillong Lajong came back from being 0–2 down to winning 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong beat FC Pune City in Super Cup thriller|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/shillong-lajong-beat-fc-pune-city-in-super-cup-thriller/articleshow/63617229.cms|accessdate=5 April 2018|work=Times of India|date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

On 18 January 2021, Pradhan was signed by [[Odisha FC]] on loan from [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 January 2021|title=Odisha FC rope in Rakesh Pradhan on loan from NorthEast United FC|url=
https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-odisha-fc-sign-rakesh-pradhan-loan|work=Khelnow|access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> & made his debut for the new club on 19 January against [[Hyderabad FC]].

==Career statistics==
{{updated|20 May 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|rakesh-pradhan/314898/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|rowspan="2"|[[I-League]]||18||0||1||1||—||—||19||1
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
||13||1||0||0||—||—||13||1
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Super League]]||15||0||0||0||—||—||15||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020-21]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|__
|__
|0
|0
|-
|[[Odisha FC]] (Loan)
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020-21]]
|8
|0
|0
|0
|__
|__
|8
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!48!!1!!1!!1!!0!!0!!48!!2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.shillonglajong.com/player/rakesh-pradhan/ Shillong Lajong Profile]

{{NorthEast United FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pradhan, Rakesh}}
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Assam]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Shillong Lajong FC players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Assam]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]

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