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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yan Dhanda
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_place = [[Tipton]], England
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|14|df=y}}
| height = {{convert|1.74|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanseacity.com/player/173|title=Y. Dhanda | Swansea|website=www.swanseacity.com|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227211736/https://www.swanseacity.com/player/173|url-status=live}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| currentclub = [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs1 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| youthyears2 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| years1 = 2018–2022
| clubs1 = [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
| caps1 = 50
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]
| caps2 = 34
| goals2 = 5
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 2 September 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Yan Dhanda''' (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Scottish Premiership]] side [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]] as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]]. He is a former [[England national under-17 football team|England under-17]] international.

==Early life==
Dhanda was born in [[Birmingham]], and grew up in [[Tipton]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Yan Dhanda: 'I was racially abused as a child but I never let it affect me' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/22/yan-dhanda-i-was-racially-abused-as-a-child-but-i-never-let-it-affect-me-swansea-city-asian-football |access-date=27 February 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=22 July 2019 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214125643/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/22/yan-dhanda-i-was-racially-abused-as-a-child-but-i-never-let-it-affect-me-swansea-city-asian-football |url-status=live }}</ref> His mother is from England<ref name="sky" /> while his father was born in England to parents from [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Yan Dhanda abuser blocked from sending messages, says Facebook |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56044905 |access-date=12 February 2021 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 February 2021 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212163240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56044905 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
Dhanda began his youth career at [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] before moving to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], spending five years in the youth ranks at [[Anfield]]. In his final season with the youth team, he scored five times from 18 appearances in the [[2017–18 Professional U23 Development League|Premier League 2]] campaign.<ref name="Dhanda details"/> In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44120950|title=Swansea City: Yan Dhanda signs from Liverpool|first=Mandeep|last=Sanghera|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 May 2018|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025022856/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44120950|url-status=live}}.</ref>

Dhanda made his debut as a substitute for Swansea on 4 August 2018 against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner with his first touch only moments after entering the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/44797126|title=Potter's Swansea come from behind to win at Sheff Utd|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 August 2018|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804115252/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/44797126|url-status=live}}.</ref>

On 21 June 2022, Dhanda signed a 2 year contract with Highland-based [[Scottish Premiership]] team [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yan Dhanda becomes a Staggie |url=https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/yan-dhanda-becomes-a-staggie |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=RCFC |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621161043/https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news-items/yan-dhanda-becomes-a-staggie |url-status=live }}</ref>

==International career==
Dhanda has represented the [[England national under-17 football team|England U16]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/apr/15/england-u16-saudi-arabia-1504|title=ENGLAND UNDER-16S DISAPPOINTED AFTER MONTAIGU OPENER|publisher=Football Association|date=15 April 2014|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116135639/http://www.thefa.com/news/2014/apr/15/england-u16-saudi-arabia-1504|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]'s at international level.<ref name="Dhanda details">{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-yan-dhanda-meet-liverpool-14672461|title=Who is Yan Dhanda? Meet the Liverpool starlet who just signed for Swansea City|first=Tom|last=Coleman|publisher=WalesOnline|date=23 May 2018|access-date=13 July 2018|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804231917/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-yan-dhanda-meet-liverpool-14672461|url-status=live}}</ref>

He later expressed his desire of representing [[India national football team|India]] internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/football/yan-dhanda-wants-to-represent-india-hopes-oci-cards-become-reality-soon-40826|title=Yan Dhanda wants to represent India; hopes OCI cards become reality soon|date=27 March 2023|access-date=23 April 2023|website=thebridge.in|publisher=The Bridge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328085358/https://thebridge.in/football/yan-dhanda-wants-to-represent-india-hopes-oci-cards-become-reality-soon-40826|archive-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dhanda is of [[India]]n [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] [[Sikhs|Sikh]] heritage through his father.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse affected me more than I thought it would, but I won't be leaving social media |work=Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12221892/yan-dhanda-racist-abuse-affected-me-more-than-i-thought-it-would-but-i-wont-be-leaving-social-media |quote=Birmingham-born Dhanda is a product of the West Brom academy, and his father is Sikh-Punjabi.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisisanfield.com/2017/10/yan-dhanda-liverpools-history-making-attacking-midfielder/|title=Yan Dhanda: Who is Liverpool's history-making attacking midfielder?|date=3 October 2017|access-date=4 August 2018|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804232117/https://www.thisisanfield.com/2017/10/yan-dhanda-liverpools-history-making-attacking-midfielder/|url-status=live}}.</ref> He has said that the [[Racism in association football|racism]] he has encountered as a [[British Asians in association football|British Asian footballer]] inspires him to play at his best.<ref name="sky">{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/british-asian-footballer-yan-dhanda-racist-abuse-drives-me-on-even-more-11794861|title=British Asian footballer Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse drives me on even more|website=Sky News|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903193037/https://news.sky.com/story/british-asian-footballer-yan-dhanda-racist-abuse-drives-me-on-even-more-11794861|url-status=live}}</ref> The most prominent racial abuse that Dhanda received was from a 14 year old child from Kent, who sent a racist message to Dhanda on social media following Swansea City's 2021 [[FA Cup]] loss to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59596065|title=Dhanda abuser on educational programme|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210193701/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59596065|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 2 September 2023}}

{| 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
!colspan=2|League Cup
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Swansea City A.F.C. Under-23s|Swansea City U23]]
|2018–19<ref name=sb1819/>
|colspan=3|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||1||0
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]
|[[2018–19 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|113397|2018|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|5||1||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||6||1
|-
|[[2019–20 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|113397|2019|access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref>
|Championship
|16||3||0||0||2||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||19||3
|-
|[[2020–21 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|113397|2020|access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
|Championship
|26||1||3||0||1||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||31||1
|-
|[[2021–22 Swansea City A.F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|113397|2021|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>
|Championship
|3||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||6||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!50||5||3||0||7||0||2||0||62||5
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]
|[[2022–23 Ross County F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|113397|2022|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|30||5||1||0||4||0||2{{Efn|Appearances in [[2022–23 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Scottish Premiership play-offs]]}}||1||37||6
|-
|[[2023–24 Ross County F.C. season|2023–24]]<ref name=sb2324>{{soccerbase season|113397|2023|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|4||0||0||0||3||0|| colspan=2|—||7||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!34!!5!!1!!0!!7!!0!!2!!1!!44!!6
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!84||10||4||0||14||0||5||1||107||11
|}

{{notelist}}

== See also ==

* [[List of Sikh footballers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ross County F.C. squad}}

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[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tipton]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:England men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Liverpool F.C. players]]
[[Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:English people of Punjabi descent]]
[[Category:British sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:British Asian footballers]]
[[Category:Scottish Professional Football League players]]
[[Category:Ross County F.C. players]]

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