Asheer Akhtar
Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mohammedan in the I-League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asheer Akhtar | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mohammedan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rabbani Club | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Bengaluru FC 'B' (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2019– | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2021 | |||
CareerEdit
Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune.[2] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club.[3] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy.[4] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League.[5] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour.[6]
After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0.[7]
InternationalEdit
In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[8]
Career statisticsEdit
- As of 6 September 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Others | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lonestar Kashmir | 2016—17 | I-League 2nd Div | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mumbai | 2016—17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Bengaluru | 2017—18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018—19 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru B (loan) | 2017—18 | I-League 2nd Div | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2018—19 | I-League 2nd Div | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SC East Bengal | 2019—20 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Mohammedan Sporting (loan) | 2020—21 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the AFC Cup.
- ↑ Appearances in the Durand Cup.
- ↑ Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.
HonoursEdit
ClubEdit
- Salgaocar
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC announce 25-member squad for Indian Super League". bengalurufc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava (8 January 2015). "Pune FC trounce rivals Mumbai FC 6-1 in U-19 I-league; Arif Shaikh gets a hat-trick". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Shukla, Kaushal (16 November 2015). "Gritty LoneStar Kashmir FC thwart spirited Kenkre FC". FootballCounter. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Naysel, Suhas (7 March 2016). "Despite big win Mizoram bow out of Santosh Trophy". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "SALGAOCAR THUMP TALEIGAO IN THE GOA PRO LEAGUE". KhelNow. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Salgaocar crowned 2016/17 Goa Pro League champions". The Home of Indian Football Live. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Mumbai 0-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- ↑ "India U13 Probables Listed". Indianfootball.de. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Asheer Akhtar at Soccerway
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