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Danish Farooq Bhat
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danish Farooq Bhat | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Downtown Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Kashmir | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| J&K Bank Football club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 18 | (0) |
| 2016– 2021 | Real Kashmir | 65 | (11) |
| 2021 - | Bengaluru FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2021 | |||
Danish Farooq Bhat (born 9 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Danish started his early football career by joining a local team"Chinar Valley"[3] later, Danish joined the J&K Bank Football Academy at the age of 13, where he would become the team captain eventually at his age group level teams. He would go on to win 12 local leagues and tournaments with his team prior to joining Lonestar Kashmir in 2015. He would play for Lonestar Kashmir in the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division season, where he would help his team reach the final round of the league as his team fell short of promotion to the I-League.
Real Kashmir[edit]
In the later half of 2016, he joined Real Kashmir where he was given the number 10 shirt. With 4 strikes, Danish was the joint highest goal-scorer for Real Kashmir in the 2017–18 season. He had the most number of assists to his name during this season as his team became the champions of 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division and won promotion to the I-League.[4]He is one among two Kashmir-born players for Real Kashmir FC in the first-team squad who have played regularly in this season of I-League.[5]
Playing style[edit]
Danish earned the moniker of ‘Kashmiri Ronaldo' by fellow footballers and aficionados of the state, demonstrated by his dribbling skills and goal-scoring.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Danish was inspired by his father, Farooq Ahmad, who was a professional footballer two decades before him. Ahmad represented the Jammu and Kashmir state team in Santosh Trophy and also played for Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting.[7]
See also[edit]
Career Statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 25 February 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps1 | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lonestar Kashmir | 2015–16 | I-League 2nd Division | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Real Kashmir | 2016–17 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | I-League | 19 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 15 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division final Round
- ↑ Appearances in the 2019 Indian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- I-League 2nd Division 🏆(1) : 2017–18
References[edit]
- ↑ "Danish Farooq Bhat". flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "D. BHAT". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Real Kashmir star Danish Farooq eyes India berth". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Real Kashmir wins 2nd Division I-League title". greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "Kashmir's favourite footballer Danish Bhat hopeful of India national team chance | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "This 'Kashmiri Ronaldo' trains under shadow of guns, curfew - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC". thequint.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ Danish Farooq Bhat at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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