Nitesh Aswani

Nitesh Aswani

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Minerva Punjab FC
Number	48
Youth career
–	Kenkre FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015-2017	Kenkre FC	11
2017-18	Pune City FC	7
2019	South United FC	6
2019-20	Minerva Punjab FC	1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nitesh Aswani (born 8 April 1996) is an Indian footballer who plays for I-League club Minerva Punjab FC. He made his I-League debut against Indian Arrows on 3 March 2020 at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai.

Youth career

Nitesh Aswani started his career from Mumbai at a very young age. He played for a school named Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) in Chembur, Mumbai. As a young player he participated in the famous Gothia Cup which is an international youth association football tournament organized by professional football club BK Häcken, which has been held annually since 1975 in Gothenburg, Sweden. He further moved on to play for the U17 side of Kenkre FC which is a Second division I-League club in India.

He has been called up for U23 Indian National Team Camp in 2017 and 2018.

Senior career

Nitesh had impressed the coaches at Kenkre FC with his performances in their U17 team. This led to his promotion into the senior team which plays in the 2nd division I-League. He then moved on to play for Pune City FC (now known as Hyderabad FC). There he was a part of the senior teams as well as the reserves team which participates in the 2nd division I-League. He then moved on to play for South United FC, Bangalore in the second division.

In 2019, Nitesh Aswani signed for top division club, Minerva Punjab FC. He made his debut against Indian Arrows as came on in the 71st minute of the game replacing Cavin Lobo.