Abhishek Yadav
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Abhishek Yadav |
| Date of birth |
10 June 1980 (1980-06-10) (age 31) |
| Place of birth |
Kanpur, India |
| Height |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Playing position |
Forward, Winger[1] |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Mumbai |
| Number |
9 |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1999-2000 |
Mahindra United |
0 |
(0) |
| 2000–2001 |
Churchill Brothers |
14 |
(2) |
| 2002-2007 |
Mahindra United |
49 |
(14) |
| 2007- |
Mumbai |
73 |
(26) |
| National team‡ |
| 2002– |
India |
33 |
(10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2008 |
Abhishek Yadav (Hindi: अभिषेक यादव; born 10 June 1980) is an Indian professional footballer. Yadav plays forward or on the wing for Mumbai F.C. which participates in India's I-League. Abhishek is known for his ability in the air as he stands at 6'2" (1.88m) tall.
[edit] Club career
During his youth, Abhishek Yadav played for local team Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers (RCF) in the 1998/99 season. After finding success at RCF, Yadav began his professional career at Mahindra United.
For the 2000-2001 season, Yadav signed with Churchill Brothers, but returned to Mumbai to play for Mahindra United after just a season. Yadav then spent five seasons with Mahindra United where he won all of the major Indian trophies - Durand Cup, IFA Shield, National Football League (the I-League replaced the NFL), Federation Cup and Mumbai League. In 2007, Abhishek joined Mumbai FC.[2] After joining the newly founded club owned by the Essel Group, Yadav said the move was a "calculated risk" but cited David Booth and Henry Menezes as reasons for joining.[3] The "calculated risk" paid off in 2008, when he helped the team win the I-League 2nd Division, thereby allowing the team to be promoted to the 1st Division of the I-League. Now captains the side and lead from the front scoring 9 goals for the season and the top scorer for the club.
[edit] International career
Yadav's has been a consistent choice in the Indian national squad since 2002. During his debut, Yadav came off the substitutes bench and scored the winning goal in the LG Cup final against Vietnam.[4] This was the first trophy India had won abroad in 28 years.[5]
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[edit] International goals
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| ? |
October 13, 2010 |
Pune |
 Yemen |
3-6 |
Loss |
Friendly |
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Yadav, Abhishek |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Indian footballer |
| Date of birth |
10 June 1980 |
| Place of birth |
Kanpur, India |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
|
Yemen
