Asheer Akhtar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asheer Akhtar | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rabbani Club | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | ||
| 2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Bengaluru FC 'B' | 9 | (2) |
| 2018 | Bengaluru FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | East Bengal | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2020 | |||
Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.[1]
Career
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]
International
In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 11 September 2017[9]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mumbai | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
- Salgaocar
References
- ^ "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