Yan Dhanda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1998 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2013–2018 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Swansea City | 18 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| England U16 | |||
| 2014 | England U17[1] | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 20 June 2020 (UTC) | |||
Yan Dhanda (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swansea City as an attacking midfielder. He is a former England U17's international.
Club career
He began his youth career at West Bromwich Albion before moving to Liverpool, spending five years in the youth ranks at Anfield. In his final season with the youth team, he scored five times from 18 appearances in the Premier League 2 campaign.[1] In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join Championship club Swansea City where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s.[2]
Dhanda made his debut as a substitute for Swansea on 4 August 2018 against Sheffield United in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner with his first touch only moments after entering the field.[3]
International career
He has represented England U16[4] and England U17's at international level. He is also of Indian heritage.[5] He has said that the racism he has encountered as a British Asian footballer inspires him to play his best.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City | 2018–19[7] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[8] | Championship | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[7] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ a b Coleman, Tom (23 May 2018). "Who is Yan Dhanda? Meet the Liverpool starlet who just signed for Swansea City". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (23 May 2018). "Swansea City: Yan Dhanda signs from Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2018..
- ^ "Potter's Swansea come from behind to win at Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
- ^ "ENGLAND UNDER-16S DISAPPOINTED AFTER MONTAIGU OPENER". Football Association. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Yan Dhanda: Who is Liverpool's history-making attacking midfielder?". 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
- ^ "British Asian footballer Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse drives me on even more". Sky News.
- ^ a b "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.