Prakash Thorat
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pune, Maharashtra, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Deccan XI | |||
| Maharashtra Police | |||
| Central Railways | |||
| 2012–2013 | Air India | 27 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Pune | 18 | (0) |
| 2016 | DSK Shivajians | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2015 | |||
Prakash Thorat (born 11 March 1985) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Early career
Born in Pune, Maharashtra, Thorat started his footballing career as a semi-professional, playing for various Maharashtra state clubs like Deccan XI, Maharashtra Police, and Central Railways.[1] He was also twice the top scorer in the Nagpur Premier League in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons in which he scored seven goals in each season.[2] His best moment as a semi-professional came when he played in the inaugural Aurangabad Premier League where he scored an amazing 13 goals in only five matches.[2]
After impressing as a semi-professional Thorat was signed by I-League side Air India for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[2] He made his debut for Air India on 14 April 2012 against Pailan Arrows at the Salt Lake Stadium.[2] He managed to score a brace in that match as Air India won 2–0.[2] Overall, Thorat played in seven matches that season and then in the 2012–13 I-League season he made 20 appearances while scoring only three goals.[2] While with Air India Thorat was played mainly as a winger.[2]
Pune
On 7 June 2013 it was announced that Thorat had signed for hometown club Pune F.C. in the I-League on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut for the club during the 2013 Durand Cup on 9 September 2013 against Army Red in which he started and played only 24 minutes as Pune lost the match 2–0.[4] He then made his league debut for Pune on 11 December 2013 against Rangdajied United when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Thongkhosiem Haokip as Pune lost 3–2.[5]
I-League statistics
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Air India | 2011–12 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d "Prakash Thorat". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Homecoming of sorts for Prakash Thora". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Pune FC sign up Prakash Thorat". Zee News. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Army Red 2-0 Pune". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Rangdajied United vs. Pune 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ Prakash Thorat at Soccerway