Ashique Kuruniyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Ashique Kuruniyan | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Malappuram, Kerala, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pune City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Pune | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pune City | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Villarreal C (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–present | Pune City | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| India U20 | |||
| 2018– | India | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 3 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Muhammad Ashique Kuruniyan (born 14 June 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pune City in the Indian Super League, and the Indian national football team.
Club career
Early life
Born in Malappuram, Kerala, Kuruniyan was the fifth child to a father who owned a shop and a mother who was a housewife.[1] In order to help support his family, Kuruniyan dropped out of school when he was in eighth standard and began worked in his father's sugarcane shop. When he finished his work during in the evening, he would play football on the fields.[1] He was soon selected by Vision India, a scheme started by the Kerala Football Association, and was with the academy until 2014 when he joined the academy at Pune.[2]
In 2016, when Pune's academy was sold and converted to the FC Pune City Academy, Kuruniyan joined them.[2] In October 2016 it was announced that Kuruniyan would join Villarreal C, the third-team of La Liga side Villarreal, on loan from Pune City.[1] However, after training in Spain for four months, Kuruniyan returned to India in February 2017, after suffering a hamstring injury.[3]
Pune City
In July 2017 it was confirmed that Kuruniyan had signed a professional contract with Pune City and was retained by the club for their upcoming Indian Super League campaign.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 10 December 2017 in their match against Jamshedpur. He came on as a 83rd-minute substitute for Emiliano Alfaro as Pune City won 1–0.[5] He netted his first goal on 30 December, scoring the first goal on the eight minute of a 5–0 victory against NorthEast United FC.[6]
International career
Kuruniyan has represented India at the under-20 level.[1]
He was called to represent the Indian national senior team in the inter continental cup to be held in June 2018. [7] Kuruniyan made his international debut against Chinese Taipei on 1 June 2018, when he was substituted-in in the second half.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 7 March 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune City | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Sri Lanka |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |
References
- ^ a b c d Kamath, Amit (5 November 2016). "Ashique Kuruniyan: From school dropout to new Villareal recruit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ a b Singh, Ujwal (30 October 2016). "India to Spain: Meet Indian football prodigy Ashique Kuruniyan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Indian youngster Ashique Kuruniyan returns home from Villarreal after hamstring injury". FirstPost. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "200 plus Indian Players Vie for Ten ISL Clubs selection". Indian Super League. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "ISL: Spanish sojourn helps Ashique Kuruniyan as he looks to cement a place in Pune City squad". New Indian Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "ISL 2017: Marcelinho Nets Hat-trick as Pune Trounce NorthEast United 5-0". News18. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "2018 Intercontinental Cup: India announce 30-man squad for camp in Mumbai". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "A. Kuruniyan". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Kuruniyan, Ashique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2018.