Rahul K. P.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahul Kannoly Praveen | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Thrissur, Kerala, India[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Indian Arrows | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Indian Arrows | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | India U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017– | India U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:05, 16 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017 | |||
Rahul Kannoly Praveen (born 16 March 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Arrows.
Career
Born in Kerala, Rahul was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Praveen was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
A month later, on 26 December, Praveen scored his first professional goal against Shillong Lajong. His 91st-minute goal was the last for the Arrows in a 3–0 victory.[4] He then scored again for the club in their next match against Mohun Bagan on 29 December. This time, his 33rd-minute goal was the equalizer as the Indian Arrows drew the match 1–1.[5] He became the first Indian player to score in Indian Super Cup 2018 by scoring against Mumbai City FC during the qualification round.
International
Praveen represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1] Rahul then got promoted to India under-20 side.
Career statistics
- As of 16 February 2018[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mohun Bagan 1-1 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
- ^ Rahul K. P. at Soccerway