Aniket Jadhav
Personal information
Full name Aniket Anil Jadhav
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Number 99
Youth career
2012–2015 Pune
2015–2017 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Indian Arrows 11 (2)
2018–2021 Jamshedpur 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Indian Arrows (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 Hyderabad 20 (2)
2022–2023 East Bengal 6 (0)
2023– Odisha 6 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (2)
2022– India 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Aniket Anil Jadhav (Marathi: अनिकेत अनिल जादव; born 13 July 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Odisha and the India national team.

Club career

Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Jadhav 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][2] After the tournament, Jadhav 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.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored a brace as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]

On March 5, 2019, Jadhav joined Blackburn Rovers for a 3 month training spell at their academy.[5][6]

Jadav joined the ISL side East Bengal from Hyderabad in August 2022. After a small stint, he signed for Odisha in January 2023.[7]

International career

Jadhav represented the India under-17 side in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

In March 2022, Jadav was called up for the national squad by coach Igor Štimac ahead of India's two friendly matches against Bahrain and Belarus.[8]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2023[9]
Club Season League Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 11 2 1 0 – – 12 2
Indian Arrows (loan) 2018–19 7 0 0 0 – – 7 0
Jamshedpur 2019–20 Indian Super League 13 1 – 0 0 – 13 1
2020–21 14 1 – – – 14 1
Hyderabad 2021-22 20 2 – 0 0 – 20 2
East Bengal 2022–23 6 0 – 3 0 – 9 0
Odisha 2022–23 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Career total 77 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 81 6

Honours

Hyderabad

References

  1. ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Aniket Jadhav, no longer just a kid from Kolhapur". ESPN. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Indian U17 World Cup star to gain experience at Rovers". Blackburn Rovers. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Aniket Jadhav set for three-month training stint at Blackburn Rovers". The Times of India. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ^ "East Bengal winger Aniket Jadhav signs for Odisha FC". Khelnow. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  8. ^ "7 new faces as Stimac names final list of 25 for friendlies in Bahrain". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ Aniket Jadhav at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters Live Score, ISL 2022 Final football match: Hyderabad clinch maiden title with 3-1 win on penalties". Firstpost. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ "ISL 2021-22 Final Live Score and Updates, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC Beat KBFC to Win Maiden Title". News18. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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