Hitesh Sharma (footballer)

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Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Jalandhar, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Odisha
Youth career
Chandigarh Football Academy
Tata Football Academy
Mumbai FC U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Mumbai 12 (0)
2017–2020 ATK 27 (0)
2020–2024 Hyderabad 50 (2)
2024– Odisha 0 (0)
International career
2018– India 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2018 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Hitesh Sharma (born 25 December 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Career[edit]

Sharma spent the majority of his youth career as part of the Tata Football Academy. In 2015, Sharma graduated from the academy and signed with Mumbai of the I-League.[1] He appeared on the bench for the club in their opening match of the season against Shillong Lajong. He did not come off the bench however.[2]

Sharma eventually made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2016 against Salgaocar.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 19 January 2024[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mumbai 2015–16 I-League 4 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League 14 0 2[a] 1 16 1
2018–19 13 0 5[a][b] 0 18 0
Total 27 0 7 1 0 0 34 1
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 15 0 0 0 15 0
2021–22 10 0 0 0 10 0
2022–23 19 1 4[b] 0 23 1
2023–24 6 1 5[b][a] 0 11 1
Total 50 2 9 0 0 0 59 2
Odisha 2023–24 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 89 2 16 1 0 0 105 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International[edit]

As of matches played till 29 March 2021[5][4]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2018 2 0
2021 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours[edit]

India

Achievements[edit]

ISL Awards
Year For Against Match Result Award
2017-18 ATK Kerala 0-0 Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18 ATK Delhi 1-0 Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19 ATK Chennai 3-2 Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19 ATK Jamshedpur 2-1 Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21 Hyderabad Mumbai 0-0 Hero of the Match

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elite Tata academy spawns 13 dribblers". Telegraph India. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Shillong Lajong 0-0 Mumbai". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Salgaocar vs. Mumbai". Soccerway.
  4. ^ a b Hitesh Sharma at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Hitesh Sharma". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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