Asheer Akhtar

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Asheer Akhtar
Personal information
Full name Asheer Akhtar
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Kamptee, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Mohammedan
Youth career
Rabbani Club
2014–2015 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Lonestar Kashmir 8 (0)
2016 Salgaocar
2017 Mumbai 5 (0)
2017–2019 Bengaluru FC 0 (0)
2017–2019Bengaluru FC 'B' (loan) 15 (2)
2019– East Bengal 11 (1)
2020–2021Mohammedan (loan) 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2021

Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mohammedan in the I-League.[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune.[2] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club.[3] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy.[4] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League.[5] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour.[6]

After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0.[7]

International[edit]

In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 6 September 2021[9]
Club Season League Domestic Cup Others Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lonestar Kashmir 2016—17 I-League 2nd Div 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Mumbai 2016—17 I-League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Bengaluru 2017—18 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
2018—19 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengaluru B (loan) 2017—18 I-League 2nd Div 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
2018—19 I-League 2nd Div 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
SC East Bengal 2019—20 I-League 11 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 19 1
Mohammedan Sporting (loan) 2020—21 I-League 11 1 0 0 11 1
Career total 50 4 2 0 6 0 2 0 60 4
  1. Appearances in the AFC Cup.
  2. Appearances in the Durand Cup.
  3. Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Salgaocar

References[edit]

  1. "Bengaluru FC announce 25-member squad for Indian Super League". bengalurufc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava (8 January 2015). "Pune FC trounce rivals Mumbai FC 6-1 in U-19 I-league; Arif Shaikh gets a hat-trick". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. Shukla, Kaushal (16 November 2015). "Gritty LoneStar Kashmir FC thwart spirited Kenkre FC". FootballCounter. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. Naysel, Suhas (7 March 2016). "Despite big win Mizoram bow out of Santosh Trophy". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. "SALGAOCAR THUMP TALEIGAO IN THE GOA PRO LEAGUE". KhelNow. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. "Salgaocar crowned 2016/17 Goa Pro League champions". The Home of Indian Football Live. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. "Mumbai 0-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
  8. "India U13 Probables Listed". Indianfootball.de. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. Asheer Akhtar at Soccerway