Ankit Sharma (footballer)

Ankit Sharma, born on 30 July 1991 in New Delhi, is a Professional Indian football player who play as Midfielder and Striker. He has played for Delhi Football Team,[2] Youth Indian National teams, HAL Bangalore and Deportivo San Cristóbal in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid, Spain. He is the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a Spanish Club and the fifth Indian to play overseas in the history of Indian Football.[3]

Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma at Kalinga Football Stadium, Odisha.
Personal information
Full name Ankit Sharma
Date of birth (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991
Place of birth New Delhi, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder and Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bhawanipore FC
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2009 Air Force Bal Bharati School[1]
2007–2009 Youngmen Sports Club
2002–2009 DDA Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 HAL 12 (1)
2011–2012 Deportivo San Cristóbal 8 (0)
2012–2013 Bhawanipore 10 (1)
International career
2010 India U-19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

HAL

Ankit's professional career began at the young age of 19 with HAL in the I-league, 2010-11 season.[4] Sharma got injured in the Dr. B.C Roy Trophy Semi-Final match and had a six-month outing, but he recovered well and came back after recovering from a knee injury. He appeared in all the matches post-signing for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. in 2010–11 season[5]

He had one of the rarest and saddest experiences while playing his trade at his first club. HAL goalkeeper Arun Kumar collided with Ankit in a training session just before the match against Pune FC, fracturing his right shin bone and injuring Ankit's right knee, which kept him out of training for a week's rest.[6]

San Cristobal

Ankit Sharma became the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a Spanish Club in 2011-12 and the fifth Indian to play overseas in the history of Indian Football. He signed for Spainish club Deportivo San Cristóbal[7] in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid[8][9][10] after a successful season with HAL in I-league 2010-11 season.

Bhawanipore

For 2012-13, he signed a contract with IInd Division I-League and Calcutta Football League outfit Bhawanipore FC.


Honours

India U-19

  • Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy: 2009-10 (Captain, IInd Runners-Up)

HAL

See also

References
  1. "Air Force Bal Bharati School". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. Delhi Football Team
  3. Sharma, Varun (28 August 2012). "Ankit Sharma becomes the 5th Indian to sign for a foreign club". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. "HAL to go all out against ONGC". gcsstars.com. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021.
  5. "Meetei wins it for HAL". the-aiff. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. "indian-goalkeeper-arun-kumar-dies-after-suffering-cardiac". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  7. Hiremath, Darshan (24 November 2011). "Indian footballers playing abroad : The Pros and Cons". thefootballasylum.com. The Football Asylum. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. Rudra Nayan Das (30 September 2011). "Ankit Sharma signs a professional contract with Spanish club". Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  9. "Sharma becomes first Indian to play in Spain". Mumbai Mirror. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  10. "Spanish sojourn for Delhi footballer". The Times of India. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.