Girik Khosla
Girik Khosla (born 4 January 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I-League club Delhi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | GTB Nagar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Delhi | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Minerva Punjab | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | NorthEast United | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Minerva Punjab | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Real Kashmir | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Delhi | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:22, 11 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Mumbai, Girik Khosla started his footballing journey with the youth setup of Mumbai FC where he captained the U14 and U17 teams before moving to the state team of Chandigarh. He caught the eyes of Minerva Punjab after guiding his state team Chandigarh to qualify for the final stages of the Santosh Trophy.
He made his senior debut for Minerva Punjab in the 2016-17 I-League season against DSK Shivajians as he came on as a substitute. He was part of the 2017-18 I-League winning team where he made 12 appearances and scored one goal.
His performance caught the eyes of Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC and he joined them for the 2018–19 Indian Super League season, however he made just one appearance for the Highlanders and failed to get any gametime.
Girik Khosla returned to Minerva Punjab in the 2016-17 I-League season and got some gametime, as he scored two goals in seven appearances.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 August 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Minerva Punjab | 2016–17 | I-League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Minerva Punjab total | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Minerva Punjab | 2019–20 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2021–22 | I-League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Real Kashmir | 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Delhi | 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
References
- Girik Khosla at Soccerway
- Jonathan Selvaraj (8 March 2018). "Minerva give India another champion team from Punjab". ESPN. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- "Ladakh Climate Cup: Delhi FC rattle TNSA 6–0 to take trophy home". uniindia.com. Jammu. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.