Hitesh Sharma (footballer)

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

Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997
Place of birth Jalandhar, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hyderabad
Number 18
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– Hyderabad 41 (2)
International career
2018–2021 India 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2018 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Career

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

Club

As of 4 February 2023[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mumbai 2015–16 I-League 400040
2016–17 800080
Mumbai total 1200000120
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League 1402[lower-alpha 1]1161
2018–19 1305[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]0180
ATK total 2707100341
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 000000
2020–21 15000150
2021–22 10000100
2022–23 1514[lower-alpha 2]0191
Hyderabad total 4014000441
Career total 79111100902
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 29 March 2021[5][4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201820
202110
Total 30

Honours

India

Achievements

ISL Awards
YearForAgainstMatch ResultAward
2017-18ATKKerala0-0Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18ATKDelhi1-0Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19ATKChennai3-2Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19ATKJamshedpur2-1Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21HyderabadMumbai0-0Hero of the Match

References

  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. Hitesh Sharma at Soccerway
  5. "Hitesh Sharma". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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