Prathamesh Maulingkar

Prathamesh Maulingkar (born 4 April 1991 in Tivim) is an Indian model and a former footballer. He won the title of Mister Supranational in 2018.[1] He had played as a centre back for Dempo in the I-League.[2] Maulingkar is the first footballer in Asia to be featured on the cover of Men's Health magazine.[3] He also works as a fitness trainer and owns a gym in the state of Goa.[4]

Prathamesh Maulingkar
Maulingkar after winning Mr. India Supranational at Mr India 2017.
Born (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991
Tivim, Goa, India
Occupation(s)Model, Football player
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMr Supranational India 2018
Mister Supranational 2018
Years active2010–present
Major
competition(s)		Mr India 2017
(Mister Supranational India)
(Mister Photogenic)
Mister Supranational 2018
(Winner)
Prathamesh Maulingkar
Personal information
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Dempo
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Pailan Arrows 15 (2)
2013–2014 Dempo 1 (0)
International career
2012– India U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Youth career

Maulingkar hails from Tivim, a village near the Northern Goan town of Mapusa, Prathamesh had ambitions of being a cricketer. He showed the qualities of a footballer only in the teen years and made it to the Dempo U-16 team. He represented the state of Goa in the U-19 junior nationals. Playing against boys of same age group from other states, he realized that he has the potential to play along with the best in the country. Since then, he had focused only on his career in football. During this time he remained in Dempo youth team, represented them at U-19 level. He was also called up for India U-19 camp.[5]

Pailan Arrows

Maulingkar made his Pailan Arrows debut on 6 November 2011 against Dempo in the I-League.[6] Maulingkar scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season against Churchill Brothers on 9 January 2013 at the Duler Stadium in which Pailan Arrows lost the match 3–1.[7]

Dempo

On 18 January 2013 it was confirmed that Maulingkar had signed for reigning champions Dempo of the I-League on loan for the rest of the season with the option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[8] He then made his debut for the club on 28 March 2013 against Pune in which he started and played for one full half before being subbed-off at half-time as Dempo went on to lose the match 2–0.[9]

Pageants/TV Shows

In 2015, Prathamesh participated in MTv Splitsvilla Season 8 hosted by Rannvijay Singh and Sunny Leone, which aired on MTV channel.[10]

He participated in the 9th edition of Mister India contest.[11] On the final gala held on 14 December 2017 in Mumbai, he won the title of Peter England Mr. India Supranational 2018.[12] He represented India at the Mister Supranational 2018 pageant in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland where he was declared as the winner.[13] He also won the Best Body award in the competition.[14] Prathamesh is the first Asian to win the title of Mister Supranational.[15]

International

Maulingkar made his India U23 debut against Iraq U23 on 25 June 2012 during qualification for the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup playing the full 90 minutes but drawing a yellow card in the 14th minute.[16]

Television
Year Name Role
2015 MTV Splitsvilla 8 Contestant

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013

Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2011–12 610000——61
2012–13 911010——111
Dempo (loan) 2012–13 100000——10
Career total 162101000182

References
  1. "Mister India Prathamesh Maulingkar wins the trophy of Mister Supranational 2018". timesnownews.com.
  2. "Prathamesh Maulingkar Wins Mister Supranational India 2018". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "From rising footballer to stylish ramp model: A Goan's susegad journey". 12 November 2014.
  4. "Footballer Turned Fitness Model Prathamesh Maulingkar Interviews with Fitsaurus". Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  5. "Prathamesh Maulingkar - A slow but steady rise". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 3-0 Pailan Arrows – Armando Colaco's Men Continue A Near Flawless Campaign". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  7. Noronha, Anselm. "Churchill Brothers SC 3-1 Pailan Arrows: Antchouet scores twice as Churchill establish a three point gap at the top". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  8. "Dempo rope in Pailan's Prathamesh - report". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. "PUNE VS. DEMPO 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  10. "Mr India 2017: Prathamesh Maulingkar's Journey From Football To Fitness Model". Mumbai Live. 7 December 2017.
  11. Moudgal, Prasen (19 December 2017). "Forced to quit football due to injury, former India national team player Prathamesh Maulingkar just became Mr India". Sports Keeda.
  12. "In Pics: Mr India Supranational 2017 Prathamesh Maulingkar's homecoming". Indiatimes. 20 December 2017.
  13. "Mister India Prathamesh Maulingkar wins the trophy of Mister Supranational 2018". Times Now. 9 December 2018.
  14. "Prathamesh Maulingkar wins Best Body contest at Mister Supranational 2018 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  15. "India's Prathamesh Maulingkar wins Mister Supranational 2018". Times of India. 9 December 2018.
  16. "Iraq U23 2-1 India U23". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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