Yan Dhanda

Yan Dhanda (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premiership side Ross County as an attacking midfielder. He is a former England under-17 international.

Yan Dhanda
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998
Place of birth Tipton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2013 West Bromwich Albion
2013–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Swansea City 50 (5)
2022– Ross County 38 (5)
International career
England U16
2014 England U17 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Dhanda was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Tipton.[2] His mother is from England[3] while his father was born in England to parents from Punjab, India.[4]

Club career

Dhanda began his youth career at West Bromwich Albion before moving to Liverpool, spending five years in the youth ranks at Anfield. In his final season with the youth team, he scored five times from 18 appearances in the Premier League 2 campaign.[5] In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join Championship club Swansea City where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s.[6]

Dhanda made his debut as a substitute for Swansea on 4 August 2018 against Sheffield United in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner with his first touch only moments after entering the field.[7]

On 21 June 2022, Dhanda signed a 2 year contract with Highland-based Scottish Premiership team Ross County.[8]

International career

Dhanda has represented the England U16[9] and England U17's at international level.[5]

He later expressed his desire of representing India internationally.[10]

Personal life

Dhanda is of Indian Punjabi Sikh heritage through his father.[11][12] He has said that the racism he has encountered as a British Asian footballer inspires him to play at his best.[3] The most prominent racial abuse that Dhanda received was from a 14 year old child from Kent, who sent a racist message to Dhanda on social media following Swansea City's 2021 FA Cup loss to Manchester City.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2018–19[14] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Swansea City 2018–19[14] Championship 510010—61
2019–20[15] Championship 16300201[lower-alpha 2]0193
2020–21[16] Championship 26130101[lower-alpha 3]0311
2021–22[17] Championship 3000300060
Total 505307020625
Ross County 2022–23[18] Scottish Premiership 30510402[lower-alpha 4]1376
2023–24[19] Scottish Premiership 800040—120
Total 385108021496
Career total 8810401505111211
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Championship play-offs
  3. Appearance in Championship play-offs
  4. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

See also

References
  1. "Y. Dhanda | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Yan Dhanda: 'I was racially abused as a child but I never let it affect me'". The Guardian. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. "British Asian footballer Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse drives me on even more". Sky News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "Yan Dhanda abuser blocked from sending messages, says Facebook". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. Coleman, Tom (23 May 2018). "Who is Yan Dhanda? Meet the Liverpool starlet who just signed for Swansea City". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  6. Sanghera, Mandeep (23 May 2018). "Swansea City: Yan Dhanda signs from Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018..
  7. "Potter's Swansea come from behind to win at Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
  8. "Yan Dhanda becomes a Staggie". RCFC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  9. "ENGLAND UNDER-16S DISAPPOINTED AFTER MONTAIGU OPENER". Football Association. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  10. "Yan Dhanda wants to represent India; hopes OCI cards become reality soon". thebridge.in. The Bridge. 27 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. "Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse affected me more than I thought it would, but I won't be leaving social media". Sky Sports. Birmingham-born Dhanda is a product of the West Brom academy, and his father is Sikh-Punjabi.
  12. "Yan Dhanda: Who is Liverpool's history-making attacking midfielder?". 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
  13. "Dhanda abuser on educational programme". Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  15. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  16. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  17. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  18. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  19. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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