Aakash Sangwan

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Aakash Sangwan
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Jind, Haryana, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Goa
Number 27
Youth career
Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Minerva Punjab 24 (1)
2020 Churchill Brothers 3 (0)
2020–2022 RoundGlass Punjab 32 (0)
2022–2024 Chennaiyin 34 (2)
2024– Goa 4 (0)
International career‡
2024– India 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:30, September 2024 (UTC)

Aakash Sangwan (born 28 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.

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Career

Sangwan is a product of the Minerva Punjab youth system when it was known as Minerva Academy. [1] Sangwan stayed with Minerva Punjab when they were promoted to the I-League and made his professional debut for the club on 30 April 2017 against DSK Shivajians. He started the match and played 41 minutes as Minerva Punjab drew the match 4–4. [2]

The next season, Sangwan scored his first professional goal against Aizawl on 26 February 2018. His 51st-minute strike was the first in a 2–0 victory which brought Minerva Punjab to the top of the I-League table. [3] The club would eventually go on to confirm their championship, the first of Sangwan's professional career. [4]

Sangwan made his first professional appearance for RoundGlass Punjab on 9 January 2021 against Aizawl FC. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2024 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab 2016–17 I-League 1000–10
2017–18 511 [a] 0–61
2018–19 180006 [b] [c] 0240
Total2411060311
Churchill Brothers 2019–20 I-League3000–30
RoundGlass Punjab 2020–21 15000–150
2021–22 17000–170
Total3200000320
Chennaiyin 2022–23 Indian Super League 1907 [d] [a] 0–260
2023–24 1527 [d] [a] 0–222
Total34214000482
Goa 2024–25 Indian Super League0000–00
Career total933150601143
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Minerva Punjab [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Minerva Academy Football Club announce 37-member squad". Tribune India. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "DSK Shivajians 4-4 Minerva Punjab". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Sharma, Ashutosh (26 February 2018). "Minerva Punjab FC beat Aizawl FC, climb to top of I-League table". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions". Rediff. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Minerva Punjab vs. Aizawl FC - Football Match Summary - January 9, 2021". ESPN. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 Aakash Sangwan at Soccerway


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