Abhishek Halder

Abhishek Halder

Personal information
Full name	Abhishek Halder
Date of birth	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	West Bengal, India
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mohammedan
Number	6
Youth career
	AIFF Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Indian Arrows	4	(0)
2018–2019	Pune City	2	(0)
2018	→ Pune City B (loan)	7	(0)
2019–2021	Hyderabad	12	(0)
2020	→ Hyderabad B (loan)	2	(1)
2021–	Mohammedan	20	(0)
International career
2017	India U20	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abhishek Halder (born 5 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohammedan. ^[1]

Career

Halder began his career as part of the FC Pune City Academy set up. ^[2] In November 2017, Halder was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. ^[3] He made his professional debut for the side on 18 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows and lost 1–0. ^[4]

Mohammedan

In December 2021, Mohammedan added Halder to their roster ahead of the season. ^[5] On 3 March, he made his debut for the club against Aizawl on the league's return after the COVID-19 breakout, in a 2–0 win. ^{[6] [7]}

In June 2022, Halder signed a new two-year deal with Mohammedan. ^[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Jamshedpur in the Durand Cup, which ended in a dominating 3–0 win. He played a 1–2 with Marcus Joseph to finish with a volley chipping over the keeper to double the lead. ^{[9] [10]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2023

^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2017–18	I-League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Pune City	2018–19	Indian Super League	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		3	0
Pune City B (loan)	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2020–21		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Hyderabad total		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Hyderabad B (loan)	2020	I-League 2nd Division	2	1	0	0	—		2	1
Mohammedan	2021–22	I-League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2022–23		12	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—		17	1
	Mohammedan total		20	0	5	1	0	0	25	1
Career total			47	1	6	1	0	0	53	2

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References

1. "I-League – Mohammedan SC sign Abhishek Halder and loan Rakesh Pradhan to Sudeva Delhi FC". iftwc.com.
2. "Halder India U20". FC Pune City (Facebook).
3. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
4. "Minerva Punjab 1-0 Indian Arrows". Soccerway.
5. "I-League – Mohammedan SC sign Abhishek Halder and loan Rakesh Pradhan to Sudeva Delhi FC". iftwc.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
6. "Mohammedan SC beat Aizawl FC to go on top of the I-League table". khelnow.com. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
7. "Aizawl 0 - 2 Mohammedan". soccerway. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
8. "Abhisek Halder Stays #2024". @MohammedanSC. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
9. "Mohammedan SC beat Jamshedpur FC to maintain perfect record". khelnow.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
10. "Mohammedan 3 – 0 Jamshedpur". the-aiff.com. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
11. Abhishek Halder at Soccerway