Abhishek Yadav (footballer)

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Abhishek Yadav
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Personal information
Full name Abhishek Yadav
Date of birth (1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000 Mahindra United
2000–2001 Churchill Brothers (5)
2002–2007 Mahindra United (19)
2007–2015 Mumbai (10)
2014 → Mumbai City (loan) 4 (1)
International career‡
2002 India U23
2002–2011 India 36 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2014

Abhishek Yadav (born 10 June 1980) is a former professional footballer who captained the Indian national team. Additionally, he served as Deputy General Secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

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Club career

During his youth, Yadav played for local team Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers (RCF) in the 1998–99 season. After finding success at RCF, Yadav began his professional career at Mahindra United.

For the 2000–2001 season, Yadav signed with Churchill Brothers, but returned to Mumbai to play for Mahindra United after just a season. Yadav then spent five seasons with Mahindra United where he won all of the major Indian trophies - Durand Cup, IFA Shield, National Football League (the I-League replaced the NFL), Federation Cup and Mumbai League. In 2007, Abhishek joined Mumbai FC. [1] After joining the newly founded club owned by the Essel Group, Yadav said the move was a "calculated risk" but cited David Booth and Henry Menezes as reasons for joining. [2] The "calculated risk" paid off in 2008, when he helped the team win the I-League 2nd Division, thereby allowing the team to be promoted to the 1st Division of the I-League. He now captains the side and leads from the front, scoring 9 goals for the season and is the top scorer for the club.

International career

Yadav has played on the India national squad since 2002. At his debut, Yadav came off the substitutes bench and scored the winning goal in the LG Cup final against Vietnam. [3] [4] This was the first trophy India had won abroad in 28 years. [5] He captained team India for the third international football friendly match conducted in the year 2010. He brought significant challenges for the opposition on several occasions and helped India defeat much better ranked Namibia by 2–0.

Honours

India

India U23

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References

  1. ↑ "Exclusive: Abhishek Yadav, A Shining Indian Star". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Joining Mumbai FC a calculated risk, admits Abhishek - Monsters and Critics". www.monstersandcritics.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ↑ India win LG Cup football
  4. ↑ Media Team, AIFF (15 August 2022). "Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Abhishek Yadav - Career
  6. ↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ TOI, Press Trust of India (10 August 2002). "India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football". timesofindia. indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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