Abhishek Yadav (footballer)

Abhishek Yadav
Personal information
Full name	Abhishek Yadav
Date of birth	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*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Mahindra United
2000–2001	Churchill Brothers
2002–2007	Mahindra United
2007–2015	Mumbai
2014	→ Mumbai City (loan)
International career‡
2002	India U23
2002–2011	India
	*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

Last updated April 22, 2024

Abhishek Yadav (born 10 June 1980) is an Indian retired professional footballer who played as striker.^[1] Currently he is Deputy General Secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5] This was the first trophy India had won abroad in 28 years.^[6]

Honours

India

AFC Challenge Cup: 2008
SAFF Championship runner-up: 2008; third place: 2003
Nehru Cup: 2007

India U23

LG Cup: 2002^[7]^[8]

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References

↑ "After Shillong United shut shop, a look at clubs that withdrew from the I-League in the last 5 years". scroll.in. Scroll. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
↑ "Exclusive: Abhishek Yadav, A Shining Indian Star". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
↑ "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.
↑ India win LG Cup football
↑ 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.
↑ Abhishek Yadav - Career
↑ "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
↑ 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 22 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

External links

Abhishek Yadav at National-Football-Teams.com
Abhishek Yadav – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] "After Shillong United shut shop, a look at clubs that withdrew from the I-League in the last 5 years". scroll.in. Scroll. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[2] "Exclusive: Abhishek Yadav, A Shining Indian Star". Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.

[3] "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.

[4] India win LG Cup football

[5] 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.

[6] Abhishek Yadav - Career

[7] "Ho Chi Minh City Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[8] 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 22 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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