Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rabbani Club | |||
2014–2015 | Pune | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | (0) |
2016 | Salgaocar | ||
2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Bengaluru B | 15 | (2) |
2019–2021 | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Mohammedan | 17 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Sreenidi Deccan | 19 | (3) |
2023– | NorthEast United | 15 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC) |
Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune. [1] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club. [2] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy. [3] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League. [4] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour. [5]
After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0. [6]
In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival. [7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lonestar Kashmir | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Mumbai | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Bengaluru | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Bengaluru B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
Bengaluru B total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 2 [b] | 0 | 6 [c] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
Mohammedan (loan) | 2020–21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Mohammedan | 2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
Sreenidi Deccan | 2022–23 | 19 | 3 | 2 [d] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
NorthEast United | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 86 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 8 |
Salgaocar
NorthEast United