Ashutosh Mehta

Ashutosh Mehta

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Jamshedpur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Mumbai	113	(6)
2014	→ Pune City (loan)	10	(0)
2015–2017	Mumbai City	16	(0)
2015–2016	→ Mumbai (loan)	15	(1)
2016–2017	→ Aizawl (loan)	16	(1)
2017–2018	ATK	14	(1)
2018–2019	Pune City	10	(0)
2019–2020	Mohun Bagan	18	(0)
2020–2021	NorthEast United	18	(1)
2021–2022	Mohun Bagan	19	(0)
2024–	Jamshedpur	2	(0)
International career‡
2021–	India	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2022

Ashutosh Mehta (born 21 February 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Club career

Mumbai

The 2010–11 season got off to a good start for Mehta as he made his debut for Mumbai in the 2010 Federation Cup against HAL. ^[2] He then made his I-League debut for Mumbai against East Bengal on 2 November 2010. ^[3]

Mumbai City

In July 2015 Mehta was drafted to play for Mumbai City in the 2015 Indian Super League. ^[4]

Mohun Bagan

On 6 July 2021, Mohun Bagan confirmed the signing of Mehta on its social media and various other platforms for the 2021–22 season. He has been released on May 15, 2022.

In 2022 Ashutosh Mehta failed a doping test and was banned for two years. ^[5]

International career

On 2 March 2021, Mehta was selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of India national team's friendlies against Oman and UAE. ^[6] On 25 March, he made his debut against Oman, which ended as 1–1. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2022 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai	2011–12	I-League	19	1	2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	—		21	1
	2012–13		21	1	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		24	1
	2013–14		23	3	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		25	3
	2014–15		19	1	4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		23	1
	Mumbai total		82	6	11	1	0	0	93	7
Pune City (loan)	2014	Indian Super League	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Mumbai City	2015		11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016		5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Mumbai City total		16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Mumbai (loan)	2015–16	I-League	15	1	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		17	1
Aizawl (loan)	2016–17		16	1	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		19	1
ATK	2017–18	Indian Super League	12	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—		14	1
Pune City	2018–19		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Mohun Bagan	2019–20	I-League	14	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		18	0
NorthEast United	2020–21	Indian Super League	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
Mohun Bagan	2021–22		17	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	22	0
Career total			207	9	18	2	5	0	234	11

1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
4. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

Honours

Aizawl

• I-League: 2016–17

Mohun Bagan

• I-League: 2019–20

References

1. "Ashutosh Mehta". Indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. "Mumbai FC vs HAL Bangalore Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
3. "Mumbai FC 1-4 East Bengal – Tolgay Ozbey Inspires The Kolkata Side To Seal Their First Full Points In The League". goal.com. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
4. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
5. ATKMB player Ashutosh Mehta fails dope test, banned for two
6. "Bipin Singh, Ishan Pandita in 35-man probables list for Oman, UAE friendlies". scroll.in. 25 March 2021.
7. Ashutosh Mehta finally gets a chance to wear the blue jersey The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 March 2021
8. Ashutosh Mehta at Soccerway

External links

• Ashutosh Mehta at Global Sports Archive
• Ashutosh Mehta on Twitter
• Ashutosh Mehta at the-aiff.com