Dhanpal Ganesh

Dhanpal Ganesh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chennaiyin
Number	17
Youth career
	Pune
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Pune	30	(0)
2012–2013	→ Pailan Arrows (loan)	18	(0)
2015	→ Chennaiyin (loan)	0	(0)
2016−	Chennaiyin	28	(2)
2017	→ Chennai City (loan)	17	(1)
International career‡
2012	India U23	3	(0)
2015–	India	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 14 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2017

Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League. He has also played for the India national team.

Career

Pune

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune Academy to sign with the first-team at Pune in July 2011. ^[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium; he came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune won the match 2–0. ^[2] He made his first start for the club in the I-League on 18 April 2012 against Salgaocar in a 2–0. ^[3]

Pailan Arrows (loan)

For the 2012–13 I-League season Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season. ^[4] He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1. ^[4] He then made his league debut for Pailan Arrows on the league opening day against Mumbai on 6 October 2013. ^[4] He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Holicharan Narzary as the Arrows won the match 3–2. ^[4]

Return to Pune

After a season with the Arrows, Dhanpal was back at Pune for the 2013-14 season. He would make 12 appearances in the league and would feature regularly in the starting line-up in the second half of the season. He kept up his good form and made his debut in the AFC Champions League in a qualifier against Hanoi T&T in a 0–3 loss. ^[5] Dhanpal would score his first senior goal for Pune in the opening game of Pune's 2014 Durand Cup campaign in a 3–0 win over Churchill Brothers. ^[6] He started in the first ever Pune Derby against Bharat FC but was sent-off following off the ball challenge on the 88th minute of the game which ended 1-1. ^[7]

Chennaiyin

In July 2015 Ganesh was drafted to play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League. ^[8]

International

On 20 June 2012 it was confirmed that Ganesh would play for the India U23 team during 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. ^[9] He made his debut for the under-23 team on 23 June 2012 against Lebanon U23 in the 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in which India won 5–2. ^[10] He made his senior debut on 17 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Eugeneson Lyngdoh. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2020 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			Federation Cup/Super Cup		Durand Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pune	2011–12	I-League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
	2013–14		12	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	18	0
	2014–15		16	0	4	0	4	1	—	—	24	1
Pune total			30	0	6	0	4	1	4	0	44	1
Pailan Arrows (loan)	2012–13	I-League	18	0	2	1	1	0	—	—	21	1
Chennaiyin (loan)	2015	Indian Super League	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Chennaiyin	2016		0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
	2017–18		17	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	18	2
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—	—	6	0	6	0
	2019–20		5	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	5	0
Chennaiyin total			22	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	29	2
Chennai City (loan)	2016–17	I-League	17	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	20	2
Career total			87	3	12	2	5	1	6	0	110	6

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin

• Indian Super League: 2015 Champions
• Indian Super League: 2017-18 Champions

References

1. "Dhanapal Ganesh". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
2. "I-League RND 11- Churchill Bros 0-2 Pune FC | PuneFC.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
3. "I-League RND 25 – Pune FC 2-0 Salgaocar SC | PuneFC.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
4. "Loan Watch: Dhanpal Ganesan". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
5. "AFC Champions League Play-Off – Pune FC 0-3 Hanoi T&T FC | PuneFC.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
6. "Durand Cup 2014, Rd 1 – Churchill Bros 0-3 Pune FC | PuneFC.com". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
7. "I-League 2015: Rd 14 – Pune FC 1-1 Bharat FC | PuneFC.com". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
8. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
9. "Jeje first Pune FC player in India captain role; Ganeshan gets a nod". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
10. "2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India 5-2 Lebanon". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
11. "Nepal v India Live Commentary & Result, 17/03/2015, WC Qualification Asia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
12. Dhanpal Ganesh at Soccerway

External links

• Pune Football Club Profile.