Hitesh Sharma (footballer)

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Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Jalandhar, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Number 81
Youth career
Chandigarh Football Academy
Tata Football Academy
Mumbai FC U19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Mumbai 12 (0)
2017–2020 ATK 27 (0)
2020–2024 Hyderabad 50 (2)
2024– Odisha 4 (0)
2024–2025 → Mumbai City (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018– India 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2018 Bangladesh
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:30, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2021

Hitesh Sharma (born 25 December 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.

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Career

Sharma spent the majority of his youth career as part of the Tata Football Academy. In 2015, Sharma graduated from the academy and signed with Mumbai of the I-League. [1] He appeared on the bench for the club in their opening match of the season against Shillong Lajong. He did not come off the bench however. [2]

Sharma eventually made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2016 against Salgaocar. [3]

On 19 July 2024, Hitesh signed for Mumbai City FC on a one-year loan deal from Odisha FC. [4] He made his debut on 30 December 2024 at home in a 3-0 loss against NorthEast United FC, coming on as an 88th minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 April 2025 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mumbai 2015–16 I-League 4000—40
2016–17 I-League8000—80
Total1200000120
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League 1402 [a] 1—161
2018–19 Indian Super League1305 [a] [b] 0—180
Total2707100341
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League0000—00
2020–21 Indian Super League15000—150
2021–22 Indian Super League10000—100
2022–23 Indian Super League1914 [b] 0—231
2023–24 Indian Super League615 [b] [a] 0—111
Total5029000592
Odisha 2023–24 Indian Super League4000—40
Mumbai City (loan) 2024–25 Indian Super League203 [a] 0—50
Career total952191001143
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 29 March 2021 [7] [6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201820
202110
Total30

Honours

India

Achievements

ISL Awards
YearForAgainstMatch ResultAward
2017-18ATKKerala0-0Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18ATKDelhi1-0Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19ATKChennai3-2Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19ATKJamshedpur2-1Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21HyderabadMumbai0-0Hero of the Match

References

  1. ↑ "Elite Tata academy spawns 13 dribblers". Telegraph India. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Shillong Lajong 0-0 Mumbai". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Salgaocar vs. Mumbai". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/hitesh-sharma-joins-mumbai-city-on-loan-from-odisha-fc#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20can%20confirm,of%20the%202024%2D25%20season.
  5. ↑ "NorthEast 3-0 Mumbai City (30 Dec, 2024) Final Score - ESPN (IN)". ESPN.
  6. 1 2 Hitesh Sharma at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Hitesh Sharma". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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