Hitesh Sharma (footballer)

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	Mumbai City (on loan from Odisha)
Number	18
Youth career
	Chandigarh Football Academy
	Tata Football Academy
	Mumbai FC U19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Mumbai	12	(0)
2017–2020	ATK	27	(0)
2020–2024	Hyderabad	50	(2)
2024–	Odisha	4	(0)
2024–	→ Mumbai City (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2018–	India	3	(0)
Medal record Representing   India SAFF Championship Winner 2018 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Mumbai City on loan from Odisha.

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 19 January 2024 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai	2015–16	I-League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2016–17		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
ATK	2017–18	Indian Super League	14	0	2 [a]	1	—		16	1
	2018–19		13	0	5 [a] [b]	0	—		18	0
	Total		27	0	7	1	0	0	34	1
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21		15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2022–23		19	1	4 [b]	0	—		23	1
	2023–24		6	1	5 [b] [a]	0	—		11	1
	Total		50	2	9	0	0	0	59	2
Odisha	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			89	2	16	1	0	0	105	3

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 29 March 2021 ^{[7] [6]}

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2018	2	0
	2021	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

India

• SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Achievements

ISL Awards

Year	For	Against	Match Result	Award
2017-18	ATK	Kerala	0-0	Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18	ATK	Delhi	1-0	Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19	ATK	Chennai	3-2	Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19	ATK	Jamshedpur	2-1	Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21	Hyderabad	Mumbai	0-0	Hero 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. Hitesh Sharma at Soccerway
7. "Hitesh Sharma". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links

• Hitesh Sharma stats at indiansuperleague.com