Nikhil Barla

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Nikhil Barla
Personal information
Full name Nikhil Barla
Date of birth (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Khunti, Jharkhand, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Jamshedpur
Number 77
Youth career
2018–2021 Tata Football Academy
2021–2022 Jamshedpur B
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Jamshedpur B 7 (1)
2022– Jamshedpur 42 (1)
International career
2025– India U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:15, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Nikhil Barla (born 5 August 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

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Club career

Barla received his professional training from Tata Football Academy since 2018. He remained in the academy for two years until he joined Jamshedpur. He started his professional career with Jamshedpur in 2020. [1] For 2020–21 season he played just three matches at the 2021 Durand Cup. For the following season he did not play for the senior team, played at the 2022 Development League for the youth team. In a match against Bengaluru he scored a goal, his first in his career. Since, 2022–23 season he became an integral part of the Jamshedpur squad, played in almost every matches in the ISL. [2] [3] [4] [5]

International career

In May 2025, India under-23 head coach Naushad Moosa listed Barla in the 29-members probable squad for two friendlies that will be held in Tajikistan in June 2025. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2025 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoal
Jamshedpur B 2022 RFDL 7171
Jamshedpur 2021–22 Indian Super League 003 [a] 030
2022–23 Indian Super League103 [a] 040
2023–24 Indian Super League1902 [b] 0210
2024–25 Indian Super League2213 [b] 02 [a] 0271
Total421508000551
Total492508000622
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup

References

  1. Lall Seal, Arnab. "ISL: Barla ready to keep the local spirit burnaing at furnace". The Times of India . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  2. "Nikhil Barla profile". All India Football Federation . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  3. "Nikhil Barla profile". Indian Super League . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Nikhil Barla at Soccerway
  5. "Nikhil Barla interview: my dream is to play for India national football team". Indian Super League . Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. "Naushad Moosa names 29-member probable squad for India U23s". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.