Rakesh Pradhan

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Rakesh Pradhan
Personal information
Full name Rakesh Pradhan
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Assam, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru United
Number —
Youth career
2013–2017 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Shillong Lajong 31 (1)
2019–2021 NorthEast United 16 (0)
2020 → Odisha (loan) 8 (0)
2021–2022 Mohammedan 0 (0)
2022 → Sudeva Delhi (loan) 10 (0)
2022– Bengaluru United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2020

Rakesh Pradhan (born 2 August 1993), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League 2nd Division club Bengaluru United. [1]

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Career

Born in Assam, Pradhan is a product of the Shillong Lajong academy. [2] While still a regular with the academy set-up, Pradhan made his first appearances for the Shillong Lajong first team during the 2013–14 I-League. Pradhan appeared on the bench on three occasions, against Dempo, Pune, and East Bengal, but didn't see any time on the pitch. [3] [4] [5]

More than four years later, prior to the 2017–18 season, Pradhan was added to the Shillong Lajong first team for the I-League. [6] He then made his professional debut for the club in their opening match against Gokulam Kerala. Pradhan started and played the whole match as Shillong Lajong won 1–0. [7] At the end of the season, Pradhan had played and started in all 18 of Shillong Lajong's matches during the I-League season.

On 4 April 2018, Pradhan scored his first professional goal against Pune City in the Super Cup. His goal in the 61st minute was the equalizer as Shillong Lajong came back from being 0–2 down to winning 3–2. [8]

On 18 January 2021, Pradhan was signed by Odisha FC on loan from NorthEast United [9] & made his debut for the new club on 19 January against Hyderabad FC.

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2021 [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2017–18 I-League 18011——191
2018–19 13100——131
NorthEast United 2019–20 Indian Super League 15000——150
2020-21 1000____00
Odisha FC
(loan)		 2020-21 8000____80
Career total4811100482

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References

  1. ↑ "I-League – Mohammedan SC sign Abhishek Halder and loan Rakesh Pradhan to Sudeva Delhi FC". IFTWC. 16 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shillong Lajong Academy". Shillong Lajong (Twitter).
  3. ↑ "Dempo vs. Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Shillong Lajong vs. Pune". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Shillong Lajong vs. East Bengal". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Shillong Lajong FC I-League 2017/18 Squad". E-Pao. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "Shillong Lajong beat FC Pune City in Super Cup thriller". Times of India. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Odisha FC rope in Rakesh Pradhan on loan from NorthEast United FC". Khelnow. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Rakesh Pradhan at Soccerway


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