Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 December 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Tipton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2013–2018 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Swansea City | 50 | (5) |
2022–2024 | Ross County | 65 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
2014 | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02 August 2014 |
Yan Dhanda (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Ross County as an attacking midfielder. He is a former England under-17 international.
Dhanda was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Tipton. [2] His mother is from England [3] while his father was born in England to parents from Punjab, India. [4]
Dhanda began his youth career at West Bromwich Albion before moving to Liverpool, spending five years in the youth ranks at Anfield. In his final season with the youth team, he scored five times from 18 appearances in the Premier League 2 campaign. [5] In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join Championship club Swansea City where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s. [6]
Dhanda made his debut as a substitute for Swansea on 4 August 2018 against Sheffield United in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner with his first touch only moments after entering the field. [7]
On 21 June 2022, Dhanda signed a two-year contract with Highland-based Scottish Premiership team Ross County. [8] He signed an agreement with Hearts in January 2024 to join the club when his contract with Ross County expires. [9]
Dhanda has represented the England U16 [10] and England U17's at international level. [5]
He has expressed the desire to represent India internationally and carries an Overseas Citizenship of India. [11]
Dhanda is of Punjabi Sikh heritage through his father. [12] [13] He has said that the racism he has encountered as a British Asian footballer inspires him to play at his best. [3] The most prominent racial abuse that Dhanda received was from a 14-year-old child from Kent, who sent a racist message to Dhanda on social media following Swansea City's 2021 FA Cup loss to Manchester City. [14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2018–19 [15] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
2019–20 [16] | Championship | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
2020–21 [17] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
2021–22 [18] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
Ross County | 2022–23 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 6 |
2023–24 [20] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 42 | 6 | |
Total | 65 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 12 | ||
Career total | 115 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 16 |
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