Dhanpal Ganesh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pune | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Pune | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | India U23 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pune F.C. in the I-League.
Career
Pune
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune F.C. Academy to sign with the first-team at Pune F.C. in July 2011.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium.[1] He came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune lost 2–0.[1]
Pailan Arrows (loan)
For the 2012–13 I-League season Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season.[2] He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1.[2] He then made his league debut for Pailan Arrows on the league opening day against Mumbai F.C. on 6 October 2013.[2] He came on as a 87th minute substitute for Holicharan Narzary as the Arrows won the match 3–2.[2]
International
On 20 June 2012 it was confirmed that Ganeshan would play for the India U23 team during 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification.[3] He made his debut for the under-23 team on 23 June 2012 against Lebanon U23 in the 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in which India won 5–2.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 25 December 2013[5]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2011–12 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Pailan Arrows (loan) | 2012–13 | I-League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pune Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dhanapal Ganesh". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Loan Watch: Dhanpal Ganesan". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Jeje first Pune FC player in India captain role; Ganeshan gets a nod". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India 5-2 Lebanon
- ↑ Dhanpal Ganesh profile at Soccerway
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