Prakash Thorat
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pune, Maharashtra, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pune | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Deccan XI | |||
| Maharashtra Police | |||
| Central Railways | |||
| 2012–2013 | Air India | 27 | (5) |
| 2013– | Pune | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Prakash Thorat (born 11 March 1985) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Pune F.C. in the I-League.
Career
Early Career
Born in Pune, Maharashtra, Thorat started his footballing career as a semi-professional, playing for various Maharashtra state clubs like Deccan XI, Maharashtra Police, and Central Railways.[1] He was also twice the top scorer in the Nagpur Premier League in both the 2010 and 2011 seasons in which he scored seven goals in each season.[2] His best moment as a semi-professional came when he played in the inaugural Aurangabad Premier League where he scored an amazing 13 goals in only five matches.[2]
After impressing as a semi-professional Thorat was signed by I-League side Air India for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[2] He made his debut for Air India on 14 April 2012 against Pailan Arrows at the Salt Lake Stadium.[2] He managed to score a brace in that match as Air India won 2–0.[2] Overall, Thorat played in seven matches that season and then in the 2012–13 I-League season he made 20 appearances while scoring only three goals.[2] While with Air India Thorat was played mainly as a winger.[2]
Pune
On 7 June 2013 it was announced that Thorat had signed for hometown club Pune F.C. in the I-League on a two-year deal.[3] He made his debut for the club during the 2013 Durand Cup on 9 September 2013 against Army Red in which he started and played only 24 minutes as Pune lost the match 2–0.[4] He then made his league debut for Pune on 11 December 2013 against Rangdajied United when he came on as a 88th minute substitute for Thongkhosiem Haokip as Pune lost 3–2.[5]
I-League statistics
- As of 25 December 2013[6]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Air India | 2011–12 | I-League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Prakash Thorat". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Homecoming of sorts for Prakash Thora". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pune FC sign up Prakash Thorat". Zee News. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Army Red 2-0 Pune". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Rangdajied United vs. Pune 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ Prakash Thorat profile at Soccerway
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