Asheer Akhtar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rabbani Club | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bengaluru B | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mohammedan | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sreenidi Deccan | 19 | (3) |
| 2023– | NorthEast United | 15 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Career
[edit]Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune.[1] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club.[2] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy.[3] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League.[4] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour.[5]
After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0.[6]
International
[edit]In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 16 April 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lonestar Kashmir | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Bengaluru B total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Mohammedan (loan) | 2020–21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Mohammedan | 2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2022–23 | 19 | 3 | 2[d] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Salgaocar
NorthEast United
References
[edit]- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (8 January 2015). "Pune FC trounce rivals Mumbai FC 6-1 in U-19 I-league; Arif Shaikh gets a hat-trick". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Shukla, Kaushal (16 November 2015). "Gritty LoneStar Kashmir FC thwart spirited Kenkre FC". FootballCounter. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Naysel, Suhas (7 March 2016). "Despite big win Mizoram bow out of Santosh Trophy". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "SALGAOCAR THUMP TALEIGAO IN THE GOA PRO LEAGUE". KhelNow. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Salgaocar crowned 2016/17 Goa Pro League champions". The Home of Indian Football Live. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai 0-1 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- ^ "India U13 Probables Listed". Indianfootball.de. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Asheer Akhtar at Soccerway
- ^ Das Sharma, Amitabha (26 August 2024). "SLFC 0–3 NEUFC Highlights, Durand Cup 2024 Semifinal: NorthEast United enters maiden final with win against Shillong United". Sportstar. Shillong. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Indian men's footballers
- Footballers from Nagpur
- Men's association football defenders
- Pune FC players
- East Bengal Club players
- Lonestar Kashmir FC players
- Salgaocar FC players
- Mumbai FC players
- Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players
- Sreenidi Deccan FC players
- NorthEast United FC players
- I-League players
- I-League 2 players
- Goa Professional League players
- Indian Super League players
- Indian football club stubs