Hardik Bhatt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ARA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | ARA | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bengaluru United | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hyderya Sports | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Rajasthan United | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mumbai City | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sreenidi Deccan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7:00, 15 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Hardik Bhatt (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan, on loan from Mumbai City.
Career
[edit]Bhatt started his career with ARA.[1] In 2019, he signed for Bengaluru United.[2] On 30 January 2023, he signed for Mumbai City on a six-month loan deal.[3] He was mainly used as a reserve player by head coach Des Buckingham. He made his only appearance during his loan spell on 19 February 2023, starting in the last league game of the season where a heavily rotated Mumbai team lost 0-1 to East Bengal at home.[4] With this loan spell, he won the first ISL League Shield of his career.[5]
On 17 July 2024, following the expiry of his Rajasthan United FC contract, he returned to Mumbai City on a one-year contract until the end of the 2024-25 season.[6] He made his second debut for the club at home against NorthEast United FC on 30 December 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in an eventual 0-3 loss for the club.[7]
On 15 Jan 2025, Hardik joined I-League club Sreenidi Deccan FC on loan until the end of the season.[8]
Honours
[edit]Mumbai City
- Indian Super League (Premiership): 2022–23[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Hardik Bhatt, Mumbai City FC's new signing?". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ ""I'm determined to represent India in the World Cup" – Hardik Bhatt". footballcounter.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-complete-loan-move-for-hardik-bhatt-from-rajasthan-united
- ^ "East Bengal 1-0 Mumbai City (19 Feb, 2023) Game Analysis - ESPN (IN)". ESPN.
- ^ "How Mumbai City FC forged a record-breaking run to the League Shield title". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Mumbai City welcomes back Hardik Bhatt". Mumbai City FC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "NorthEast 3-0 Mumbai City (30 Dec, 2024) Final Score - ESPN (IN)". ESPN.
- ^ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1879446434405404978
- ^ "Mumbai City Lift The Hero ISL League Winners' Shield". www.mumbaicityfc.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.