Ankit Sharma (footballer)
 Ankit Sharma at Kalinga Football Stadium, Odisha. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ankit Sharma | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | New Delhi, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder and Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bhawanipore FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2009 | Air Force Bal Bharati School[1] | ||
| 2007–2009 | Youngmen Sports Club | ||
| 2002–2009 | DDA Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | HAL | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Deportivo San Cristóbal | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Bhawanipore | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | India U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ankit Sharma (born on 30 July 1991, in New Delhi) is an Indian professional football player who play as Midfielder and Striker. He has played for Delhi Football Team,[2] Youth Indian National teams, HAL Bangalore and Deportivo San Cristóbal in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid, Spain. He is the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a Spanish Club and the fifth Indian to play overseas in the history of Indian Football.[3]
Club career[edit]
HAL[edit]
Ankit's professional career began at the young age of 19 with HAL in the I-league, 2010-11 season.[4] Sharma got injured in the Dr. B.C Roy Trophy Semi-Final match and had a six-month outing, but he recovered well and came back after recovering from a knee injury. He appeared in all the matches post-signing for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. in 2010–11 season[5]
He had one of the rarest and saddest experiences while playing his trade at his first club. HAL goalkeeper Arun Kumar collided with Ankit in a training session just before the match against Pune FC, fracturing his right shin bone and injuring Ankit's right knee, which kept him out of training for a week's rest.[6]
San Cristobal[edit]
Ankit Sharma became the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a Spanish Club in 2011-12 and the fifth Indian to play overseas in the history of Indian Football. He signed for Spanish club Deportivo San Cristóbal[7] in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid[8][9][10] after a successful season with HAL in I-league 2010-11 season.
Bhawanipore[edit]
For 2012-13, he signed a contract with IInd Division I-League and Calcutta Football League outfit Bhawanipore FC.
Honours[edit]
India U-19
- Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy: 2009-10 (Captain, IInd Runners-Up)
HAL
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Air Force Bal Bharati School". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Delhi Football Team
- ^ Sharma, Varun (28 August 2012). "Ankit Sharma becomes the 5th Indian to sign for a foreign club". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "HAL to go all out against ONGC". gcsstars.com. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Meetei wins it for HAL". the-aiff. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "indian-goalkeeper-arun-kumar-dies-after-suffering-cardiac". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Hiremath, Darshan (24 November 2011). "Indian footballers playing abroad : The Pros and Cons". thefootballasylum.com. The Football Asylum. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ Rudra Nayan Das (30 September 2011). "Ankit Sharma signs a professional contract with Spanish club". Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Sharma becomes first Indian to play in Spain". Mumbai Mirror. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Spanish sojourn for Delhi footballer". The Times of India. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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External links[edit]
- Live your dream till the last breath : Ankit Sharma at indianfootballnetwork.com