Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
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.
For 2012-13, he signed a contract with IInd Division I-League and Calcutta Football League outfit Bhawanipore FC.
India U-19
HAL