Imran Khan (footballer)
Imran Khan (born 1 March 1995), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club NorthEast United. He operates primarily as a defensive midfielder, but can also be deployed as a left winger and an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imran Khan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Mohammedan | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Goa | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Mohun Bagan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | NEROCA | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | NorthEast United | 23 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Manipur, Khan began his career with Mohammedan in the I-League. He made his professional debut for the club on 15 December 2013 in a league match against Churchill Brothers. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Ashim Biswas as Mohammedan lost 3–1.[1]
In 2017, Khan joined I-League 2nd Division side Fateh Hyderabad.[2] After impressing for Hyderabad during the 2017–18 season, Khan joined Indian Super League club Goa.[2] However, due to the Khan struggling to find time with Goa's first-team, he joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala on loan in January 2019.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 January 2019 in Gokulam's match against Chennai City. He came on as a 67th minute substitute for Rajesh S as Gokulam Kerala lost 3–2.[4]
NEROCA
On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Khan had joined I-League club NEROCA.[5] Khan made his debut for the club on 14 January 2020 in a 1–0 victory against Real Kashmir.[6]
NorthEast United
In 2020, Imran was signed by NorthEast United on a two year deal. He scored his first goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Chennaiyin FC on 18 February 2021. In 2020–21 season he made six appearances for NorthEast United and scored a goal.
He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 4 December 2021, which ended in a 2–1 win as a substitute for Rochharzela in the 95th minute of the game.[7] In the end of the season he made 17 appearance for the club and provides three assist and become highest assist provider in 2021–22 season for NorthEast United.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 February 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 2018–19 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan (loan) | 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| NEROCA | 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
- Appearances in the Durand Cup
References
- "Churchill Brothers 3–1 Mohammedan". Soccerway.
- "FC Goa sign Imran Khan from Fateh Hyderabad FC". Times of India. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- V Easwar, Nisanth (6 January 2019). "FC Goa's Imran Khan joins Gokulam Kerala". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Chennai City 3–2 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
- "Imran Khan signs with NEROCA". NEROCA F.C. (Twitter).
- "NEROCA 1–0 Real Kashmir". Soccerway.
- "ISL 2021–22: NorthEast United win 2–1 against FC Goa". Indian Super League. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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