Hitesh Sharma (footballer)

Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Jalandhar, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mumbai City
(on loan from Odisha)
Number 18
Youth career
Chandigarh Football Academy
Tata Football Academy
Mumbai FC U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Mumbai 12 (0)
2017–2020 ATK 27 (0)
2020–2024 Hyderabad 50 (2)
2024– Odisha 4 (0)
2024– → Mumbai City (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2018– India 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2018 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Hitesh Sharma (born 25 December 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City on loan from Odisha.

Career

Sharma spent the majority of his youth career as part of the Tata Football Academy. In 2015, Sharma graduated from the academy and signed with Mumbai of the I-League. He appeared on the bench for the club in their opening match of the season against Shillong Lajong. He did not come off the bench however.

Sharma eventually made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2016 against Salgaocar.

On 19 July 2024, Hitesh signed for Mumbai City FC on a one-year loan deal from Odisha FC. He made his debut on 30 December 2024 at home in a 3-0 loss against NorthEast United FC, coming on as an 88th minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2024
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mumbai 2015–16 I-League 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2016–17 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League 14 0 2 1 — 16 1
2018–19 13 0 5 0 — 18 0
Total 27 0 7 1 0 0 34 1
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2021–22 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2022–23 19 1 4 0 — 23 1
2023–24 6 1 5 0 — 11 1
Total 50 2 9 0 0 0 59 2
Odisha 2023–24 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 89 2 16 1 0 0 105 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of matches played till 29 March 2021
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2018 2 0
2021 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

India

Achievements

ISL Awards
Year For Against Match Result Award
2017-18 ATK Kerala 0-0 Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18 ATK Delhi 1-0 Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19 ATK Chennai 3-2 Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19 ATK Jamshedpur 2-1 Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21 Hyderabad Mumbai 0-0 Hero of the Match

References

  1. ^ "Elite Tata academy spawns 13 dribblers". Telegraph India. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Shillong Lajong 0-0 Mumbai". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Salgaocar vs. Mumbai". Soccerway.
  4. ^ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/hitesh-sharma-joins-mumbai-city-on-loan-from-odisha-fc#:~:text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20can%20confirm,of%20the%202024%2D25%20season.
  5. ^ "NorthEast 3-0 Mumbai City (30 Dec, 2024) Final Score - ESPN (IN)". ESPN.
  6. ^ a b Hitesh Sharma at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Hitesh Sharma". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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