Danish Farooq Bhat

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Danish Farooq Bhat
Personal information
Full name Danish Farooq Bhat
Date of birth (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Downtown Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2015 J&K Bank Football Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Lonestar Kashmir 18 (0)
2016–2021 Real Kashmir 62 (10)
2021– Bengaluru 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

Danish Farooq Bhat (born 9 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.[1][2]

Career[]

Early career[]

Danish started his early football career with a local team Chinar Valley FC[3] later, Danish joined the J&K Bank Football Academy at the age of 13, where he would become the team captain eventually at his age group level teams. He would go on to win 12 local leagues and tournaments with his team prior to joining Lonestar Kashmir in 2015. He would play for Lonestar Kashmir in the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division season, where he would help his team reach the final round of the league as his team fell short of promotion to the I-League.

Real Kashmir[]

In the later half of 2016, he joined Real Kashmir where he was given the number 10 shirt. With 4 strikes, Danish was the joint highest goal-scorer for Real Kashmir in the 2017–18 season. He had the most number of assists to his name during this season as his team became the champions of 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division and won promotion to the I-League.[4] He is one among two Kashmir-born players for Real Kashmir in the first-team squad who have played regularly in this season of I-League.[5]

Bengaluru[]

On 25 July 2021, it was announced that Danish had joined Indian Super League club Bengaluru on a two-year deal.[6] On August 15, he made his debut in a 1–0 2021 AFC Cup play-off round win against Maldivian club Eagles.[7] On 24 November, he made his ISL debut as a substitute for Jayesh Rane in a 3–1 loss against Odisha. Danish scored his first ever ISL goal in a 3–3 draw against ATK Mohun Bagan on 16 December.[8]

Playing style[]

Danish earned the moniker of ‘Kashmiri Ronaldo' by fellow footballers and aficionados of the state, demonstrated by his dribbling skills and goal-scoring.[9]

Personal life[]

Danish was inspired by his father, Farooq Ahmad, who was a professional footballer two decades before him. Ahmad represented the Jammu and Kashmir state team in Santosh Trophy and also played for Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting.[10]

Career Statistics[]

Club[]

As of 17 December 2021[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lonestar Kashmir 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 18 0 – – – – – – 18 0
Lonestar Kashmir total 18 0 – – – – – – 18 0
Real Kashmir 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 5 0 – – – – – – 5 0
2017–18 9 3 0 0 – – 3[a] 1 12 4
2018–19 I-League 19 2 1[b] 0 – – 0 0 20 2
2019–20 15 2 0 0 – – 4[c] 1 19 3
2020–21 14 3 0 0 – – 5 3 19 6
Real Kashmir total 62 10 1 0 – – 12 5 75 15
Bengaluru 2021–22 Indian Super League 6 1 – – 4 0 – – 10 1
Career total 86 11 1 0 4 0 12 5 103 16
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division final Round
  2. ^ Appearances in the 2019 Indian Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Real Kashmir

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Danish Farooq Bhat". flashscore.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "D. BHAT". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Real Kashmir star Danish Farooq eyes India berth". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Real Kashmir wins 2nd Division I-League title". greaterkashmir.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Kashmir's favourite footballer Danish Bhat hopeful of India national team chance | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ Mishra, Siddharth (25 July 2021). "ISL: Bengaluru FC sign Real Kashmir forward Danish Farooq". thebridge.in. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Bengaluru FC vs Club Eagles player ratings: Rane's piledriver hands the Blues a sneaky 1-0 win". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "ISL 2021-22, Bengaluru FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan Highlights: Six-goal thriller as match finishes 3-3". Sportstar. 16 December 2021.
  9. ^ "This 'Kashmiri Ronaldo' trains under shadow of guns, curfew - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC". thequint.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  11. ^ Danish Farooq Bhat at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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