Dhanpal Ganesh

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Dhanpal Ganesh
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 17
Youth career
Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Pune 30 (0)
2012–2013 → Pailan Arrows (loan) 18 (0)
2015 → Chennaiyin (loan) 0 (0)
2016− Chennaiyin 28 (2)
2017 → Chennai City (loan) 17 (1)
National team‡
2012 India U23 3 (0)
2015– India 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2017

Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.

Career[]

Pune[]

Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune Academy to sign with the first-team at Pune in July 2011.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium; he came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune won the match 2–0.[2] He made his first start for the club in the I-League on 18 April 2012 against Salgaocar in a 2–0.[3]

Pailan Arrows (loan)[]

For the 2012–13 I-League season Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season.[4] He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1.[4] He then made his league debut for Pailan Arrows on the league opening day against Mumbai on 6 October 2013.[4] He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Holicharan Narzary as the Arrows won the match 3–2.[4]

Return to Pune[]

After a season with the Arrows, Dhanpal was back at Pune for the 2013-14 season. He would make 12 appearances in the league and would feature regularly in the starting line-up in the second half of the season. He kept up his good form and made his debut in the AFC Champions League in a qualifier against Hanoi T&T in a 0–3 loss.[5] Dhanpal would score his first senior goal for Pune in the opening game of Pune's 2014 Durand Cup campaign in a 3–0 win over Churchill Brothers.[6] He started in the first ever Pune Derby against Bharat FC but was sent-off following off the ball challenge on the 88th minute of the game which ended 1-1.[7]

Chennaiyin[]

In July 2015 Ganesh was drafted to play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League.[8]

International[]

On 20 June 2012 it was confirmed that Ganesh would play for the India U23 team during 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification.[9] He made his debut for the under-23 team on 23 June 2012 against Lebanon U23 in the 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in which India won 5–2.[10] He made his senior debut on 17 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Eugeneson Lyngdoh.[11]

Career statistics[]

As of 27 March 2020[12]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pune 2011–12 I-League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2013–14 12 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
2014–15 16 0 4 0 4 1 — — 24 1
Pune total 30 0 6 0 4 1 4 0 44 1
Pailan Arrows (loan) 2012–13 I-League 18 0 2 1 1 0 — — 21 1
Chennaiyin (loan) 2015 Indian Super League 0 0 — — — — — — 0 0
Chennaiyin 2016 0 0 — — — — — — 0 0
2017–18 17 2 1 0 — — — — 18 2
2018–19 0 0 0 0 — — 6 0 6 0
2019–20 5 0 0 0 — — — — 5 0
Chennaiyin total 22 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 29 2
Chennai City (loan) 2016–17 I-League 17 1 3 1 — — — — 20 2
Career total 87 3 12 2 5 1 6 0 110 6

Honours[]

Club[]

Chennaiyin

References[]

  1. ^ "Dhanapal Ganesh". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b c d "Loan Watch: Dhanpal Ganesan". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Jeje first Pune FC player in India captain role; Ganeshan gets a nod". Pune Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  10. ^ "2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers: India 5-2 Lebanon". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Nepal v India Live Commentary & Result, 17/03/2015, WC Qualification Asia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ^ Dhanpal Ganesh at Soccerway

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