Joshua Pynadath
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 20, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Mountain View, California, United States | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2013 | De Anza Force | ||
2013–2015 | Real Madrid | ||
2015–2020 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Jong Ajax | 8 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | United States U17 | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Joshua Pynadath (born February 20, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie, the reserves team AFC Ajax.
Club career[]
Ajax[]
Pynadath, whose family is Indian-American, started playing soccer at Red Star Soccer Academy in his youth. In 2013, he made headlines when Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid showed interest in signing him into their youth systems. Pynadath ended up signing with Real Madrid, becoming the first American—and the first player of Indian descent—ever to join the club's youth program.[1][2]
In 2015, Pynadath moved to the Netherlands and joined the Ajax youth system.[3][4] On September 16, 2019, he made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute for Jong Ajax in an Eerste Divisie match against Jong PSV.[5]
On April 9, 2020 it was announced that Pynadath had decided to leave the Ajax Youth Academy at the age of 18, seeking to play in a higher competition.[6]
After seemingly going missing for over a year, it was reported that Pynadath was trialing with Chelsea.[7]
International career[]
Pynadath has been capped by the United States at the U15, U17, and U18 levels.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Joshua Pynadath becomes first player of Indian origin to sign for Real Madrid's academy". Goal. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "US schoolboy joins Real academy". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b Gandhi, Divyanshu. "Indian origin footballer called up for the national side against India". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Joshua Pynadath (16): 'I want to win the Champions League'". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Ajax II 2 – 0 PSV II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Pynadath verlaat Ajax voor grotere competitie" (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime.
- ^ "Naar verluidt: 'Pynadath duikt op bij Chelsea'". Ajax Showtime (in Dutch). 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
External links[]
- Joshua Pynadath at Soccerway
- Pynadath's Profile at Real Madrid
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Jong Ajax players
- Eerste Divisie players
- People from Mountain View, California
- Soccer players from California
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara County, California
- American soccer players
- American sportspeople of Indian descent
- American expatriate soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players