Nitesh Aswani
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1996 | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Minerva Punjab FC | ||
Number | 48 | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Kenkre FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015-2017 | Kenkre FC | 11 | |
2017-18 | Pune City FC | 7 | |
2019 | South United FC | 6 | |
2019-20 | Minerva Punjab FC | 1 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Niitesh Aswaani (born 8 April 1996) is an Indian footballer who plays for I-League club Minerva Punjab FC. He made his I-League debut against Indian Arrows on 3 March 2020 at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai.
Youth career[]
Nitesh Aswani started his career from Mumbai at a very young age. He played for a school named Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) in Chembur, Mumbai. As a young player he participated in the famous Gothia Cup which is an international youth association football tournament organized by professional football club BK Häcken, which has been held annually since 1975 in Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] He further moved on to play for the U17 side of Kenkre FC which is a Second division I-League club in India.[2]
He has been called up for U23 Indian National Team Camp in 2017 and 2018.
Senior career[]
Nitesh had impressed the coaches at Kenkre FC with his performances in their U17 team. This led to his promotion into the senior team which plays in the 2nd division I-League. He then moved on to play for Pune City FC (now known as Hyderabad FC). There he was a part of the senior teams as well as the reserves team which participates in the 2nd division I-League. He then moved on to play for South United FC, Bangalore in the second division.
In 2019, Nitesh Aswani signed for top division club, Minerva Punjab FC.[3] He made his debut against Indian Arrows as came on in the 71st minute of the game replacing Cavin Lobo.
References[]
- ^ "Mitesh Aswani set for Swede dreams". mid-day. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Pawar, Vaibhav PawarVaibhav (July 16, 2011). "Coach-cum-captain takes OLPS to victory". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Punjab to take on Gokulam Kerala". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- RoundGlass Punjab FC players
- Indian footballers
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mumbai
- Association football defenders