Joshua Pynadath

Joshua Pynadath (born February 20, 2002) is an American soccer player who last played as a forward for Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie, the reserves team AFC Ajax.

Joshua Pynadath
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 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 2 (2)
2019– United States U18 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 5, 2020

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 9th, 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]

International career

Pynadath has been capped by the United States at the U15, U17, and U18 levels.[3][4]

References
  1. Srivastava, Ayush. "Joshua Pynadath becomes first player of Indian origin to sign for Real Madrid's academy". Goal. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "US schoolboy joins Real academy". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. Gandhi, Divyanshu. "Indian origin footballer called up for the national side against India". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "Joshua Pynadath (16): 'I want to win the Champions League'". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Ajax II 2 – 0 PSV II". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "Pynadath verlaat Ajax voor grotere competitie" (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime.
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