Rakesh Pradhan

Rakesh Pradhan (born 2 August 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Odisha FC [1] on loan from NorthEast United in the Indian Super League.

Rakesh Pradhan
Personal information
Full name Rakesh Pradhan
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993
Place of birth Assam, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Odisha FC
Number 66
Youth career
2013–2017 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Shillong Lajong 31 (1)
2019– NorthEast United 16 (0)
2020– → Odisha (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:26,16 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2020

Career

Born in Assam, Pradhan is a product of the Shillong Lajong academy.[2] While still a regular with the academy set-up, Pradhan made his first appearances for the Shillong Lajong first team during the 2013–14 I-League. Pradhan appeared on the bench on three occasions, against Dempo, Pune, and East Bengal, but didn't see any time on the pitch.[3][4][5]

More than four years later, prior to the 2017–18 season, Pradhan was added to the Shillong Lajong first team for the I-League.[6] He then made his professional debut for the club in their opening match against Gokulam Kerala. Pradhan started and played the whole match as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.[7] At the end of the season, Pradhan had played and started in all 18 of Shillong Lajong's matches during the I-League season.

On 4 April 2018, Pradhan scored his first professional goal against Pune City in the Super Cup. His goal in the 61st minute was the equalizer as Shillong Lajong came back from being 0–2 down to winning 3–2.[8]

On 18 January 2021, Pradhan was signed by Odisha FC on loan from NorthEast United & made his debue for the new club on 19 January against Hyderabad FC.

Career statistics
As of 22 January 2021
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2017–18 I-League18011——191
2018–19 13100——131
NorthEast United 2019–20 Indian Super League15000——150
Odisha FC (Loan) 2020-21 2 0 2 0
Career total 4811100482

References
  1. "Odisha FC rope in Rakesh Pradhan on loan from NorthEast United FC". Khel Now. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Shillong Lajong Academy". Shillong Lajong (Twitter).
  3. "Dempo vs. Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  4. "Shillong Lajong vs. Pune". Soccerway.
  5. "Shillong Lajong vs. East Bengal". Soccerway.
  6. "Shillong Lajong FC I-League 2017/18 Squad". E-Pao. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  8. "Shillong Lajong beat FC Pune City in Super Cup thriller". Times of India. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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