Yan Dhanda

Yan Dhanda (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swansea City as an attacking midfielder. He is a former England U17's international.

Yan Dhanda
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.714 m)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 Swansea City
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2013 West Bromwich Albion
2013–2018 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Swansea City 34 (5)
National team
England U16
2014 England U17[2] 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:38, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Dhanda was born in Birmingham. His mother is English whilst his father was born in Punjab.[3]

Club career

Dhanda began his youth career at West Bromwich Albion before moving to Liverpool, spending five years in the youth ranks at Anfield. In his final season with the youth team, he scored five times from 18 appearances in the Premier League 2 campaign.[2] In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join Championship club Swansea City where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s.[4]

Dhanda made his debut as a substitute for Swansea on 4 August 2018 against Sheffield United in a 2–1 win, scoring the winner with his first touch only moments after entering the field.[5]

International career

Dhanda has represented England U16[6] and England U17's at international level. He is also of Indian heritage.[7] He has said that the racism he has encountered as a British Asian footballer inspires him to play his best.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City 2018–19[8] Championship 510010—61
2019–20[9] Championship 1230020—143
Total 1740030—204
Swansea City U23 2018–19[8] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 174003010214
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Y. Dhanda | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  2. Coleman, Tom (23 May 2018). "Who is Yan Dhanda? Meet the Liverpool starlet who just signed for Swansea City". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. "British Asian footballer Yan Dhanda: Racist abuse drives me on even more". Sky News.
  4. Sanghera, Mandeep (23 May 2018). "Swansea City: Yan Dhanda signs from Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2018..
  5. "Potter's Swansea come from behind to win at Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
  6. "ENGLAND UNDER-16S DISAPPOINTED AFTER MONTAIGU OPENER". Football Association. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. "Yan Dhanda: Who is Liverpool's history-making attacking midfielder?". 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018..
  8. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. "Games played by Yan Dhanda in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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