Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sreenidi Deccan in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sreenidi Deccan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rabbani Club | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bengaluru B | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mohammedan | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sreenidi Deccan | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 14 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune.[1] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club.[2] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy.[3] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League.[4] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour.[5]
After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0.[6]
In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lonestar Kashmir | 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bengaluru B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Bengaluru B total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 11 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Mohammedan (loan) |
2020–21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Mohammedan | 2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Sreenidi Deccan | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) – current squad | |
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