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Hitesh Sharma (born 25 December 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Hyderabad and the India national team.

Personal information
Full name	Hitesh Sharma
Date of birth	(1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth	Jalandhar, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hyderabad
Number	18
Youth career
	Chandigarh Football Academy
	Tata Football Academy
	Mumbai FC U19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Mumbai	12	(0)
2017–2020	ATK	27	(0)
2020–	Hyderabad	25	(0)
National team‡
2018–	India	3	(0)
Honours Representing  India SAFF Championship Winner 2018 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 24 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Career

Sharma spent the majority of his youth career as part of the Tata Football Academy. In 2015, Sharma graduated from the academy and signed with Mumbai of the I-League.[1] He appeared on the bench for the club in their opening match of the season against Shillong Lajong. He did not come off the bench however.[2]

Sharma eventually made his professional debut for the club on 5 March 2016 against Salgaocar.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 January 2022[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai	2015–16	I-League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2016–17		8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Mumbai total		12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
ATK	2017–18	Indian Super League	14	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		16	1
	2018–19		13	0	5[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]	0	—		18	0
	ATK total		27	0	7	1	0	0	34	1
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21		15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	Hyderabad total		25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Career total			64	0	7	1	0	0	71	1

International

As of matches played till 29 March 2021[5][6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2018	2	0
	2021	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

India

• SAFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Achievements

ISL Awards

Year	For	Against	Match Result	Award
2017-18	ATK	Kerala	0-0	Emerging Player of the Match
2017-18	ATK	Delhi	1-0	Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19	ATK	Chennai	3-2	Emerging Player of the Match
2018-19	ATK	Jamshedpur	2-1	Emerging Player of the Match
2020-21	Hyderabad	Mumbai	0-0	Hero of the Match

References

External links

• Hitesh Sharma stats at indiansuperleague.com

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