Nandhakumar Sekar (born 20 December 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as winger for Indian Super League side Odisha.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Salem, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Odisha | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Chennai City | 6 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | (3) |
2019– | Odisha | 66 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | India U23 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 october 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2020 |
Sekar made his professional debut in the I-League with Chennai City on 19 February 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started the match and played 51 minutes as Chennai City lost 4–1.[1] He scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2017 against East Bengal. He scored the equalizing goal for Chennai City in the 57th minute which eventually led to the team winning 2–1.[2][3]
On 17 August 2022, Sekar scored a stunning goal assisted by goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte in the season opener against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win.[4][5]
He made his debut for Indian U23 national team in a friendly against Singapore U23 football team.[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennai City | 2016–17 | I-League | 6 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
Delhi Dynamos (loan) |
2017–18 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Delhi Dynamos | 2017–18 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 14 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
Odisha | 2019–20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | [lower-alpha 3]5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Odisha total | 62 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6 | ||
Career total | 68 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 8 |
Odisha FC – current squad | |
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