Yan Dhanda (born 14 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premiership side Ross County as an attacking midfielder. He is a former England under-17 international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Tipton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2013–2018 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Swansea City | 50 | (5) |
| 2022– | Ross County | 13 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| England U16 | |||
| 2014 | England U17 | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Dhanda was born in Birmingham, and grew up in Tipton.[2] His mother is white English[3] while his father was born in England to parents from Punjab, India.[4]
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.[5] In May 2018, he left Liverpool to join Championship club Swansea City where he was originally expected to be with the Under 23s.[6]
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.[7]
On 21 June 2022, Dhanda signed a 2 year contract with Highland-based Scottish Premiership team Ross County.[8]
Dhanda has represented the England U16[9] and England U17's at international level.[5]
Dhanda is of Indian heritage through his father.[10] He has said that the racism he has encountered as a British Asian footballer inspires him to play at his best.[3] The most prominent racial abuse that Dhanda received was from a 14 year old child from Kent, who sent a racist message to Dhanda on social media following Swansea City's 2021 FA Cup loss to Manchester City.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U23 | 2018–19[12] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2018–19[12] | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019–20[13] | Championship | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[14] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2021–22[15] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 5 | ||
| Ross County | 2022–23[16] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
Ross County F.C. – current squad | |
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