Ganesh Thakur

Ganesh Thakur

Personal information
Place of birth	India
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sporting Goa
Number	32
Youth career
	Sesa Football Academy
2014–2015	Sporting Goa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Sporting Goa	1	(0)
2016–17	Delhi United	—	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2017

Ganesh Thakur is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Delhi United in the I-League 2nd Division.

Career

Thakur started his career with Sesa Football Academy in Goa before moving to Sporting Clube de Goa in 2014.[1] Initially, Thakur played with the Sporting Goa youth sides in the Goan under-20 league and the I-League U19.[2][3] Eventually, Thakur began making appearances for the senior side in the Goa Professional League in 2015.[4]

On 25 January 2016, Thakur made his professional debut for Sporting Goa in the I-League against Aizawl. He came on as a late substitute for Glan Martins as Sporting Goa won 2–0.[5]

Career statistics

As of 22 May 2017[6]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Goa	2015–16	I-League	1	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0
Delhi United	2016–17	I-League 2nd Division	—	1	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	1
Career total			1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

References

1. Noronha, Anselm (26 August 2014). "Extra Time: Sporting Clube de Goa visit Margaret Bosco Bal Sadan orphanage". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. "Sporting Clube trounce Sesa FA 9-1". Navhind Times. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
3. "Sesa FA Defeat Sporting Clube de Goa". FeverPitch. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
4. "Sporting Clube climb to top of league standings". Navhind Times. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
5. "Aizawl 0-2 Sporting Goa". Soccerway.
6. Ganesh Thakur at Soccerway