Anas Edathodika
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Kondotty, Malappuram, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mohun Bagan | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Mumbai | ||
| 2011–2015 | Pune | 76 | (0) |
| 2015– | Delhi Dynamos | 23 | (1) |
| 2017– | Mohun Bagan | 8 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | India | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2017 |
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Anas Edathodika (born 15 February 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Mohun Bagan in the I-League.
Born in Kondotty, Malappuram, Kerala, Edathodika began to take up football as a serious activity when he was in the tenth grade when he joined the Malappuram U14s. While playing football, Edathodika also worked as an auto-driver who would drive people around town for Rs. 180 a day. He then joined the football team of NSS College Manjeri, where he groomed his skills under Dr. P.M. Sudhir Kumar. Eventually he was spotted by former India international Feroz Sherif while playing in an inter-collegiate game. Sherif advised Edathodika to attend the trials for I-League 2nd Division side Mumbai which Edathodika did. He passed the trials and was signed by the club on a one-year deal.
After one season with Mumbai, Edathodika managed to lead the club to promotion to the I-League. After helping the club gain promotion he was re-signed by the club on a three-year deal. While at Mumbai, Edathodika credited his former head coach Dave Booth for making him the defender he is today.
After playing for four seasons with Mumbai Edathodika signed for rivals Pune F.C. of the I-League on a two-year deal on 23 July 2011. On his signing, Pune's Head of Operations, Chirag Tanna, said "We have been tracking Anas's progress since the last two years and we are glad that he has signed a two-year contract". One of his first matches for the club came up in a friendly against English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers at the Balewadi Sports Complex on 7 October 2011. However, the match did not last long for Edathodika as he was sent off after 15 minutes for his second yellow card for a rough tackle on Mauro Formica.
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