Dhanpal Ganeshan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Pune | 28 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016− | Chennaiyin FC | 13 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Chennai City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | India U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | India | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2018. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2017 |
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Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League .
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune F.C. Academy to sign with the first-team at Pune in July 2011. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium; he came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune won the match 2–0. He made his first start for the club in the I-League on 18 April 2012 against Salgaocar in a 2-0.
For the 2012–13 I-League season Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season. He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1. He then made his league debut for Pailan Arrows on the league opening day against Mumbai on 6 October 2013. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Holicharan Narzary as the Arrows won the match 3–2.
After a season with the Arrows, Dhanpal was back at Pune for the 2013-14 season. He would make 12 appearances in the league and would feature regularly in the starting line-up in the second half of the season. He kept up his good form and made his debut in the AFC Champions League in a qualifier against Hanoi T&T in a 0-3 loss. Dhanpal would score his first senior goal for Pune in the opening game of Pune's 2014 Durand Cup campaign in a 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers. He started in the first ever Pune Derby against Bharat FC but was sent-off following off the ball challenge on the 88th minute of the game which ended 1-1.
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