Sanju Pradhan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | West Sikkim, Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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DSK Shivajians F.C. (on loan from F.C. Pune City) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Namchi Sports Hostel | ||
| 2006 | Sports Academy of Sikkim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Air India | ||
| 2008–2013 | East Bengal | 72 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Dempo | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Atletico de Kolkata | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Salgaocar | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | NorthEast United | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | → East Bengal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000 | India U14 | ||
| 2003–2004 | India U17 | ||
| 2012– | India | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:59, 25 December 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:50, 28 December 2015 (UTC) |
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Sanju Pradhan (born 15 August 1989 in West Sikkim, Sikkim) is an Indian footballer who plays as a winger for DSK Shivajians F.C. in the I-League on loan from F.C. Pune City.
Pradhan is considered one of the brightest players coming up into the seniors levels of professional football. Pradhan has won all the major domestic tournaments available in India besides the I-League while playing for East Bengal; he has won 2 Federation Cups in 2009–10 and 2012 while he also has won 1 Indian Super Cup with the club in 2011. Pradhan recently became the Technical Partner for Kipsta (Decathlon Sports India) for 2016–17 season.
Pradhan was born to D.B. Pradhan and Sarda Pradhan on 15 August 1989 in the village of Sombaria which is located in the West Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim which is located in North East India. Pradhan gained a liking to football at a young age through watching people in his village play the game in their free time. During his child years Pradhan had to play at the school level but because his school did not have a team he had to play for other teams. He then attended the trials for the "The Search for more Bhaichungs scheme" at the West Sikkim district headquarters. After impressing Pradhan was selected to attend the statewide trials for the program in Gangtok where he passed as well and was one of 30 boys selected from the trial. In April 1999 the boys were sent to the Namchi Sports Hostel Football Academy where they participated in the Subroto Cup every year. Pradhan was also selected by the Sikkim football team at junior level. In 2006 Pradhan joined the Sports Academy of Sikkim after he and the other boys were sent there. That same year Pradhan, along with teammate Nirmal Chettri, was invited for a trial with Prayag United S.C. of Kolkata but neither player passed the trial. Then in October 2006, after a great performance in the All India Governors Gold Cup Football Tournament for the Sports Academy of Sikkim, Pradhan was scouted by then Air India FC coach Bimal Ghosh and was offered a chance to join the current I-League team. After going through then Sports Minister, P.S. Golay, Pradhan signed with Air India.
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