Anirudh Thapa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anirudh Thapa | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Stephen's Academy | |||
| 2012–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Chennaiyin | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | India U16 | ||
| 2015– | India U19 | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2016. | |||
Anirudh Thapa (born 15 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Thapa began playing football at the age of ten at the St. Stephen's Football Academy in Chandigarh.[1] After spending time with the India under-14 side, Thapa was selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy in Kalyani in 2012.[1] As he moved up the national youth team ranks, Thapa was moved into the AIFF Elite Academy where he became captain of the side in the I-League U19.[1] In April 2016 Thapa, along with four other players, was selected to join French Ligue 2 side Metz on a short training-stint which was sponsored by Indian Super League side Chennaiyin.[2]
In November 2016, due to the injury of Dhanachandra Singh which ruled the defender out for the rest of the ISL season, Thapa was put into the Chennaiyin squad as a replacement.[3] He made his professional debut for the team in the side's final match of the season against Goa. He started the match and played 67 minutes.[4]
International
Thapa first represented India at the under-14 level.[1] He was part of the under-16 side that won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and participated in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship.[1] Thapa then went on to represent the under-19 side in the SAFF U-19 Championship.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 1 December 2016[5]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chennaiyin | 2016 | ISL | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Anirudh Thapa captain of the Indian National Football Team (Under-19)". Indian Gorkhas. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Talwar, Gaurav (22 April 2016). "Doon boy Anirudh to train with French football club FC Metz". Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Chennaiyin FC's Dhanachandra Singh ruled out of the season with knee injury". Goal.com. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Goa vs. Chennaiyin". Soccerway.
- ↑ Anirudh Thapa profile at Soccerway