Asheer Akhtar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamptee, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rabbani Club | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lonestar Kashmir | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2017 | Mumbai | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bengaluru | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bengaluru B | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | East Bengal | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mohammedan | 17 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sreenidi Deccan | 19 | (3) |
| 2023– | NorthEast United | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:00, 21 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Asheer Akhtar (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
Born in Kamptee, a city based in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, Akhtar started his career with the academy of I-League side Pune.[1] After his time with Pune, Akhtar signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir and played the 2015–16 season with the club.[2] When the 2nd Division concluded, Akhtar went on to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy.[3] However, once the Santosh Trophy had ended, Akhtar moved again to Salgaocar of the Goa Professional League.[4] During his stint with Salgaocar, Akhtar helped the side win the 2016–17 season of the Goa Professional League, thus earning his first major professional honour.[5]
After the Goa Professional League finished, Akhtar signed with Mumbai of the I-League on 1 January 2017. Then, on 22 January 2017, he made his professional footballing debut for Mumbai in the I-League against Aizawl. He started and played 69 minutes as Mumbai lost 1–0.[6]
International career
In 2007, Akhtar was part of the India under-13 football team for the Asian U13 Football Festival.[7]
