Nikhil Barla
Indian footballer (born 2003)
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Nikhil Barla (born 5 August 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikhil Barla | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Khunti, Jharkhand, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Tata Football Academy | ||
| 2021–2022 | Jamshedpur B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Jamshedpur B | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | Jamshedpur | 42 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | India U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:15, 7 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:15, 25 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Barla received his professional training from Tata Football Academy since 2018. He remained in the academy for two years until he joined Jamshedpur. He started his professional career with Jamshedpur in 2020.[1] For 2020–21 season he played just three matches at the 2021 Durand Cup. For the following season he did not play for the senior team, played at the 2022 Development League for the youth team. In a match against Bengaluru he scored a goal, his first in his career. Since, 2022–23 season he became an integral part of the Jamshedpur squad, played in almost every matches in the ISL.[2][3][4][5]
International career
In May 2025, India under-23 head coach Naushad Moosa listed Barla in the 29-members probable squad for two friendlies that will be held in Tajikistan in June 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 May 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | ||
| Jamshedpur B | 2022 | RFDL | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Jamshedpur | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 19 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 22 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
