Suhail Ahmad Bhat
Indian footballer (born 2005)
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Suhail Ahmad Bhat (born 8 April 2005) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the India national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suhail Ahmad Bhat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mohun Bagan | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | J&K Sports Council FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Indian Arrows | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mohun Bagan | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2022 | India U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2023– | India U23 | 12 | (8) |
| 2025– | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:39, 29 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:30, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In 2017, Bhat was selected from a football camp in Srinagar to join the Sports Council Football Academy.[3]
Indian Arrows
On 30 January 2022, He joined Indian Arrows during the 2021-22 I-League. He made his professional debut in the second match of the relegation stage coming on as a 70 minute substitute in a 1–0 win over Sudeva Delhi.[4] He made seven appearances but scored no goals as Arrows finished tenth. In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[5]
Mohun Bagan
2022–23: Youth Team
Following the disbanding of the Indian Arrows, he was left without a club.[6] However, on 1 January 2023, he joined Mohun Bagan.[7] He played for the U21 team in the 2023 Reliance Foundation Development League.[8] He played in fifteen matches and scored eight goals with a hatrick against Mohammedan SC as the Mariners finished third in the tournament.[9] He was also selected to play in the Next Gen Cup where he played in all matches and scored a goal against West Ham U21 with Mariners finishing sixth.[10] He remained with the youth and reserve team for most of the season unable to break in the first team.
2023–24: First team breakthrough
He scored his debut goal for the first team of Mohun Bagan in their 5–0 win over Bangladesh Army at the 2023 Durand Cup group stage.
International career
Bhat was first called up for the India national under-16 football team in 2021,[11] scoring on his debut against the United Arab Emirates.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 August 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2021–22 | I-League | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Indian Arrows Total | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 8 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024–25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 6[a] | 7 | 22 | 11 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | – | 5[a] | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Mohun Bagan Total | 18 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 61 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 68 | 25 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- 1 Appearance in IFA Shield & 1 Appearance in 2025 CFL Premier Division
International
- As of 4 June 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
