Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 June 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Mumbai | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Krida Prabodhini | ||
2009–2012 | Pune | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Pune | 28 | (2) |
2016 | DSK Shivajians | 0 | (0) |
2017– | Mumbai | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:58, 30 May 2015 (UTC). |
Nikhil Kadam (born 23 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays mainly as a Winger but can also play as Attacking midfielder for Mumbai FC[1] in the I-League.
Born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, Kadam was selected to join the Pune F.C. Academy in 2011 as part of their first batch of players. He made his name known for the club during the 2012 I-League U20 season when he scored three goals for the academy in the final round of the league as the academy went on to win the league. Kadam then played for the academy in the Pune Super Division during the 2012 season. He scored one goal that season against Deccan XI on 7 June 2012.
Going into the 2012–13 I-League season Kadam was selected into the Pune senior team for the 2012 Durand Cup. He made his senior debut in this tournament on 23 August 2012 against Central Reserve Police when he came on in the 56th minute for Karma Tsewang as Pune drew the match 1–1. He then made his professional debut for the club during the Federation Cup on 24 September 2012 against Salgaocar. He came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Mumtaz Akhtar as Pune lost the match 2–1.
Kadam then made his debut in the I-League on 9 November 2012 against Pailan Arrows. He came on as a 89th-minute substitute for Daisuke Nishiguchi as Pune won the match 2–0. He then scored his first ever professional goal on 20 April 2013 against Air India. He came off the bench in the 76th minute for Anas Edathodika and scored the sixth goal for Pune in a 6–0 victory in the 86th minute.