Abhishek Halder (born 5 October 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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in the I-League.

Career

Halder began his career as part of the

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set up. In November 2017, Halder was selected to play for the

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, an

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-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side on 18 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows and lost 1–0.

Mohammedan

In December 2021,

added Halder to their roster ahead of the season. On 3 March, he made his debut for the club against Aizawl on the league's return after the COVID-19 breakout, in a 2–0 win. In June 2022, Halder signed a new two-year deal with

. He scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against

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in the Durand Cup, which ended in a dominating 3–0 win. He played a 1–2 with

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to finish with a volley chipping over the keeper to double the lead.

Career statistics

Club

References

1999 births Living people Indian men's footballers FC Pune City players Indian Arrows players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from West Bengal I-League players India men's youth international footballers Hyderabad FC players Indian Super League players I-League 2 players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players {{India-footy-bio-stub