Imran Khan Niazi (born 1 March 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

, Khan began his career with

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in the

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. He made his professional debut for the club on 15 December 2013 in a league match against

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. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for

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as Mohammedan lost 3–1. In 2017, Khan joined

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side Fateh Hyderabad. After impressing for Hyderabad during the 2017–18 season, Khan joined

club

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. However, due to the Khan struggling to find time with Goa's first-team, he joined

club Gokulam Kerala on loan in January 2019. He made his debut for the club on 4 January 2019 in Gokulam's match against

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. He came on as a 67th-minute substitute for

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as Gokulam Kerala lost 3–2.

NEROCA

On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Khan had joined

club NEROCA. Khan made his debut for the club on 14 January 2020 in a 1–0 victory against Real Kashmir.

NorthEast United

In 2020, Imran was signed by

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on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal in

and for the club against

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on 18 February 2021. In the 2020–21 season he made six appearances for

and scored a goal. He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 4 December 2021, which ended in a 2–1 win as a substitute for

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in the 95th minute of the game. In the end of the season he made 17 appearances for the club and provides three assists and became the highest assist provider in the 2021–22 season for NorthEast United.

Personal life

Bosnian footballer

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's wife Nejra gave birth of a baby boy on 27 May 2022, and decided to name their newborn after the Highlanders' midfielder Imran, having watched him play on television during the 2021–22 ISL season.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Imran Khan
at the Indian Super League * 1995 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Manipur Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Fateh Hyderabad AFC players FC Goa players Gokulam Kerala FC players NEROCA FC players NorthEast United FC players Men's association football midfielders Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen I-League players I-League 2 players {{India-footy-midfielder-stub