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Prathamesh Maulingkar (born 4 April 1991 in
Tivim Tivim pronounced Thivim, is a village in Nathivim in Bardez, in the North Goa district of Goa, India. It is an important gateway into North Goa as the home to the major railway station in North Goa. Tivim was also the ancestral village of the fi ...
) is an Indian model and a former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
. He won the title of
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in 2018. He had played as a
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for
Dempo Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding c ...
in the
I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
. Maulingkar is the first footballer in Asia to be featured on the cover of ''
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'' magazine. He also works as a fitness trainer and owns a gym in the state of
Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
.


Career


Youth career

Maulingkar hails from
Tivim Tivim pronounced Thivim, is a village in Nathivim in Bardez, in the North Goa district of Goa, India. It is an important gateway into North Goa as the home to the major railway station in North Goa. Tivim was also the ancestral village of the fi ...
, a village near the Northern
Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
n town of
Mapusa Mapusa () is a city in North Goa, India. It is situated 13 km north of the state capital of Panaji. The city is the headquarters of Bardez taluka. It is located on the main highway NH-17, linking Mumbai to Kochi. During Portuguese Indi ...
, Prathamesh had ambitions of being a
cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
er. He showed the qualities of a footballer only in the teen years and made it to the
Dempo Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding c ...
U-16 team. He represented the state of
Goa Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
in the U-19 junior nationals. Playing against boys of same age group from other states, he realized that he has the potential to play along with the best in the country. Since then, he had focused only on his career in football. During this time he remained in Dempo youth team, represented them at U-19 level. He was also called up for India U-19 camp.


Pailan Arrows

Maulingkar made his Pailan Arrows debut on 6 November 2011 against Dempo in the
I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
. Maulingkar scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season against
Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...
on 9 January 2013 at the
Duler Stadium Duler Stadium, officially Duler Football Stadium, is a football stadium in Mapusa, Goa, India. Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa were the most notable venue users. It also serves as home ground for other Goa Professional League clubs. Histo ...
in which Pailan Arrows lost the match 3–1.


Dempo

On 18 January 2013 it was confirmed that Maulingkar had signed for reigning champions
Dempo Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding c ...
of the
I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
on loan for the rest of the season with the option to sign him permanently at the end of the season. He then made his debut for the club on 28 March 2013 against
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in which he started and played for one full half before being subbed-off at half-time as Dempo went on to lose the match 2–0.


Pageants/TV Shows

In 2015, Prathamesh participated in
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Season 8 hosted by
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and
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, which aired on
MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...
channel. He participated in the 9th edition of Mister India contest. On the final gala held on 14 December 2017 in
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, he won the title of
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Mr. India Supranational 2018. He represented
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at the
Mister Supranational Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mist ...
2018 pageant in
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,
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where he was declared as the winner. He also won the Best Body award in the competition. Prathamesh is the first Asian to win the title of
Mister Supranational Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mist ...
.


International

Maulingkar made his India U23 debut against Iraq U23 on 25 June 2012 during qualification for the
2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup The 2013 AFC U-22 Championship (also known as the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup) was the first edition of the AFC U-22 Championship. The hosting rights for the tournament was awarded to Oman. It was set to take place between 23 June and 7 July 2013 but ...
playing the full 90 minutes but drawing a yellow card in the 14th minute.


Television


Career statistics


Club

''Statistics accurate as of 12 May 2013''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maulingkar, Prathamesh 1991 births Living people Footballers from Goa I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Indian Arrows players Dempo SC players Men's association football central defenders People from North Goa district Indian men's footballers