Prathamesh Maulingkar (born 4 April 1991 in

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) is an Indian model and a former

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. He won the title of

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in 2018. He had played as a

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for

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in the

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. 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

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Career

Youth career

Maulingkar hails from

, a village near the Northern

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

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er. He showed the qualities of a footballer only in the teen years and made it to the

U-16 team. He represented the state of

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

. Maulingkar scored his first goal of the 2012–13 season against

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on 9 January 2013 at the

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in which Pailan Arrows lost the match 3–1.

Dempo

On 18 January 2013 it was confirmed that Maulingkar had signed for reigning champions

of the

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

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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

2018 pageant in

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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

International

Maulingkar made his India U23 debut against Iraq U23 on 25 June 2012 during qualification for the

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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