Sahil Panwar (born 16 December 1999) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the

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Career

Born in

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, Panwar was discovered by

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

while playing for his college, Maharana Pratap Sports College, during the

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in 2014. While with the

Pune F.C. Academy The Pune Football Club Academy was the youth team of Pune F.C., Pune Football Club. They played in the I-League U19, the highest level of youth football in India. The team closed operations in 2016 and were purchased by Indian Super League side ...

, Panwar captained the under-18 side.

Pune City

After the Pune F.C. Academy, He was sold to

side

Pune City Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

, Panwar joined their academy. After spending time with the academy, Panwar was promoted to the first-team squad in December 2017. He made his professional debut for the club on 13 January 2018 against

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. He started and played the whole match as Pune City were defeated 1–0.

Hyderabad

After Pune city FC got dissolved, Sahil Panwar joined newly formed franchise

Hyderabad FC Hyderabad Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Founded on 27 August 2019, the club replaced Pune City after they ...

Odisha

On 14 May 2021, Sahil Panwar joined Odisha FC on a two-year contract, after Odisha agreed to pay an undisclosed transfer fee to Hyderabad FC.

International

Panwar has represented India at the

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level and was the captain of the side during the

2017 SAFF U-18 Championship The 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship was the 2nd edition of the SAFF U-18 Championship, an international football competition for men's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. But since most teams use to send their U-18 team keeping in mind 2018 AFC ...

Personal life

Sahil married his longtime girlfriend Manasi Gurung in 2022.

Career statistics

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Panwar, Sahil 1999 births Living people People from Uttarakhand Indian men's footballers Pune FC players FC Pune City players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Uttarakhand Sportspeople from Dehradun Indian Super League players India men's youth international footballers Hyderabad FC players Odisha FC players