Pronay Halder (Bengali: প্রণয় হালদার; born 25 February 1993) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

Pronay Halder
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jamshedpur
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2010 Tata Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Pailan Arrows 24 (1)
2013–2016 Dempo 20 (0)
2015Goa (loan) 8 (0)
2016–2017 Mohun Bagan 20 (0)
2016Mumbai City (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 Goa 13 (0)
2018–2020 ATK 22 (1)
2020–2023 Mohun Bagan 18 (0)
2021–2022Jamshedpur (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Jamshedpur 7 (0)
International career
2011–2012 India U19 4 (1)
2012–2016 India U23 5 (0)
2015–2022 India 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Halder started his youth career with Tata Football Academy in 2007 and got graduated in 2010.[2]

Pailan Arrows

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Halder signed for Pailan Arrows in the I-League for the 2011-12 season in the summer of 2011. He then played in Pailan's second victory of the season in a Round 23 match against HAL.[citation needed]

Dempo

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On 26 October 2013, Halder signed for Dempo with three other players Alwyn George, Holicharan Narzary and Narayan Das.[3] He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 1 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Duler Stadium and played the whole match which ended in a 0–0 draw.[4]

FC Goa (loan)

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Halder represented FC Goa during the 2014 Indian Super League but did not feature in any game, due to an injury, which kept him out of most of the 2014-15 I-League season.[5] Halder was signed up by FC Goa again on loan from Dempo for the 2015 ISL.[6]

Mohun Bagan

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On 30 December 2015, Halder signed two-year contract with Mohun Bagan.[citation needed] Coach Sanjoy Sen said in a press conference later in the week that Halder was an "inspirational young talent".[citation needed]

2015-16 season

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On 16 January 2016, Halder made his debut for Mohun Bagan against Salgaocar which Bagan won 4–2.[citation needed] Halder has made a total of 10 appearances in I-League season and was awarded Man of the Match twice.[citation needed] He was the first choice defensive midfielder in Bagan[citation needed] but due to knee injury it kept him sidelined for 2 weeks.[citation needed] On 24 February 2016, Halder started for Bagan in AFC Cup against Maldives club Maziya S&RC.[citation needed]

2016-2017 season

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On 8 January 2017, Halder played against Churchill Brothers in first game of the season.[citation needed] He has also played in AFC Cup for Bagan in most of the group stage matches.[citation needed]

Mumbai City (loan)

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Halder signed for Mumbai City for 2016 ISL season.[citation needed]

FC Goa

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On 23 July 2017, Halder got picked by Goa in ISL Draft for 2017–18 season.[citation needed]

In June 2018, ATK has signed Halder on a two-year deal.[citation needed] He became the number one choice for coach Steve Coppell in midfield.[citation needed]

Jamshedpur

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In September 2021, Jamshedpur loaned in Pronay for the upcoming season. He returned to the city where he made his start as a football player with Tata Football Academy.[7]

He made his debut for the club against East Bengal, on 21 November, in a 1–1 stalemate.[8][9] On 15 March, he scored his only goal of the season in the playoffs semi-final second leg, against Kerala Blasters in a 1–1 (1–2 agg) draw.[10][11]

International

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Youth

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Halder played for India U19, and was involved in three matches and scored against Uzbekistan U19.[citation needed]

He was the part of India U23 for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification which was held in Oman from 23 June 2012.[12] Halder played 4 matches during the tournament.[13]

Senior

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Halder became the 496th player to earn a senior cap for India on 31 August 2015 against Nepal in an International friendly.[14] Halder scored a stunning long ranger on his debut for India against Chinese Taipei in Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 22 February 2023[15]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pailan Arrows 2011–12 I-League 3 0 0 0 3 0
2012–13 21 1 4[a][b] 0 25 1
Palian Arrows total 24 1 4 0 0 0 28 1
Dempo 2013–14 I-League 17 0 4[b] 0 21 0
2014–15 3 0 0 0 3 0
Dempo total 20 0 4 0 0 0 24 0
Mohun Bagan 2015–16 I-League 11 0 1[a] 0 7[c][d] 0 19 0
2016–17 9 0 0 0 1[d] 0 10 0
Mohun Bagan total 20 0 1 0 8 0 29 0
Goa
(loan)
2015 Indian Super League 8 0 0 0 8 0
Mumbai City
(loan)
2016 5 0 0 0 5 0
Goa 2017–18 13 0 2[e] 0 15 0
ATK 2018–19 14 0 2[e] 0 16 0
2019–20 8 1 0 0 8 1
ATK total 22 1 2 0 0 0 24 1
Mohun Bagan 2020–21 Indian Super League 16 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 2 0 0 0 2 0
ATKMB total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Jamshedpur
(loan)
2021–22 Indian Super League 14 1 0 0 14 1
Jamshedpur 2022–23 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 151 3 13 0 8 0 172 3
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

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As of 7 June 2021[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2015 5 0
2016 5 0
2017 0 0
2018 4 1
2019 6 0
2021 2 0
Total 22 1
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 1 June 2018 Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India   Chinese Taipei 5–0 5–0 2018 Intercontinental Cup [17]

Honours

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India

Jamshedpur

References

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  1. ^ "Pronay Halder profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League.
  2. ^ "TFA could shoulder to home players". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Arrows players for Dempo". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 0-0 Mohun Bagan: The Goans were held to a disappointing draw". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Papas: Dempo played with an extra man at the back - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "FC Goa sign four new players | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Jamshedpur sign Indian International midfielder Pronay Halder on loan". fcjamshedpur.com. 8 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Jamshedpur FC hold SC East Bengal in intense clash". khelnow.com. 21 November 2021.
  9. ^ "East Bengal 1 – 1 Jamshedpur". Soccerway. 21 November 2021.
  10. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Rock-solid Kerala Blasters pip Jamshedpur FC 2-1 over two legs to book final date". olympics.com. 15 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Kerala Blasters 1 – 1 Jamshedpur". Soccerway. 15 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Indian U-22 soccer squad leaves for Muscat". India.nydailynews.com. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  13. ^ "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
  14. ^ "Nepal manage to hold India". www.the-aiff.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  15. ^ Pronay Halder at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Pronay Haldar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  17. ^ "FIVE-STAR INDIA EASE PAST CHINESE TAIPEI". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  18. ^ "ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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