Danish Farooq Bhat

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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{more footnotes|date=August 2019}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
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| fullname = Danish Farooq Bhat
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|05|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Downtown Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| currentclub = [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| clubnumber = 10
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Attacking midfielder]] / [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = J&K Bank Football club
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016– 2021
| clubs2 = [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2021 -
| clubs3 = [[Bengaluru F.C.|Bengaluru FC]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
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| club-update = 25 February 2021
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'''Danish Farooq Bhat''' (born 9 May 1996) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]] for [[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]] in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Danish Farooq Bhat|url=https://www.flashscore.com/player/farooq-bhat-danish/4hYItwcd/|work=flashscore.com |accessdate= 15 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=D. BHAT|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/danish-farooq-bhat/579118/|work=soccerway.com |accessdate= 15 July 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Danish started his early football career by joining a local team"Chinar Valley"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-21|title=Real Kashmir star Danish Farooq eyes India berth|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/real-kashmir-star-danish-farooq-eyes-india-berth/story-VAwIstEZBmfwp0MbHYkHaP.html|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> later, Danish joined the J&K Bank Football Academy at the age of 13, where he would become the team captain eventually at his age group level teams. He would go on to win 12 local leagues and tournaments with his team prior to joining [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]] in 2015. He would play for Lonestar Kashmir in the [[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16 I-League 2nd Division season]], where he would help his team reach the final round of the league as his team fell short of promotion to the [[I-League]].

===Real Kashmir===
In the later half of 2016, he joined [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] where he was given the number 10 shirt. With 4 strikes, Danish was the joint highest goal-scorer for Real Kashmir in the [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18 season]]. He had the most number of assists to his name during this season as his team became the champions of [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division]] and won promotion to the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Real Kashmir wins 2nd Division I-League title|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/real-kashmir-wins-2nd-division-i-league-title/|work=greaterkashmir.com |accessdate= 15 July 2019}}</ref>He is one among two [[Kashmir]]-born players for [[Real Kashmir FC]] in the first-team squad who have played regularly in this season of [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kashmir's favourite footballer Danish Bhat hopeful of India national team chance {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-real-kashmir-danish-bhat-india/1h3gej5swl98t1e2v5g6kps0pi|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Playing style==
Danish earned the moniker of ‘[[Kashmir]]i [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]]' by fellow footballers and aficionados of the state, demonstrated by his dribbling skills and goal-scoring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=This 'Kashmiri Ronaldo' trains under shadow of guns, curfew - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/this-kashmiri-ronaldo-trains-under-shadow-of-guns-curfew/articleshow/66174910.cms|access-date=2021-02-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Danish was inspired by his father, Farooq Ahmad, who was a professional footballer two decades before him. Ahmad represented the [[Jammu and Kashmir football team|Jammu and Kashmir state team]] in Santosh Trophy and also played for Kolkata giant [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC|url=https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/sports%2Ffootball%2Freal-kashmir-fc-danish-farooq-shahnawaz-hammad-profile|work=thequint.com |accessdate= 15 July 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Basit Ahmed Bhat]]

==Career Statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|25 February 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|danish-farooq-bhat/579118|accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps1!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]]
|[[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]]
| rowspan="3" |[[I-League 2nd Division]]
|18||0||–||–||–||–||–||–||18||0
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
|[[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
|5||0||–||–||–||–||–||–||5||0
|-
|[[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]
|9||3||0||0||–||–||3<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SF2">Appearances in the [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division]] final Round</ref>||1||12||4
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]
|19||2||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="SC">Appearances in the [[2019 Indian Super Cup]]</ref>||0||–||–||0||0||20||2
|-
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|15||2||0||0||–||–||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="DC">Appearances in the [[2019 Durand Cup]]</ref>||1||19||3
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|14||3||0||0||–||–||5||3||19||6
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Career total'''
!80!!10!!1!!0!!0!!0!!12!!5!!93!!15
|}
;Notes
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==Honours==
===Club===
;[[Real Kashmir F.C.|Real Kashmir]]
*[[I-League 2nd Division]] 🏆(1) : [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]

==References==
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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Real Kashmir F.C. players]]
[[Category:People from Srinagar]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:Lonestar Kashmir F.C. players]]

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