Gani Nigam

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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{More footnotes|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gani Nigam
| image =
| fullname = Gani Ahmed Nigam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|05|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nadapuram .[[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]],India
| height = 1.71 m
| currentclub = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| clubnumber = 22
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]] |youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs1 =
| youthclubs2 =
| youthclubs3 =
| years1 = 2017−2018
| clubs1 = [[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|Pune City (R)]]
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018
| clubs2 = [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018−2019
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019−2020
| clubs4 = [[Hyderabad FC]]
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019-2020
| clubs5 = → [[Hyderabad FC Reserves]](loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2020-2021
| clubs6 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| years7 = 2021–
| clubs7 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Gani Ahmed Nigam''' (born May 1, 1998) is an Indian professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who plays as a winger or striker for [[I-League|Indian Super League]] club [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]

==Club career==
===Gokulam Kerala===
He was signed by his hometown club Gokulam Kerala FC and got some game time at the top division league, playing in 5 I-League matches and notching up one goal against Shillong Lajong.

===Hyderabad FC===

In 2019 he was picked up by Hyderabad FC, and over the course of the season he got only one start in ISL 2019-20 and 4 appearances as a substitute.

===Mohammedans SC===
Gani Ahmed Nigam has joined Mohammedan Sporting as the 129 year old club aims for a resurgence in the national stage.
=== NorthEast United ===
On 29 October 2021, Gani joined [[Indian Super League]] club [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=
https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-northeast-united-sign-gani-nigam|title=NorthEast United rope in ex-Hyderabad FC forward Gani Nigam|access-date=29 October 2021|website=Khel Now|date=29 October 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|14 February 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goal
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|Pune City (R)]]
|[[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division|I League-2]]||2||1||—||—|||0||0||0||0||2||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||0||0||—||—|||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|[[I-League]]||5||1||—||—|||0||0||0||0||5||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Hyderabad FC]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||5||0||—||—|||0||0||0||0||5||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Hyderabad FC Reserves]]
|[[2019–20 I-League 2nd Division|2019–20]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division|I League-2]]||5||2||—||—|||0||0||0||0||5||2
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|[[2019–20 I-League 2nd Division|2019–20]]
|[[I-League 2nd Division|I League-2]]||5||1||—||—|||0||0||0||0||5||1
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|[[I-League]]||2||0||—||—|||4{{efn|name=A|Appearances in [[IFA Shield]]}}||2||0||0||6||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!7!!1!!0!!0!!4!!2!!0!!0!!11!!3

|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!24!!5!!0!!0!!4!!2!!0!!0!!28!!7
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
* [[I-League 2nd Division]]: [[2019–20 I-League 2nd Division|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammedan secure coveted Hero I-League return after 2-0 win over Bhawanipore |url=https://i-league.org/mohammedan-secure-coveted-hero-i-league-return-after-2-0-win-over-bhawanipore/|date=16 October 2020 |website=i-league.org |publisher=AIFF |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

==References==
<references />
1. https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/isl-2017-fc-pune-city-names-reserves-gani-sahil-in-squad201712131842580006/
2.http://xtratime.in/ifa-shield-mohun-bagan-eyeing-to-win-the-first-trophy-of-the-season-against-fc-pune-city/
3.https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/fc-pune-city-u-19-team-win-ifa-shield-2017-defeat-mohun-bagan-in-/gc3t1oqhtez1gbtce6rfcqgm
==External links==
*{{Soccerway|gani-nigam/535232}}
{{Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata) squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nigam, Gani}}
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Kozhikode]]
[[Category:Footballers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Association football wingers]]
[[Category:FC Pune City players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:Hyderabad FC players]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
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