Ahan Prakash

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{{Cite check|date=February 2021}}
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ahan Prakash
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[India]]
| height =
| currentclub = [[Indian Arrows]]
| clubnumber = 22
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 2015-2020
| youthclubs1 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| years1 = 2020–
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| club-update = 3 June 2021
| ntupdate =
| nationalteam1 = India U15
| nationalteam2 = India U16
| nationalyears1 = 2018-2019
| nationalyears2 = 2018-2019
| nationalyears3 = 2018-
| nationalteam3 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
}}

'''Ahan Prakash''' (born 20 August 2004) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Indian Arrows]] in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ahan Prakash Stats, News, Bio|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/311688/ahan-prakash|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Born to a marketing couple and raised in a family with no significant sporting background, Ahan used to play [[cricket]] before being reportedly "forced" by his friends to give football a try.<ref name=":0" />

In 2015, Ahan was selected by the [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru Football Club]] for their Soccer School, playing both in the club's inter-school tournament and in the U-13 Youth League. In 2017 and 2018, he also represented [[Karnataka]]'s State Team at the Sub-Junior National football tournament, captaining his side in the second edition.<ref name=":0" />

==Club career==
Following some promising performances at a youth level, Ahan joined developmental team [[Indian Arrows]] in 2020. He made his professional debut (and first appearance for the side) on 10 January 2021, playing the whole match against [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref name="ESPN 2021">{{cite web | title=Indian Arrows vs. Churchill Brothers - Football Match Summary - January 10, 2021 | website=ESPN | date=2021-01-10 | url=https://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=590486 | access-date=2021-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-09|title=I-League 2021: Papa Babacar Diawara scores brace as Punjab FC beat Indian Arrows, Chennai City, TRAU win - Sports News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/i-league-2021-papa-babacar-diawara-scores-brace-as-punjab-fc-beat-indian-arrows-chennai-city-trau-win-9286611.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Firstpost}}</ref> He went on to collect seven more appearances in the [[2020–21 I-League|I-League]] as his club finished second to last in the table, maturing significantly as a goalkeeper and leaving his mark in the league's history book.

On 14 February 2021, he became the youngest "Hero of the Match" ever in the history of the I-League, earning a clean sheet in a 1-0 win against [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=I-League: Indian Arrows stuns Mohammedan Sporting, Sudeva draws with Aizawl|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-indian-arrows-stuns-mohammedan-sporting-indian-football-news/article33835096.ece|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=I-League: Arrows custodian Ahaan becomes youngest-ever Hero of the Match|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/i-league-arrows-custodian-ahaan-becomes-youngest-ever-hero-of-the-match20210215162559/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=ANI News|language=en}}</ref> Later on, he became the youngest captain in the history of I-League, leading his team to victory against [[NEROCA_F.C.|NEROCA]] on 6 March 2021.

== International career ==
After joining the national trial camp in [[Bhubaneswar]] in 2018, Ahan was selected on his second attempt, as he joined the Under-16 and [[India national under-17 football team|Under-17]] national football teams (under Coach Shuvendu Panda) for several different exposure tours, including the [[Future Champions Tournament]] in [[Johannesburg]] and a Tri-Nation Series in [[Dubai]]. During April and May of 2019, he also represented India's Under-15 Team in the [[Torneo delle Nazioni]] in Italy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-02-02|title=Accidental goalie Ahan shining bright|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/accidental-goalie-ahan-shining-716221.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|10 August 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|ahan-prakash/657548/}}</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!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|[[I-League]]||8||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||8||0
|-
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021-22]]
|[[I-League]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|—
|0
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Indian Arrows total
!8
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!8
!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0
|}

==References==

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[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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