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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manish Maithani
| image = 
| fullname = Manish Maithani
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|1}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], India
| currentclub = [[Southern Samity]]
| clubnumber = 
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/squad/midfielder-10713-manish-maithani-playerprofile|title = Manish Maithani profile - Goals, Passes and more}}</ref>
| position = [[Central midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2007
| youthclubs1 = [[Amity United FC]]
| youthyears2 = 2007
| youthclubs2 = [[Hindustan F.C.|Hindustan FC]]
| youthyears3 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs3 = Indian National FC
| years1 = 2009–2013
| clubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps1 = 58
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = [[FC Pune City]]
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = → [[Vitória de Guimarães B|Vitoria Guimarães B]] (loan)
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017-2018
| clubs5 = [[Southern Samity]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 07:02, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 07:02, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
| managerclubs1 = DESA FC (Dehradun)
}}

'''Manish Maithani''' is an Indian [[Association football|football]] player who played as a [[central midfielder]] for [[Southern Samity]] and currently coaches a local club in Dehradun DESA FC.

==Career==

===Mohun Bagan===
After two seasons playing as a youth with Indian National FC Maithani signed for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] in 2009.
On 28 March, he had scored the equalizer against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.]], after coming in as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/karim-bencherifa-speaks |title=McDowell Mohun Bagan - Interviews - Karim Bencherifa speaks |website=www.mohunbaganac.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234233/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/karim-bencherifa-speaks |archive-date=2013-04-25}} </ref>

===Mohammedan (loan)===
After the 2012–13 season ended, Maithani signed with IMG-Reliance to join their [[Indian Super League]] but due to objection from the [[I-League]] clubs in which they said they would not sign any players who joined the ISL it meant that Maithani would be without a club for a long period of time. Then, on 30 October 2013, it was announced that [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan S.C.]] had broken that barrier when they signed Maithani on loan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Md Sporting snap ties with IPFCA|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-30/i-league/43526042_1_i-league-clubs-ipfca-pritam-kotal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208050649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-30/i-league/43526042_1_i-league-clubs-ipfca-pritam-kotal|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>

Maithani made his debut for Mohammedan in the I-League on 24 October 2013 [[Prayag United S.C.|United S.C.]] at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]]; in which he came on as a substitute for [[Jerry Zirsanga]] in the 73rd minute as Mohammedan drew the match 0–0.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Atanu|title=Mohammedan Sporting 0-0 United Sports Club: The Kolkatan clubs play out stalemate|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122630/mohd-sp-vs-united-sports-club/report|work=Goal.com|accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref>

===FC Pune City===
Mathani was drafted in by Indian Super League side [[FC Pune City]] for the [[2014 Indian Super League]].He played 2 matches in the 2014 Indian Super League.The next year he played 8 matches for the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/squad/midfielder-10713-manish-maithani-playerprofile|title = Manish Maithani profile - Goals, Passes and more}}</ref>

===Vitória de Guimarães B===
Mathani was loaned out to 2nd division side [[Vitória de Guimarães B]] in Portugal from FC Pune City for 5 months.<ref name="Vitória">{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|title=Victoria De Guimarães sign FC Pune City's Manish Maithani and Israil Gurung|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/vitoria-de-guimaraes-sign-manish-maithani-israil-gurung|date=4 February 2015|access-date=18 February 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204085121/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/vitoria-de-guimaraes-sign-manish-maithani-israil-gurung|url-status=live|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]}}</ref>

=== Doon Elite Sports Academy(DESA) ===
Maithani started managing a local football academy after finally hanging his boots in 2019. He has been coaching a promising bunch of talent in his academy with  national players like Rishi Upadhyay and Anubhav Rawat who has recently been selected in the Uttrakhand squad for Santosh Trophy 2021.[https://www.instagram.com/p/CWI561Qv6YMhHUIvvOabIj3VL1UPm0yQGFkVco0/]

==International==
Manish made his senior international debut against [[Azerbaijan national football team|Azerbaijan]] for India on 27 February 2012.

==See also==
* [[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]

==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/35920/manish-mathani
* http://www.mohunbaganac.com/players/manish-maithani

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