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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Aakash Sangwan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Aakash Sangwan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jind]], Haryana
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| currentclub = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| clubnumber = 27
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[RoundGlass Punjab|Minerva Punjab]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 12:34, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Aakash Sangwan''' (born 28 October 1995), is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]] in the [[I-League]].

==Career==
Sangwan is a product of the [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]] youth system when they were known as Minerva Academy.<ref name="Minerva">{{cite news|title=Minerva Academy Football Club announce 37-member squad|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/sports/minerva-academy-football-club-announce-37-member-squad/159231.html|accessdate=16 April 2018|work=Tribune India|date=17 November 2015}}</ref> Sangwan then stayed with Minerva Punjab when they were promoted to the [[I-League]] and made his professional debut for the club on 30 April 2017 against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]. He started the match and played 41 minutes as Minerva Punjab drew the match 4–4.<ref>{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians 4-4 Minerva Punjab|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/india-minerva-fc/2442844/|website=Soccerway|archive-date=29 November 2021|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515055841/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/india-minerva-fc/2442844/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The next season, Sangwan scored his first professional goal against [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] on 26 February 2018. His 51st-minute strike was the first in a 2–0 victory which brought Minerva Punjab to the top of the I-League table.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Ashutosh|title=Minerva Punjab FC beat Aizawl FC, climb to top of I-League table|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/minerva-punjab-fc-beat-aizawl-fc-climb-to-top-of-i-league-table/story-g90bUTaLckqeI66lGzHFbJ.html|accessdate=16 April 2018|work=Hindustan Times|date=26 February 2018}}</ref> The club would eventually go on to confirm their championship, Sangwan's first of his professional career.<ref>{{cite news|title=Minerva Punjab crowned I-League champions|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/minerva-punjab-crowned-i-league-champions-india-football/20180308.htm|accessdate=16 April 2018|work=Rediff|date=8 March 2018}}</ref>

Sangwan made his first professional appearance for [[Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]] on 9 January 2021 against [[Aizawl FC]].<ref name="ESPN 2021">{{cite web | title=Minerva Punjab vs. Aizawl FC - Football Match Summary - January 9, 2021 | website=ESPN | date=2021-01-09 | url=https://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=590489 | access-date=2021-01-12}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|2 January 2022}}<ref name="soccerway" >{{soccerway|akash-sangwan/481703/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
| rowspan="6" |[[I-League]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Minerva Punjab FC season|2017–18]]
|5||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|[[2018–19 Minerva Punjab FC season|2018–19]]
|18||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||24||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|15||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||15||0
|-
|[[2021–22 RoundGlass Punjab FC season|2021-22]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!43!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!50!!1
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Minerva Punjab<ref name="soccerway"/>
*[[I-League]]: [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Punjab FC squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sangwan, Aakash}}
[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jind]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:RoundGlass Punjab FC players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Association footballers not categorized by position]]

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->S.A. Julio at 19:12, 2 January 2022