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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karan Sawhney
| image =
| fullname = Karan Atul Sawhney<ref name="Karan Sawhney Soccer Profile">{{soccerway|karan-atul-sahwney/274434}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|23|df=y}}<ref name="Karan Sawhney Soccer Profile"/>
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref name="BFC Profile">{{cite web|title=Karan Sawhney - Bengaluru FC profile|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/players/Karan.html|work=Bengaluru FC|accessdate=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203111312/http://www.bengalurufc.com/players/Karan.html|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}<ref name="LS Profile">{{cite web|title=KARAN SAWHNEY|url=http://www.liberosports.com/players/karan-sawhney|work=Libero Sports|accessdate=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212214531/http://www.liberosports.com/players/karan-sawhney|archive-date=12 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Mahindra United]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]]
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Tata Football Academy|Tata FA]]
| years1 = 2012–2013
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013
| clubs2 = → [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]] (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps4 = 13
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 22:35, 31 January 2018 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Karan Atul Sawhney''' (born 23 March 1992) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[forward (association football)#striker|striker]] for [[Kerala Blasters]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], Sawhney started his career in the youth set-up of [[Mahindra United]], for which he was a part of the under-15 and under-19 teams.<ref name="BFC Profile"/> He then moved on to the youth set-up of [[PIFA F.C.|PIFA]] where his most memorable moment was when he scored against the [[F.C. Internazionale Milano Primavera|Inter Milan Academy]] side in the 2009 Gauteng Future Champions tournament.<ref>{{cite web|title=PIFA Tournaments|url=http://www.pifa.co.in/team.php?page_id=105|work=PIFA|accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref> After his time at PIFA, Sawhney joined the [[Tata Football Academy]] where he graduated in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of ex-cadets|url=http://www.tatafootballacademy.com/ex_cadets_batch.asp|work=Tata Football Academy|accessdate=8 December 2013}}</ref>

===Salgaocar===
On 7 June 2012 it was confirmed that Sawhney had signed for [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] of the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|title="WE ARE A CLUB WHO MAKE STARS" : KARIM BENCHERIFA.|url=http://salgaocarfc.in/NewsDetail.aspx?nmid=uPf|work=Salgaocar FC|accessdate=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621230435/http://salgaocarfc.in/%28S%28yl1j5mbnre44k245k3vzfj55%29%29/NewsDetail.aspx?nmid=uPf|archive-date=21 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Then in 2013 it was confirmed that Sawhney had been loaned out to [[DSK Shivajians F.C.]] for their [[I-League 2nd Division]] campaign.<ref name="BFC Profile"/>

===Bengaluru FC===
On 20 July 2013 it was announced that Sawhney has signed for [[Bengaluru FC]] for the [[2013–14 I-League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=JSW launches Bengaluru Football Club|url=http://www.jsw.in/Group/Football_Club.php|accessdate=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202170821/http://www.jsw.in/Group/Football_Club.php|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then made his professional debut for the team on 6 December 2013 against [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] at the [[Duler Stadium]].<ref name=SWC2-1BFC>{{cite web|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. BENGALURU 1 - 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/06/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/bengaluru/1585359/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=8 December 2013}}</ref> He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for [[Sunil Chhetri]] as Bengaluru FC went on to win the match 3–1.<ref name=SWC2-1BFC/>

===Mumbai===
On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Sawhney had signed with [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai FC signs top Indian & Foreign players to strengthen squad for the 2015- 2016 I-League season|url=http://www.esselgroup.com/mumbai-fc-signs-top-indian-foreign-players-to-strengthen-squad-for-the-2015-2016-i-league-season.html|accessdate=9 November 2016|work=Essel Group|date=6 January 2016}}</ref>

===Kerala Blasters===
On 23 July 2017, Sawhney was selected in the 14th round of the [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft]] by the [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/844751/isl-2017-player-draft-live-updates-eugenson-lyngdoh-anas-edathodika-touted-as-top-draws|accessdate=2 November 2017|work=The Field|date=23 July 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against [[FC Goa|Goa]]. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for [[Loken Meitei]] as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa 5-2 Kerala Blasters|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/09/india/indian-super-league/india-fc-goa/kerala-blasters/2597763/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|31 January 2018}}<ref name="Karan Sawhney Soccer Profile"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||3||0||0||0||—||—||3||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|[[I-League]]||13||3||0||0||—||—||13||3
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017–18]]
|[[Indian Super League|ISL]]||3||0||—||—||—||—||3||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!19!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!3
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=karan-sawhney I-League Profile].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203111312/http://www.bengalurufc.com/players/Karan.html Bengaluru FC Profile].

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawhney, Karan}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:DSK Shivajians FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]

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