Template:Infobox football biography Himanshu Jangra (born 21 July 2004) is an indian Professional Footballer who currently plays as a forward for Delhi FC in the DSA Senior Division. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021.[1]
Career
Himanshu Jangra is a product of Minerva Punjab academy, he joined Minerva Punjab in 2016 after being selected during a Trial in Chandigarh. But later in 2017 he made a mark in the Hero Sub Junior I League where he scored an impressive haul of 18 goals which attracted Indian National team Scouts.
The youngster continued his prolific form in the National leagues by scoring 9 goals and helping his team to win the Hero Junior I Leagues 2018-19 title. Later in 2019, Himanshu was adjudged as the Most Valuable Player in the SAFF Under 15 Championship. He scoring two consecutive hattricks and secured Gold Medal for Team India.
Himanshu featured for Punjab FC's reserves side in the 2020 I-League 2nd Division where he scored two goals in a solitary appearance against AU Rajasthan F.C.. Impressing everyone by his performance, the attacker earned promotion to the senior side playing in the I-League where he made five appearances at the age of 15.
Jangra was roped in by Kolkata based professional club Mohammedan S.C. playing in I-League 2nd Division. Later in the year, he signed for Techtro Swades United FC for the 2020 Himachal Football League season. He went to become top scorer of the league with scoring five goals in just four games.
International
He represented India U15 in the 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship, where he scored seven goals that included two hat-tricks as he also secured the golden boot in the process.[2]
He has been named in final squad of India U16 team which will play in 2020 AFC U-16 Championship in Bahrain.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Minerva Punjab | 2017 | Under 13 -Sub Junior I League | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Minerva Punjab | 2019 | Under 15 - Junior I League | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Youth career total | ? | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | ||
| Punjab | 2019–20 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Punjab II | 2019–20 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mohammedan SC | 2019-20 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Techtro Swades United | 2020 | Himachal Football League | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Career total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | ||
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