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Hrithik Tiwari (born 10 January 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Goa.
Club career
Early career
After spending his early years at SAI Guwahati, Hrithik joined the FC Goa youth set-up. After a season with the youth teams, Hrithik was promoted to join the club's development team. Hrithik played a big part in helping Goa finish top of the Goa Zone of the Hero Elite League in 2019, before the season was cut short due to the pandemic.[1]
FC Goa
After impressive performances at youth level, Hrithik was promoted to the FC Goa senior team in 2021. Hritik made his senior debut for the club in the 2021 Durand Cup on 17 September 2021, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet against Jamshedpur FC II, as Goa won 5–0.[2]
Hrithik made his senior league debut on 6 March 2022 in the final game of the 2021–22 season, at home against Kerala Blasters. The game eventually ended in a 4–4 draw.[3]
However, Hrithik got no game time for the next two seasons, until the 2024–25 season. Following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani, and second-choice goalkeeper Lara Sharma not at full fitness, Goa head coach Manolo Márquez trusted Hrithik against Bengaluru FC.[4] In the game, Hrithik went on to keep a clean sheet in an eventual 3–0 win for the Gaurs.[5] Hrithik kept his place in the team, remaining first-choice goalkeeper even after Lara Sharma returned to full fitness.
On February 6, 2025, Hrithik saved a penalty from Diego Mauricio, as Goa went on to beat Odisha FC 2–1 at home.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Every day I get to learn something new: Goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari, FC Goa Development Team. fcgoa.in.
- ↑ DURAND CUP 2021: FC GOA ROUT JAMSHEDPUR, TOP OF GROUP B, Goa, Live News(17 September 2021). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ FC Goa 4-4 Kerala (6 Mar, 2022) Final Score - ESPN (IN). ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Hrithik and the reward for playing a waiting game(14 January 2025). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ FC Goa 3-0 Bengaluru (2 Nov, 2024) Final Score - ESPN (IN). ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ ISL 2024-25: FC Goa secures 2-1 victory against 10-men Odisha to reignite top-2 race. Sportstar(6 February 2025). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ↑ Template:Soccerway