Komal Thatal (born 18 September 2000[1]) is an Indian professional footballer who plays for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League. Thatal has represented India in the U-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Namchi Sports Hostel | ||
| 2014–2017 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | ATK | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Mohun Bagan | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Jamshedpur | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2018 | India U17 | 31 | (8) |
| 2019–2021 | India U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 4 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:55, 28 January 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Sikkim, Thatal began playing competitive football in 2011 when he joined the Namchi Sports Academy of his native state.[2] He spent three years at the academy before being advised by his coach to attend trials for the AIFF Elite Academy and India U17 side which would play in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2] After impressing the coaches, Thatal joined the academy and team.
ATK
editAfter the U-17 World Cup, Thatal decided against joining the rest of his teammates with Indian Arrows, a development team which was to play in the I-League.[3] Instead, Thatal joined Indian Super League side ATK for the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 28 January 2018 in their match against Jamshedpur. Aged 17 years and 132 days, Thatal became the youngest footballer to play an Indian Super League match. He came on in stoppage time towards the end of the match as ATK were defeated 1–0.[5] Thatal made only two appearances for ATK in the entire season.
ATK retained Thatal for the 2018–19 season. He made his first start for ATK in their opening fixture of the season against Delhi Dynamos which ATK won 1–2.[6] On 31 October 2018, Thatal scored his first goal for ATK in the 15th minute against Bengaluru.[7] However, ATK lost the game 1–2.
ATK Mohun Bagan
editAfter the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan, Thatal signed a two-year contract on a permanent deal basis. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2021 at the 89th minute in their league match against Chennaiyin FC, winning 1–0.
Jamshedpur FC
editOn 20 August 2021, it was announced that Thatal has signed a 3-year contract with Jamshedpur FC.[8] He scored his first goal on 9 December against Mumbai City FC in their 4–2 defeat.[9]
International
editAfter passing the trials in 2014, Thatal joined the India U17 side which was to play in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[2] On 21 September 2017, Thatal was announced as part of the final 21-man squad for the U-17 World Cup.[10] Thatal played in India's first match in the World Cup against the United States but was not included in the squad for India's final two matches in the tournament.
He has also played for the India U-23 and U-20 teams respectively. He represented India in the Asian Cup U23 Qualifiers.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 9 December 2021[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[13] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ATK | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| ATK total | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020-21 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 2021-22 | Indian Super League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
Honours
editATK
References
edit- ^ "Komal Thatal". All India Football Federation. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Parthak, Rohan (5 October 2017). "Know Your Under-17 World Cup Stars: Midfielder Komal Thatal". The Quint. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (12 December 2017). "Kamal Thatal Set to Join ATK". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Countinho, Austin (30 October 2016). "ISL could create the next football revolution. But first, there's a lot of work to be done". FirstPost. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "ATK 0-1 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
- ^ "Delhi Dynamos FC - ATK 1:2 (Indian Super League 2018/2019, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "ATK - Bengaluru FC 1:2 (Indian Super League 2018/2019, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "U-17 World Cup star Komal Thatal joins Jamshedpur FC". Zee News. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ ISL 2021-22: Mumbai City FC move past Jamshedpur to remain on top spot New Indian Express. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: India announce 21-member squad, Amarjit Singh to lead side". FirstPost. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Bali, Rahul (12 October 2017). "Luis Norton explains why Komal Thatal didn't play". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Komal Thatal at Soccerway
- ^ Includes Super cup and Durand Cup
External links
edit- Komal Thatal at the-aiff.com
- Komal Thatal at Indian Super League