Adil Ahmad Khan (born 7 July 1988), is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for

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club Ambernath United Atlanta and the India national team.

Club career

Sporting Goa

A product of the

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, Adil Khan started his football career in SESA in 2003 where he played for 5 years before moving to Sporting Goa in 2008. He would spend 5 years at Sporting, playing for them in various positions, primarily in full back and centre midfield, first in the I-League 2nd Division and later in the

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for 5 years and scoring 12 goals.

Mohun Bagan

Khan signed for century-old

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-based club

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on a one-year deal for the 2013–14 season. He made his debut for Bagan in the

on 22 October 2013 against

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at the Bangalore Football Stadium as Bagan drew the match 1–1. He would go on to make only 6 more appearances and was used primarily as a squad player.

Delhi Dynamos

Adil Khan represented

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in the

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where he played as a right back and appeared in 7 matches but could not help his team qualify for the semi-finals.

Bharat

He joined the newly formed I-League team

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for the 2014–15 season but prior to the season beginning, endured a season-ending injury. Initially, he chose not to have an operation but the result was missing out on the entire season where his team finished last and was later disbanded. He would eventually undergo surgery in the off-season.

Lonestar Kashmir

After recovering from the injury he sustained while with Bharat, Khan signed with I-League 2nd Division side Lonestar Kashmir on a 3-month deal to play in the 2015–16 season. He would feature for his team in the group stage and later in the final round but could only help his team finish 6th and last in the final round after qualifying form the group.

Dempo

After finishing the season with Lonestar Kashmir, he signed a short-term deal with Dempo to play in the Goa Professional League, a state level tournament. His team however, did not participate in the top-tier

during the season.

Churchill Brothers

Adil signed for the newly re-instated I-League club

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for the

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season. He re-invented himself as a centre back and appeared 18 times for Churchill in a fairly successful season as a starting centre back as his team finished 6th.

Pune City

Khan signed for two years with

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, where he primarily played as a centre back across the 2017–18 season and 2018–19 season.

Hyderabad

Adil signed for

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in September 2019 for the 2019–20 season. In January 2020, Hyderabad FC extended his contract for three years.

Goa (loan)

On 22 January 2021, Adil Khan joined

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on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for Goa on 29 January against SC East Bengal.

SC East Bengal (loan)

In 2021, He joined SC East Bengal on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.

International

Khan made his senior international debut against

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for

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on 27 February 2012. He Scored the only goal for India in 1–1 draw against

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in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, at Salt Lake Stadium.

Personal life

On 23 April 2019, he married his girlfriend and

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anchor Khuri Irani. She mainly presents

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''

Honours

India *

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third place:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Adil Indian footballers 1988 births Living people I-League players I-League 2nd Division players India men's international footballers Sporting Clube de Goa players Mohun Bagan AC players Bharat FC players Indian Super League players Odisha FC players Lonestar Kashmir FC players Dempo SC players Men's association football midfielders Hyderabad FC players Footballers from Goa Churchill Brothers FC Goa players FC Pune City players FC Goa players