Ankit Sharma (born 30 July 1991 in

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) is an Indian professional

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who plays as

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. He previously played for Deportivo San Cristóbal de los Angeles in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid, HAL and youth national Teams. Ankit's professional career began with HAL, making his first team debut in 2010 aged 19.

Club career

HAL

Sharma got injured in Dr B.C Roy Trophy quarter Final match and had a six-month outing, but he recovered well and came back recovering from knee injury. He joined

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club, often abbreviated as HAL or HASC, was an institutional Indian association football, football club based in Bangalore. It was named after the company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The club com ...

midway through the 2010–11 season and made twelve appearances for the club. He had one of the rarest and saddest experience while playing his trade at his first club. HAL goalkeeper Arun Kumar collided with Ankit in training session just before the match against Pune FC, resulting in fracturing his right shin bone and injury to Ankit's right knee, which kept him out of training for a week's rest.

San Cristobal

After a season with HAL in 2011, Sharma moved to Spain after signing with Deportivo San Cristóbal de los Angeles in the Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Madrid.

Bhawanipore

In 2012, he signed a contract with

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outfit

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Honours

Country

;India U19 *Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy: 2008–09

Club

;HAL *

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;Bhawanipore *

Bordoloi Trophy The Bordoloi Trophy, also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). The tournament was first started in 1952 ...

: 2013

References

External links

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