Krishna Pandit (born 29 August 1998) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for FC Goa B in the

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Career

Pandit was born in

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

, he took his schooling at

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, and first went to learn football at the age of 8. Pandit played his first match in under-12 team as a midfielder. Pandit represented his state in national level competitions before being selected to join the AIFF Regional Academy in 2012. Before joining the academy, Pandit was coached by former India international Sanjeev Maria. He was considered very highly rated among most involved with Indian football after he scored eight goals in only five matches during the AFC U14 Festival. Eventually, Pandit joined Minerva Punjab, at the time still known as ''Minerva Academy''. He soon played for the club during the

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. After Minerva Punjab earned a spot in the

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, the top division of Indian football, Pandit made his professional debut on 8 January 2017 against

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. He came on as a 76th-minute substitute for

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as Minerva Punjab drew the match 0–0.

Goa B

After the

season, Pandit joined the reserve side of

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club

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International

Pandit has represented India at various age levels. He made his international debut for India at the under-14 level in May 2012 during the AFC U-14 Football Festival. He scored eight goals in five matches for India. In 2013, he was promoted to the under-16 side for the

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual

Best Player:

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References

External links

Minerva Punjab FC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pandit, Krishna 1998 births Living people Indian men's footballers Punjab FC players FC Goa players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Chandigarh I-League 2nd Division players I-League players Goa Professional League players India men's youth international footballers