Prasanth Karuthadathkuni Mohan (born 24 June 1997) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Youth and early career

Born in

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, Prasanth originally began his athletic career as a runner, winning a bronze medal at a state meet in

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. He then started to play football in 2008 after being convinced to do so by his brother, Pramod. He went on to represent the Kerala under-14 side in 2010 before appearing for selection trials for the AIFF Regional Academy in May 2012. He was able to trial for a spot in the academy after his performances for his state during the South Zone under-16 championship a few months prior. Prasanth was trialing with 54 other prospects for a spot in the academy. His trial was successful and in the end he was the only player from Kerala to be selected for a spot in the AIFF Regional Academy. He also had a stint with the

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academy.

Kerala Blasters

2016 ISL season

Prasanth stayed with the regional academy and eventually moved up to be part of the

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for four years. In 2016, he was signed by the

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of the

. He made one appearance on the bench for the side during the 2016 ISL season, on 4 November against

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, but didn't see any game time.

2017: Loan to Chennai City

In January 2017, Prasanth was loaned to

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. On 14 January 2017, Prasanth made his professional debut in the

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for Chennai City against

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. He started and almost played the full match despite Chennai City losing 2–0. He scored his first professional goal of his career for the club on 12 March 2017 against

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. His 92nd-minute goal was the winner as Chennai City defeated East Bengal 2–1.

2017–2022

On 4 July 2017 it was announced that Prasanth would be retained by

for the 2017–18 season. He soon made his professional debut for the club, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute in their opening match of the season against ATK. Kerala Blasters would draw the match 0–0. On 6 April 2018, Prashant debuted for Kerala Blasters FC in round 16 of

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2018 and scored his first ever goal for the Blasters. He scored a 48th-minute goal, one of two goals the club scored in a 2–3 loss to

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. On 20 October 2019, Prasanth started and played the full 90 minutes in the opening game of the Indian Super League 2019-20 season against rivals ATK as the Blasters won 2–1 at home. His cross for

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in the 45th minute led to the winning goal. He made 12 appearances during the season for the club and provided one assist during the season. On 12 September 2020 it was announced that Prasanth has extended his contract with the Blasters till 2021. Later on 9 January 2021, the Blasters announced that they have extended the contract of Prasanth for two more years, which tied him with the club until 2023. Prasanth was included in the squad for the

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, where he played all three matches for the club in the tournament. He made his first league appearance of the season in the 2021–22 season opener against

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on 19 November as an injury substitution for Rahul K P, which they lost 4–2 at full-time. Prasanth scored his first league goal for the club against

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on 5 December, where he came in as a substitute for

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and scored the second goal for the Blasters, thus helping the Blasters to win 2–1 at full-time in his 50th league game for the club. On 19 September 2022,

announced that they have reached an agreement to mutually part ways with Prasanth. With a six-year stint, he was the longest serving player for the Blasters during the time of his departure.

Chennaiyin FC

On 27 September 2022,

Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season o ...

announced the signing of Prasanth on a one-year deal.

International career

Youth career

Prasanth has represented India at the junior level by playing for the

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and

India national under-20 football team The India national under-20 football team, also known as India Under-20s or India U20(s), represents India at all under-20 football tournaments. They act as the main feeder team for the India national under-23 football team and the senior India ...

Career statistics

Honours

Kerala Blasters *

runner up: 2021–22.

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karuthadathkuni, Prasanth 1997 births Living people People from Kozhikode Indian men's footballers AIFF Elite Academy players DSK Shivajians FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Chennai City FC players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Kerala I-League players Indian Super League players India men's youth international footballers Chennaiyin FC players