Pratik Prabhakar Chaudhari (born 4 October 1989) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Jamshedpur.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Maharashtra, Chaudhari began his football career while still a student and while working as a call-center employee. While working the night shift, Chaudhari would play football for

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and

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. He soon joined professional

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side

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in 2011. In 2013, Chaudhari moved to another I-League side, Rangdajied United. He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2013 during their season opener against Prayag United. Chaudhari started and played 72 minutes as Rangdajied United lost 2–0. After the season ended, Chaudhari moved to

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, another I-League side.

Mumbai and Kerala Blasters

Prior to the 2015–16 season, Chaudhari returned to his birth city to play for

club

. During the season, he formed a formidable partnership with Son Min-chol. After the season concluded, on 13 July 2016, Chaudhari signed with the

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of the

. He made his debut for the club on 5 October 2016 against

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. He started and played the whole match as Kerala Blasters fell 1–0. Chaudhari then returned to Mumbai after the ISL season concluded on 24 December 2016.

Delhi Dynamos

On 23 July 2017, Chaudhari was selected in the 6th round of the

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by the

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for the

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. He made his debut for the club during their opening match against

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on 22 November 2017. Partnering with

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, the Dynamos managed to come out 3–2 winners.

Jamshedpur

After spending a season with

, Chaudhari signed for fellow ISL side Jamshedpur on 17 April 2018.

Mumbi City

On August 22, 2019 he joined Mumbai City FC. After one season he left the club on June 2, 2020.

Bengaluru FC

On June 3, 2020 he signed for ISL club

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Honours

Club

Mohun Bagan *

: 2014–15

References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhari, Pratik 1989 births Living people People from Mumbai Indian footballers Air India FC players Rangdajied United F.C. players Mohun Bagan AC players Mumbai FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Odisha FC players Jamshedpur FC players Bengaluru FC players Association football defenders Footballers from Mumbai I-League players Indian Super League players Mumbai City FC players