Pronay Halder ( bn, প্রণয় হালদার; born 25 February 1993) is an Indian

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Halder started his youth career with

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in 2007 and got graduated in 2010.

Pailan Arrows

Halder signed for

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in the

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for the 2011-12 season in the summer of 2011. He then played in Pailan's second victory of the season in a Round 23 match against

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Dempo

On 26 October 2013, Halder signed for Dempo with three other players

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and

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. He made his debut for Dempo in the

on 1 November 2013 against

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at the

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and played the whole match as Dempo drew the match 0–0.

FC Goa (loan)

Halder represented

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during the

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but did not feature in any game, due to an injury, which kept him out of most of the 2014-15 I-League season. Halder was signed up by

again on loan from Dempo for the 2015 ISL.

Mohun Bagan

On 30 December 2015, Halder signed two-year contract with Mohun Bagan. Coach Sanjoy Sen said in a press conference later in the week that Halder was an "inspirational young talent".

2015-16 season

On 16 January 2016, Halder made his debut for Mohun Bagan against

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which Bagan won 4–2. Halder has made a total of 10 appearances in I-League season and was awarded ''Man of the Match'' twice. He was the first choice defensive midfielder in Bagan but due to knee injury it kept him sidelined for 2 weeks. On 24 February 2016, Halder started for Bagan in

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against Maldives club

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2016-2017 season

On 8 January 2017, Halder played against

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in first game of the season. He has also played in

for Bagan in most of the group stage matches.

Mumbai City (loan)

Halder signed for Mumbai City for 2016 ISL season.

FC Goa

On 23 July 2017, Halder got picked by

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in ISL Draft for 2017–18 season.

ATK

In June 2018, ATK has signed Halder on a two-year deal. He became the number one choice for coach

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in midfield.

Jamshedpur

In September 2021,

loaned in Pronay for the upcoming season. He returned to the city where he made his start as a football player with

. He made his debut for the club against

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, on 21 November, in a 1–1 stalemate. On 15 March, he scored his only goal of the season in the playoffs semi-final second leg, against Kerala Blasters in a 1–1 (1–2 agg) draw.

International

Youth

Halder played for India U19, and was involved in three matches and scored against Uzbekistan U19. He was the part of India U23 for

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which was held in Oman from 23 June 2012. Halder played 4 matches during the tournament.

Senior

Halder became the 496th player to earn a senior cap for

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on 31 August 2015 against

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in an International friendly. Halder scored a stunning long ranger on his debut for India against

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in Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

India *

SAFF Championship The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Championship (previously known as ''South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup'' and ''South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup''), is the main international ...

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* Intercontinental Cup:

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third place:

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Jamshedpur *

Premiers: 2021–22

References

External links

Goal Profile

I-League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halder, Pronoy 1993 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Kolkata I-League players Indian Arrows players Dempo SC players India men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games India men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for India FC Goa players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Jamshedpur FC players