Umesh Harijan (born 8 July 1992) is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for
South United F.C. in the
I-League 2nd Division
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.
Career
Born in
Goa
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, Harijan was a part of the
SESA Football Academy
Sesa Football Academy (SFA) is a football academy based in Sanquelim, Goa. Originally founded in the 1960s as Sesa Sports Club, its football team competes in the Goa Professional League, and previously participated in NFL II and I-League 2nd D ...
.
He then joined
I-League
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club
Salgaocar
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before the
2014–15 season. He made his debut for the club on 24 May 2015 against
Bharat FC
Bharat FC (also known as Kalyani Bharat FC) was an Indian professional football team based in Pune, Maharashtra that competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system. The team was founded on 26 August 2014 by Kalyani Gr ...
. Harijan started the match and played 68 minutes as Salgaocar won 5–1.
International
Harijan represented
Goa
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during the
2014 Lusophony Games
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Brazil and Sri ...
.
He scored the opening goal for Goa in their 2–1 victory over Mozambique.
Career statistics
Honour
Goa lusophony
*
2014 Lusophony Games
The 2014 Lusophone Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusophone Games, a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa.
Brazil and Sri ...
(1)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harijan, Umesh
1992 births
Living people
Indian footballers
Salgaocar FC players
Association football forwards
Footballers from Goa
I-League players