Adil Khan

Adil Ahmad Khan (born 7 July 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Kannur Warriors FC and the India national team.

Club career Sporting Goa A product of the Sesa Football Academy, Adil Khan started his football career in SESA in 2003 where he played for 5 years before moving to Sporting Goa in 2008. He would spend 5 years at Sporting, playing for them in various positions, primarily in full back and centre midfield, first in the I-League 2nd Division and later in the I-League for 5 years and scoring 12 goals.

Mohun Bagan Khan signed for century-old Kolkata-based club Mohun Bagan on a one-year deal for the 2013–14 season. He made his debut for Bagan in the I-League on 22 October 2013 against Bengaluru at the Bangalore Football Stadium as Bagan drew the match 1–1. He would go on to make only 6 more appearances and was used primarily as a squad player.

Delhi Dynamos Adil Khan represented Delhi Dynamos in the 2014 Indian Super League where he played as a right back and appeared in 7 matches but could not help his team qualify for the semi-finals.

Bharat He joined the newly formed I-League team Bharat for the 2014–15 season but prior to the season beginning, endured a season-ending injury. Initially, he chose not to have an operation but the result was missing out on the entire season where his team finished last and was later disbanded. He would eventually undergo surgery in the off-season.

Lonestar Kashmir After recovering from the injury he sustained while with Bharat, Khan signed with I-League 2 side Lonestar Kashmir on a 3-month deal to play in the 2015–16 season. His team however, did not participate in the top-tier I-League during the season.

Churchill Brothers Adil signed for the newly re-instated I-League club Churchill Brothers for the 2016–17 I-League season. In January 2020, Hyderabad FC extended his contract for three years.

Goa (loan) On 22 January 2021, Adil Khan joined Goa on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for Goa on 29 January against SC East Bengal.

SC East Bengal (loan) In 2021, He joined SC East Bengal on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.

International career Khan made his senior international debut against Azerbaijan for India on 27 February 2012. He Scored the only goal for India in 1–1 draw against Bangladesh in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, at Salt Lake Stadium.

Personal life On 23 April 2019, he married his girlfriend and Star Sports anchor Khuri Irani. She mainly presents Indian Super League.

Career statistics Club

International

International goals Scores and results list India's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. 1. 15 October 2019 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India 9 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

India King's Cup third place: 2019