Dhanpal Ganeshan

Dhanpal Ganesh (born 13 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League. He has also played for the India national team.

Career

Pune Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ganesh became the first player from the Pune Academy to sign with the first team at Pune in July 2011. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 December 2011 against Churchill Brothers at the Fatorda Stadium; he came on in the 94th minute for Othallo Tabia as Pune won the match 2–0. He made his first start for the club in the I-League on 18 April 2012 against Salgaocar in a 2–0 win.

Pailan Arrows (loan) For the 2012–13 I-League season, Ganesh was loaned out to the Pailan Arrows for the whole season. He made his debut for the Arrows on 28 August 2012 in the Durand Cup against Air India, in which he started as Arrows drew the match 1–1. Dhanpal scored his first senior goal for Pune in the opening game of Pune's 2014 Durand Cup campaign in a 3–0 win over Churchill Brothers. He started in the first ever Pune Derby against Bharat FC but was sent off following an off-the-ball challenge in the 88th minute of the game, which ended 1-1.

Chennaiyin In July 2015, Ganesh was drafted to play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League.

International On 20 June 2012 it was confirmed that Ganesh would play for the India U23 team during 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. He made his debut for the under-23 team on 23 June 2012 against Lebanon U23 in the 2013 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers in which India won 5–2. He made his senior debut on 17 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Eugeneson Lyngdoh.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin Indian Super League: 2015 Champions Indian Super League: 2017–18 Champions