Hardik Bhatt

Hardik Bhatt (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Career

Bhatt started his career with ARA. In 2019, he signed for Bengaluru United. On 30 January 2023, he signed for Mumbai City on a six-month loan deal. He was mainly used as a reserve player by head coach Des Buckingham. He made his only appearance during his loan spell on 19 February 2023, starting in the last league game of the season where a heavily rotated Mumbai team lost 0-1 to East Bengal at home. With this loan spell, he won the first ISL League Shield of his career.

On 17 July 2024, following the expiry of his Rajasthan United FC contract, he returned to Mumbai City on a one-year contract until the end of the 2024-25 season. He made his second debut for the club at home against NorthEast United FC on 30 December 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in an eventual 0-3 loss for the club.

On 15 Jan 2025, Hardik joined I-League club Sreenidi Deccan FC on loan until the end of the season.

Honours

Mumbai City Indian Super League (Premiership): 2022–23