Rahul Bheke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rahul Shankar Bheke | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mahindra United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Air India | ||
| 2013 | Mumbai Tigers | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mumbai | 20 | (1) |
| 2015– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2015. | |||
Rahul Shankar Bheke (born 6 December 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kerala Blasters of the Indian Super League on loan from East Bengal in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Bheke started to play football for his school teams before joining the under-19 squad of Mahindra United.[1] Bheke found it tough to mix his football career with his school studies and once he made the Mahindra United U19 side, he found it harder.[1] Bheke then joined his first professional club, Air India, and played for them from 2011 to 2013.[2] After Air India were expelled from the I-League, Bheke joined Mumbai Tigers. He played for them in small cup competitions before leaving the club.[3]
Mumbai
In January 2014, Bheke returned to the I-League after he signed for Mumbai.[4] He made his debut for the club on 15 January against Mohun Bagan in the Federation Cup. He came on as a substitute for Pappachen Pradeep as Mumbai lost 1–0.[4] He went on to make eight appearances for the club that season and before the next season was awarded with a contract extension.[4]
Bheke scored his first professional goal on 7 April 2015 against Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. His 67th-minute goal put Mumbai in the lead but Robin Singh managed to equalize two minutes before stoppage time to end the game 1–1.[5]
East Bengal
After two seasons with Mumbai, Bheke signed for fellow I-League side, East Bengal.[6] On 5 September 2015, Bheke scored for East Bengal against arch-rivals, Mohun Bagan, during a Calcutta Football League match at the Salt Lake Stadium. His goal helped East Bengal achieve a 4–0 victory.[7]
Kerala Blasters (loan)
After a good performance for Mumbai during the 2014–15 I-League season, Bheke was one of the available players during the 2015 Indian Super League domestic draft.[8] Unfortunately, Bheke was not chosen in the draft.[8] However, in September 2015, it was revealed that Bheke had joined the Kerala Blasters for their pre-season camp and eventually he signed with the club on loan from East Bengal.[9][8] Bheke made his debut for the club during their opening fixture against NorthEast United on 6 October 2015. He started and played 90 minutes as Kerala Blasters won 3–1.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 1 December 2015[11]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | International | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Air India | 2012–13 | I-League | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Mumbai | 2013–14 | I-League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Mumbai Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2015 | ISL | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
References
- 1 2 Shukla, Kaushal (1 December 2015). "From rejection to record-breaking, the story of Rahul Bheke, the most featured Indian player in ISL 2". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Air India 2012-13 Squad". WorldFootball.
- ↑ "Air India beat Mumbai Tigers in tie-breaker to lift the 1st Kalina MLA Cup". Afternoon DC. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Rahul Bheke pens contract extension at Mumbai FC". Goal.com. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC 1-1 Mumbai". Soccerway.
- ↑ Qadiri, Faizan (25 June 2015). "East Bengal sign Rahul Bheke and Bikash Jairu as Biswajit Bhattacharya begins new era". SportsKeed. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Mitra, Atanu (6 September 2015). "East Bengal 4-0 Mohun Bagan: Do Dong heroics script historic Calcutta Football League win". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Shukla, Kaushal (1 December 2015). "From rejection to record-breaking, the story of Rahul Bheke, the most featured Indian player in ISL 2". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Mitra, Atanu. "East Bengal's Rahul Bheke joins Kerala Blasters' pre-season training". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Kerala Blasters 3-1 NorthEast United". Soccerway.
- ↑ Rahul Bheke profile at Soccerway