Mehrajuddin Wadoo
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Srinagar, India | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Goa | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2002 | Jammu & Kashmir Police | ||
| 2002–2003 | HAL | ||
| 2003–2004 | ITI Limited | ||
| 2004–2007 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2007–2011 | East Bengal | ||
| 2011–2012 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mohun Bagan | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Mohammedan | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | FC Pune City | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bharat FC (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | Chennaiyin | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2011 | India | 32 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:16, 20 December 2015 (UTC). | |||
Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Kashmiri: मेहराजुद्दीन वाडू (Devanagari), مہراج الدین واڈُو (Nastaleeq)) (born February 12, 1984 in Sarai Balla, Amira Kadal, Srinagar) is an, Indian football player from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir who represents the Indian national team and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Career
Early career
He did his early schooling at GP Mission School, Rainawari up to class X and later joined Sri Pratap High School, Srinagar. He did his BA IInd year from Amar Singh College. He started playing football from a very early age and when he turned 8, he motivated by his father, Mohd Sultan Wadoo, who had represented J&K in Santosh Trophy to pursue football rather than cricket.
Mehraj joined Iqbal Sports Club in 1996. He was member of U21 team of J&K and was noticed at the National level as a result.
Senior career
Mehrajuddin started out as a striker but then was converted into a defender, and can easily play as a defensive midfielder position. He started out with Iqbal Sports and then moved to J&K Police and then professionally at a league-level with HAL, ITI, Sporting Goa, Mohun Bagan, East Bengal.
International
He scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the SAFF Cup finals at Karachi in December 2005. He was also a member of the Indian squad that won Nehru Cup 2007, the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 and the Nehru Cup in 2009.
Statistics
International
Statistics accurate as of 16 December 2011.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 December 2005 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan |  Bangladesh | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2005 SAFF Cup |
| 2 | 7 September 2010 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India |  Namibia | 1-0 | 2-0 | Friendly |
External links
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo at National-Football-Teams.com
- http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/21227/mehrajuddin-wadoo
- http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/team/legenddetails_AJAX.php?legend=31&page=
- http://www.indiansportsnews.com/top-10/6131-mumbai-fc-manage-to-hold-salgaocar-prayag-win.html
- http://www.navhindtimes.in/archive/2012/04
- http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-%E2%80%93-live-updates-june-10th/
Squad
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