Imran Khan Niazi (born 1 March 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

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Imran Khan Niazi
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Jamshedpur
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Mohammedan 2 (0)
2018–2020 Goa 0 (0)
2019Gokulam Kerala (loan) 9 (0)
2019Mohun Bagan (loan) 0 (0)
2020 NEROCA 11 (1)
2020–2023 NorthEast United 37 (2)
2023– Jamshedpur 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
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Club career

Born in Manipur, Khan began his career with Mohammedan in the I-League. He made his professional debut for the club on 15 December 2013 in a league match against Churchill Brothers. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Ashim Biswas as Mohammedan lost 3–1.[1]

In 2017, Khan joined I-League 2nd Division side Fateh Hyderabad.[2] After impressing for Hyderabad during the 2017–18 season, Khan joined Indian Super League club Goa.[2] However, due to the Khan struggling to find time with Goa's first-team, he joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala on loan in January 2019.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 January 2019 in Gokulam's match against Chennai City. He came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Rajesh S as Gokulam Kerala lost 3–2.[4]

NEROCA

On 7 January 2020, it was announced that Khan had joined I-League club NEROCA.[5] Khan made his debut for the club on 14 January 2020 in a 1–0 victory against Real Kashmir.[6]

NorthEast United

In 2020, Imran was signed by NorthEast United on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Chennaiyin FC on 18 February 2021. In the 2020–21 season he made six appearances for NorthEast United and scored a goal.

He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 4 December 2021, which ended in a 2–1 win as a substitute for Rochharzela in the 95th minute of the game.[7] In the end of the season he made 17 appearances for the club and provides three assists and became the highest assist provider in the 2021–22 season for NorthEast United.

Personal life

Bosnian footballer Enes Sipović's wife Nejra gave birth of a baby boy on 27 May 2022, and decided to name their newborn after the Highlanders' midfielder Imran, having watched him play on television during the 2021–22 ISL season.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 April 2024[9]
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Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 000000
Gokulam Kerala (loan) 2018–19 I-League 900090
Mohun Bagan (loan) 2019–20 002[lower-alpha 1]020
NEROCA 2019–20 11100111
NorthEast United 2020–21 Indian Super League 6161
2021–22 170170
2022–23 1411[lower-alpha 2]0151
Total 3721000382
Jamshedpur 2023–24 Indian Super League 1924[lower-alpha 2]0232
Career total 7657000835
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  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

References

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