Rohit Danu

Indian footballer

Rohit Danu
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India^[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Bengaluru
Youth career
2015–2017	AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Indian Arrows	21	(4)
2020–2023	Hyderabad	35	(2)
2023–	Bengaluru	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	India U16	21	(8)
2018–2019	India U17	2	(0)
2019–2022	India U20	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 13 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2018

Rohit Danu (Hindi: रोहित दानू; born 10 July 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

Club career

Early career

Danu joined the AIFF Elite Academy in 2015 under Bibiano Fernandes, where he was picked to represent India in various youth levels.^[2] At the age of 15, he would have been the youngest player of India national U17 team which played 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Danu, the youngest member in the Indian camp, joined the team after the Portuguese manager Luís Norton de Matos became impressed with his dribbling ability and maturity at such a young age. However, Danu suffered an ankle injury after joining the squad and the manager decided against naming him in the final 21-man squad.^[3]

Due to injury, Danu was not even registered for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.^[4] But later, after India qualifying to 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, he was part of the u16 team, playing friendlies in exposure trips. However, Danu could not make it to final squad of 2018 AFC U-16 Championship because the rule says that to play 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, a player must be born after 1 January 2002 and registered in the qualifiers. If not registered for qualifiers, the player must born after 1 September 2002. Unfortunately birth date of Rohit Danu is 10 July 2002. Since he was not registered in the qualifiers due to injury, he was not eligible for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

Indian Arrows

On 5 January 2019, at the age of 16 years, 5 months and 27 days, Rohit Danu has beaten his fellow team-mate Jitendra Singh's record of being the youngest ever goal scorer in the I-League and Indian top flight overall .^[5] The 16-year-old scored in the 14th minute against Aizawl FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.^[6]

Hyderabad

On 16 October 2020, Danu joined Indian Super League club Hyderabad on a three-year deal, making it his first ever professional contract with a top-tier club.^[7] On 15 December 2020, he made his ISL debut for Hyderabad against East Bengal. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute for the Hitesh Sharma as Hyderabad won the match for 3–2.^[8] On 27 November 2021, Danu scored his first ever ISL goal in a 3–1 victory against Mumbai City.^[9]

Bengaluru

On 7 July 2023, Bengaluru FC announced the signing of Danu on a 3-year deal.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2023^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2018–19	I-League	14	4	1^[a]	0	–		15	4
	2019–20	I-League	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
	Indian Arrows total		21	4	1	0	0	0	22	4
Hyderabad	2020–21	Indian Super League	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2021–22		17	2	0	0	–		17	2
	2022–23		13	0	3^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	17	0
	Hyderabad total		35	2	3	0	1	0	39	2
Bengaluru	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			56	6	4	0	1	0	61	6

^ ^a ^b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Qualifier for AFC Cup qualifying play-off

International

As of match played 8 June 2019

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India U16	2018	-	-
India U19	2019	5	1
Total		5	1

Honours

Hyderabad

Indian Super League: 2021–22^[12]

References

^ "Bageshwar footballer Rohit Danu becomes youngest ever I-League scorer". Dehradunfootball.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "Young gun Rohit Danu banks on 'scoring mentality' to succeed in first-ever Hero ISL season". the-aiff.com. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "U-17 World Cup: 15 Year Old Rohit Danu Wants India to Do Well Despite Being Left Out of the Squad". 90min.com. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Two India under-19 footballers injured in cable caraccident". Indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ "Rohit Danu becomes youngest I-League scorer as Indian Arrows beat Aizawl 1-0". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Rohit Danu becomes youngest I-League scorer as Indian Arrows edge Aizawl FC". thefangarge.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Hyderabad FC signs youngsters Akash Mishra, Rohit Danu and Biaka Jongte". Sportstar.thehindu.com. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
^ "ISL 2020-21 HFC vs SCEB Highlights: Santana brace powers Hyderabad past SC East Bengal". Sportstar.thehindu.com. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "ISL 2021-22: Hyderabad FC trounces defending champion Mumbai City 3-1". Sportstar. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Bengaluru FC sign winger Rohit Danu". 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Rohit Danu at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "Laxmikanth Kattimani the hero as Hyderabad FC beat Kerala Blasters FC on penalties to win first Hero ISL title". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.