| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Mumbai City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ARA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | ARA | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bengaluru United | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hyderya Sports | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Rajasthan United | 27 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mumbai City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mumbai City | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sreenidi Deccan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7:00, 15 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Hardik Bhatt (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan, on loan from Mumbai City.
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
References
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