Abhishek Yadav

Abhishek Yadav (born 10 June 1980) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as striker for Mumbai F.C. in the I-League. Abhishek is known for his ability in the air as he stands at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall. He also runs his own football academy, "Football School of India", which provides professional football training. Currently the academy is operational cross 5 cities in India (Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Kolkata and Bangalore)

Club career

During his youth, Abhishek Yadav played for local team Rashtriya Chemical Fertilizers (RCF) in the 1998/99 season. After finding success at RCF, Yadav began his professional career at Mahindra United.

For the 2000-2001 season, Yadav signed with Churchill Brothers, but returned to Mumbai to play for Mahindra United after just a season. Yadav then spent five seasons with Mahindra United where he won all of the major Indian trophies - Durand Cup, IFA Shield, National Football League (the I-League replaced the NFL), Federation Cup and Mumbai League. In 2007, Abhishek joined Mumbai FC. After joining the newly founded club owned by the Essel Group, Yadav said the move was a "calculated risk" but cited David Booth and Henry Menezes as reasons for joining. The "calculated risk" paid off in 2008, when he helped the team win the I-League 2nd Division, thereby allowing the team to be promoted to the 1st Division of the I-League. Now captains the side and lead from the front scoring 9 goals for the season and the top scorer for the club.

Abhishek Yadav (table tennis)

Abhishek Yadav, was born on 9 July 1996. He is an Indian Table Tennis player and trains at the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Abhishek is supported by the GoSports Foundation, Bangalore and has been part of their scholarship programme since 2012.

Career

2012

Abhishek won the singles, doubles and team event in the U-18 category at the 2012 South Asian Championships in Shillong.

2013

In 2013, Abhishek won the bronze medal at the Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China losing to then world junior no 1 and top seed Fan Zhendong in the semis. He followed that up by winning the junior national table tennis championship in Guwahati, Assam.

2014

Abhishek participated in the men’s singles and mixed international event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He reached the final of the consolation round in singles and the consolation round semis in the mixed team discipline.

Personal

Abhishek hails from a modest family in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His father runs a small bookstall and is the sole earning member in a family of five. Abhishek was introduced to the game by his elder brother and sister. After demonstrating exceptional natural skill and ability at a young age, his first coach, Late Ms. Indu Mandra, convinced his father to allow him to take up the sport seriously.