Dilan Markanday

Dilan Kumar Markanday (born 20 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

Dilan Markanday
Personal information
Full name Dilan Kumar Markanday[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 18
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2022– Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2022

Career

Markanday is a youth academy graduate of Tottenham Hotspur. On 19 January 2021, he extended his contract with the club until June 2022.[2] He made his professional debut on 21 October 2021 in a 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League away defeat against Vitesse.[3] In doing so, he became the first British Asian, as well as the first player of Indian descent, to appear for Tottenham's men's first team in a competitive match.[4]

On 18 January 2022, EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers announced the signing of Markanday on a three-and-a-half-year deal, with an option to extend for twelve months.[5]

Personal life

Born in England, Markanday is of Indian origin.[6] He attended the Haberdasher's Boys' School in Elstree.[7]

Career statistics
As of 19 January 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2021–22 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Blackburn Rovers 2021–22 EFL Championship 100000—10
Career total 1000001020
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Dilan Markanday at Soccerway
  2. "Tottenham U23 midfielder Dilan Markanday signs contract extension". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Vitesse vs. Tottenham Hotspur - 21 October 2021". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. "Tottenham Hotspur Twitter". Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. "Blackburn Rovers announce signing of Tottenham's Dilan Markanday". 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. Ingale, Shreyash (4 April 2020). "5 unknown Indian origin players". IFTWC. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. "Dilan Markanday Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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