{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1993)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pronay Halder | image = | image_size = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993 |2|25}} | birth_place = Barrackpore, West Bengal, India | height = {{height|m=1.80}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-10625-pronay-halder-profile|title=Pronay Halder profile - Goals, Passes and more|website=Indian Super League}}</ref> | currentclub = Jamshedpur | clubnumber = 14 | position = Defensive midfielder | youthyears1 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs1 = Tata Football Academy | years1 = 2011–2013 | clubs1 = Pailan Arrows | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = Dempo | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Goa (loan) | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Mohun Bagan | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = → Mumbai City (loan) | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Goa | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018–2020 | clubs8 = ATK | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2020–2023 | clubs9 = Mohun Bagan SG | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10 = → Jamshedpur (loan) | caps10 = 14 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2023– | clubs11 = Jamshedpur | caps11 = 20 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = India U19 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2016 | nationalteam2 = India U23 | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2015–2022 | nationalteam3 = India | nationalcaps3 = 23 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 19:30, 7 April 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 17:29, 8 June 2022 (UTC) }}
'''Pronay Halder''' ({{langx|bn|প্রণয় হালদার}}; born 25 February 1993) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
==Club career== Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Halder started his youth career with Tata Football Academy in 2007 and got graduated in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=TFA could shoulder to home players|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070420/asp/jharkhand/story_7670438.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131224191523/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070420/asp/jharkhand/story_7670438.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2013|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
===Pailan Arrows=== Halder signed for Pailan Arrows in the I-League for the 2011-12 season in the summer of 2011. He then played in Pailan's second victory of the season in a Round 23 match against HAL.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
===Dempo=== On 26 October 2013, Halder signed for Dempo with three other players Alwyn George, Holicharan Narzary and Narayan Das.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrows players for Dempo|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Arrows-players-for-Dempo/articleshow/24726288.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223832/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-26/goa/43414473_1_arrows-players-pailan-arrows-other-i-league-clubs|url-status=live|archive-date=2 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> He made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 1 November 2013 against Mohun Bagan at the Duler Stadium and played the whole match which ended in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Dempo SC 0-0 Mohun Bagan: The Goans were held to a disappointing draw|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/122642/dempo-sc-vs-mohun-bagan-ac/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=2 November 2013}}</ref>
====FC Goa (loan)==== Halder represented FC Goa during the 2014 Indian Super League but did not feature in any game, due to an injury, which kept him out of most of the 2014-15 I-League season.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/12/30/7500992/papas-dempo-played-with-an-extra-man-at-the-back?ICID=SP| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145101/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/12/30/7500992/papas-dempo-played-with-an-extra-man-at-the-back?ICID=SP| archive-date = 2015-09-24| title = Papas: Dempo played with an extra man at the back - Goal.com}}</ref> Halder was signed up by FC Goa again on loan from Dempo for the 2015 ISL.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-sign-four-new-players/articleshow/46853615.cms|title=FC Goa sign four new players | Goa News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=9 April 2015 }}</ref>
===Mohun Bagan=== On 30 December 2015, Halder signed two-year contract with Mohun Bagan.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} Coach Sanjoy Sen said in a press conference later in the week that Halder was an "inspirational young talent".{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
====2015-16 season==== On 16 January 2016, Halder made his debut for Mohun Bagan against Salgaocar which Bagan won 4–2.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} Halder has made a total of 10 appearances in I-League season and was awarded ''Man of the Match'' twice.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} He was the first choice defensive midfielder in Bagan{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} but due to knee injury it kept him sidelined for 2 weeks.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} On 24 February 2016, Halder started for Bagan in AFC Cup against Maldives club Maziya S&RC.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
====2016-2017 season==== On 8 January 2017, Halder played against Churchill Brothers in first game of the season.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} He has also played in AFC Cup for Bagan in most of the group stage matches.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
====Mumbai City (loan)==== Halder signed for Mumbai City for 2016 ISL season.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
===FC Goa=== On 23 July 2017, Halder got picked by Goa in ISL Draft for 2017–18 season.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
===ATK=== In June 2018, ATK has signed '''Halder''' on a two-year deal.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} He became the number one choice for coach Steve Coppell in midfield.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
===Jamshedpur=== In September 2021, Jamshedpur loaned in Pronay for the upcoming season. He returned to the city where he made his start as a football player with Tata Football Academy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamshedpur sign Indian International midfielder Pronay Halder on loan|url=https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/news/jamshedpur-sign-indian-international-midfielder-pronay-halder-on-loan|date=8 September 2021|website=fcjamshedpur.com}}</ref>
He made his debut for the club against East Bengal, on 21 November, in a 1–1 stalemate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamshedpur FC hold SC East Bengal in intense clash|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-sc-east-bengal-vs-jamshedpur-fc-match-report-highlights|date=21 November 2021|website=khelnow.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/11/21/india/indian-super-league/east-bengal-club-fc/jamshedpur/3653993/|title=East Bengal 1 – 1 Jamshedpur|website=Soccerway|date=21 November 2021}}</ref> On 15 March, he scored his only goal of the season in the playoffs semi-final second leg, against Kerala Blasters in a 1–1 (1–2 agg) draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=ISL 2021-22: Rock-solid Kerala Blasters pip Jamshedpur FC 2-1 over two legs to book final date|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/isl-2021-22-kerala-blasters-fc-vs-jamshedpur-fc-semi-final-1-leg-2-result-score|date=15 March 2022|website=olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/15/india/indian-super-league/kerala-blasters/jamshedpur/3762767/|title=Kerala Blasters 1 – 1 Jamshedpur|website=Soccerway|date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
==International== ===Youth=== Halder played for India U19, and was involved in three matches and scored against Uzbekistan U19.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
He was the part of India U23 for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification which was held in Oman from 23 June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/ee8b869f50a2f03ef9fd6b104b8ea511/indian-u-22-soccer-squad-leaves-for-muscat |title=Indian U-22 soccer squad leaves for Muscat |publisher=India.nydailynews.com |date=2012-06-14 |access-date=2012-07-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130094447/http://india.nydailynews.com/business/ee8b869f50a2f03ef9fd6b104b8ea511/indian-u-22-soccer-squad-leaves-for-muscat |archive-date=30 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Halder played 4 matches during the tournament.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/|title=All Competitions | AFC|website=the-AFC}}</ref>
===Senior=== Halder became the 496th player to earn a senior cap for India on 31 August 2015 against Nepal in an International friendly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6660 |title= Nepal manage to hold India |publisher=www.the-aiff.com |date=2015-08-31 |access-date=2015-09-01}}</ref> Halder scored a stunning long ranger on his debut for India against Chinese Taipei in Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|22 May 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|pronay-halder/267288}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size; text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3" |Pailan Arrows |2011–12 | rowspan="2" |I-League |3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |2012–13 |21||1||4{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in Federation Cup}}{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||25||1 |- ! colspan="2" |Palian Arrows total !24!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!28!!1 |- | rowspan="3" |Dempo |2013–14 | rowspan="2" |I-League |17||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||21||0 |- |2014–15 |3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Dempo total !20!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!24!!0 |- | rowspan="3" |Mohun Bagan |2015–16 | rowspan="2" |I-League |11||0||1{{efn|name=FedCup}}||0||7{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}}{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}}||0||19||0 |- |2016–17 |9||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=statsAFCC}}||0||10||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Mohun Bagan total !20!!0!!1!!0!!8!!0!!29!!0 |- | rowspan="1" |Goa <br />(loan) |2015 | rowspan="5" | Indian Super League |8||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||0 |- | rowspan="1" |Mumbai City <br />(loan) |2016 |5||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- | rowspan="1" |Goa |2017–18 |13||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0 |- | rowspan="3" |ATK |2018–19 |14||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||0 |- |2019–20 |8||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||1 |- ! colspan="2" |ATK total !22!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!24!!1 |- | rowspan="3" |Mohun Bagan |2020–21 | rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |16||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||16||0 |- |2022–23 |2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |ATKMB total !18!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!18!!0 |- | rowspan="1" |Jamshedpur <br />(loan) |2021–22 | rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |14||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||14||1 |- | rowspan="1" |Jamshedpur |2022–23 |7||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in playoff for AFC Champions League}}||0||10||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !151!!3!!15!!0!!9!!0!!175!!3 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|7 June 2021}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=60275|name=Pronay Haldar|access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|India |2015||5||0 |- |2016||5||0 |- |2017||0||0 |- |2018||4||1 |- |2019||6||0 |- |2021||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!22!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition!!Ref. |- | 1. || 1 June 2018 || Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India || {{fb|TPE}} || align=center | '''5'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 2018 Intercontinental Cup||<ref>{{cite web |title=FIVE-STAR INDIA EASE PAST CHINESE TAIPEI |url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8982 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref> |}
==Honours==
'''India''' * SAFF Championship: 2015 * Intercontinental Cup: 2018 * King's Cup third place: 2019
'''Jamshedpur''' *Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2021-22-jamshedpur-win-the-league-winners-shield/blt38f42850439cbb5f |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating Mohun Bagan |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Indian Super League |date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/73429/pronay-halder Goal Profile] * [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=pronav-halder I-League Profile]
{{Mohun Bagan Super Giant squad}} {{Jamshedpur FC squad}} {{India squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halder, Pronoy}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Indian men's footballers Category:Footballers from Kolkata Category:I-League players Category:Indian Arrows players Category:Dempo SC players Category:India men's youth international footballers Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:India men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Asian Games footballers for India Category:FC Goa players Category:Indian Super League players Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:ATK (football club) players Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Category:Jamshedpur FC players