| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dilan Kumar Markanday[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnet, England | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team 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 | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 | |||
Dilan Kumar Markanday (born 20 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
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]
Blackburn Rovers
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] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 August 2022 in a 4–0 EFL Cup win over Hartlepool United.[6]
On 31 January 2023, Markanday joined Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on a loan deal until the end of the season.[7]
Markanday scored his first goal in English League football and also Blackburn's first goal of the season in the 20th minute of their 2–1 win over West Bromwich Albion on 5 August 2023.[8]
Personal life
He was born as Dilan Kumar Markanday on August 21, 2001, to Indian parents Deepa and Arun Markanday at Barnet in London, England. At the age of 15 in 2017, Markanday joined the youth system of the London-based club, Tottenham Hotspur.[9] He attended the Haberdasher's Boys' School in Elstree.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 1 January 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- 1 2 Dilan Markanday at Soccerway
- ↑ "Tottenham U23 midfielder Dilan Markanday signs contract extension". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. Tottenham Hotspur - 21 October 2021". Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur Twitter". Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ "Blackburn Rovers announce signing of Tottenham's Dilan Markanday". 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Blackburn 4-0 Hartlepool". BBC. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Blackburn Rovers winger Dilan Markanday becomes Aberdeen's third deadline day addition". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ "'First British-Asian to play for Tottenham Hotspur' - 5 things you should know about Spurs' Dilan Markanday | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dilan Markanday Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
- Tottenham Hotspur Profile
- Dilan Markanday at WorldFootball.net