A 24-year-old midfielder with a unique skill set, Ayush Adhikari joined the Hyderabad FC side ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. The Delhi-born youngster is one of the most exciting midfielders on show in the top flight in Indian football at the moment. Having first impressed the Indian football circuit in the U14 nationals, Ayush spent four of his formative years as a teenager in Germany. He returned to India with Ozone FC, where he then finished top scorer in the 2018-19 Santosh trophy. The midfielder has since spent time in Kerala, and Chennai, while also featuring for the Indian Arrows, in his time in Indian football. The silky midfielder has featured in 41 ISL games and will now hope to impress the Yellow and Black in Hyderabad.