against his old club now, Air India, in which he scored in the 81st to guarantee East Bengal a 3–1 victory over the Airmen. Pradhan then made his Asian international debut in the 2010 AFC Cup against Al-Ittihad of Syria on 10 March 2010 in which East Bengal lost 1–4. Pradhan then went on to score his second ever goal for East Bengal on 29 March 2010 against Salgaocar F.C. at the Fatorda Stadium which turned out to be East Bengal's only goal in another 1–4 loss. He then scored again on 23 May 2010 against Churchill Brothers in which East Bengal drew 2–2. Pradhan did not score again for East Bengal until 29 January 2011 in which he scored again against Churchill Brothers in yet another 2–2 draw. Pradhan then scored probably his most memorable goal on 6 February 2011 in which he scored in the 8th minute from the penalty spot against historic rivals of East Bengal, Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Salt Lake Stadium in front of 60,000 fans which led East Bengal to a 1–1 draw. Then in 2011 Pradhan was made captain of East Bengal and soon he shown why after he scored 2 goals in 2 matches for East Bengal; the first coming on 2 November 2011 against Mumbai F.C. and the second against Shillong Lajong F.C. on 6 November 2011. Pradhan then scored again for East Bengal on 30 April 2012 against Sporting Clube de Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium in which East Bengal won 3–0. In 2011, he was made club captain. Pradhan then started the 2012-13 I-League on the a regular substitute but then he sustained an injury in November before returning with a bang on 30 December 2012 in which Pradhan started his first I-League match of the season and scored his first brace of the season as East Bengal went out 3–0 winners over Pailan Arrows at the Kalyani Stadium. Dempo Sanju Pradhan joined Dempo on loan from IMG Reliance on 30 December 2013. Salgaocar In 2015 Pradhan joined Salgaocar on a season long deal, also getting to be re-united with his schoolmate and childhood friend Bikash Jairu. Return to East Bengal In December 2015 it was announced that Pradhan would be returning on loan to his former club for the 2016 season. Mumbai City In 2017, Pradhan joined Mumbai City FC and became the first person to