Deepak got addicted to football when he was in class IV in the Corporation Government School in Jogpalya.

The talented youngster was forced to quit studies when in Class X but it got him more and more into football and the beautiful game showed him the way forward.

"He was the top-scorer when Karnataka finished runners-up in the South Zone and reached the semifinals of the U-16 nationals in 2007.

In 2011-12 season was a homecoming of sorts for the talented Murphy Town boy when he signed for the Aircraftmen.

[3] On 19 December 2014, it was revealed that Prakash had signed for local Bangalore Super Division side Students Union.