Joshua Pynadath (born February 20, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht.
In 2013, he made headlines when Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid showed interest in signing him into their youth systems.
Pynadath ended up signing with Real Madrid, becoming the first American—and the first player of Indian descent—ever to join the club's youth program.
[5] On April 9, 2020, it was announced that Pynadath had decided to leave the Ajax Youth Academy at the age of 18, seeking to play in a higher competition.
[8] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on August 16, 2022, in a 2–0 victory against NAC Breda.