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2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
The 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft was the first ever draft from the Indian Super League, the new franchise domestic football league in India. The draft featured eighty-four Indian domestic players. They were drafted by six out of the eight franchises featured in the Indian Super League to form the domestic core of the teams. NorthEast United FC and Goa ISL team, Goa were the two non-participating teams as they selected their Indian players from both I-League teams, Dempo S.C., Dempo and Shillong Lajong F.C., Shillong Lajong respectively. Forty of the eighty-four players up for selection have either played for the India national football team, India national team or have attended a camp for the national team. The draft took place within two days, 22 to 23 July, in Mumbai. Players available to draft Main pool Reserves Draft selections – Day 1 Round 1 The first round saw FC Pune City go first, with them selecting Lenny Rodrigues as the first ever Indian player in IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Dias
Steven Benedic Dias (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian former professional footballer and current coach of MFA Elite Division outfit Ambernath United Atlanta FC. An attacking midfielder who played on the wings, he was known for his long range shooting, crossing and passing. Dias made his debut for India in 2006 and had since become a mainstay in the Indian midfield. He is known as the "David Beckham of India". Club career Dias was playing for one of India's leading clubs Mahindra United (before the club withdrew from Indian football on 30 April 2010) and played in their NFL winning team, as well as in the AFC Cup. He has since played for clubs in the I-League such as Churchill Brothers where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals. He has also played for Mumbai Tigers, Rangdajied United, Delhi Dynamos FC in the inaugural season of the ISL and Bharat FC where he made 17 appearances. He signed for Mumbai FC in 2016 after Bharat FC withdrew from the I-league. Dias has st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Rodrigues
Lenny Rodrigues (born 10 May 1987) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Goa in the Indian Super League. Career Early career Born in Cortalim, Goa, began to develop a passion for football when his grandfather took him to watch local matches. He began playing for Fransa-Pax before the club folded. Rodrigues then spent a year and a half with Salgaocar before turning down a professional contract with the club to join his boyhood club, Churchill Brothers. While with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues helped the club win the I-League twice, one Federation Cup, and one Durand Cup. Also while with Churchill Brothers, Rodrigues made the transition from playing as a forward to playing as a defensive midfielder. Pune City On 22 July 2014, Rodrigues was selected as the first ever pick in the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft by Pune City. He made his debut for the club in their first ever match against Delhi Dynamos on 14 October 2014. He started and pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua Fanai (born 7 January 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker, and last appeared with Indian Super League club East Bengal. Between 2011 and 2019, he scored 23 goals in 56 international matches representing India. He is the second-highest Indian goalscorer in Indian Super League history and the record highest scorer for Chennaiyin. Jeje won the 2014–15 I-League with Mohun Bagan and the 2015 Indian Super League with Chennaiyin, subsequently winning the 2015–16 FPAI Indian Player of the Year and the AIFF Men's Player of the Year Award. Club career Youth career Born in the small village of Hnahthial in Mizoram, Lalpekhlua was born in a football fanatic family. His father and elder brother played for a local Mizoram club – The Model Sporting Club, while his uncle represented Mizoram in the Santosh Trophy. Lalpekhlua made his debut for the Model Sporting Club four months after his father had retired from the club. Despite ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Gaikwad
Raju Eknath Gaikwad (born 25 September 1990) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Gaikwad primarily plays as a centre back, but can also play as a full back and is a long throw specialist. Career Pailan Arrows After spending time at Tata Football Academy Gaikwad signed for Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) in the I-League. He made his league debut for the club on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium which was also Pailan Arrows's first ever game in the I-League; Pailan lost 2–1. East Bengal In July 2011 Gaikwad signed for East Bengal after one season at Pailan and made his debut for the club on 4 February 2012 after missing the first few months of the season through injury. Mohun Bagan A.C. In June 2015 Gaikwad signed for Mohun Bagan from rival club East Bengal. Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters signed Raju as a replacement for Sandesh Jhingan in the 2019–20 ISL season. International Gaikwad made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgaocar F
Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the club is owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Salgaocar has won 21 Goa League Championships, 4 Federation Cups, 3 Durand Cups, 3 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups and the National Football League in 1998–99 and I-League in 2010–11. They became the first Goan side to win the NFL in 1998–99 under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali. It is also the first Goan club to win the following: Goa Super Division, Federation Cup, Goa Professional League, Durand Cup and the former Indian Super Cup. Salgaocar pulled out of I-League 2016–17 citing All India Football Federation (AIFF) bias against I-League. History 1956–2009 Salgaocar Sports Club was established in 1956. It was founded by VM Salgaocar, founder President of the VM Salg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fernandes
Francisco Fernandes also known as Francis Fernandes (born 25 November 1985 in Vasco da Gama, Goa) is an Indian professional footballer playing primarily as a winger for the Indian club Dempo S.C. in the Goa Professional League. Career Fernandes has spent his childhood in Bogmalo, near to the tourist hotspot of Bogmalo Beach. It was there that he learnt his first lessons in football. He played for his school, Regina Mundi, and later, while at MES college, he gave trials for Vasco and got selected for Vasco U-19. After two successful seasons with the Vasco S.C. senior team, he joined Salgaocar in 2006. International career Fernandes scored his first international goal in a 3–2 loss to Palestine on 6 October 2014. International statistics International goals :''India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes goal.'' Honours India * SAFF Championship runner-up: 2013 * Nehru Cup: 2012 Chennaiyin FC * Indian Super League The Indian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sushil Kumar Singh
Chongtham Sushil Kumar Singh is an India football player. He is currently playing for NEROCA F.C. in Manipur's local statewide league. Career Mahindra United Singh started his footballing career at Mahindra United in the I-League and scored eight goals in eleven games while with Mahindra till Mahindra disbanded. East Bengal After Mahindra United disbanded Singh joined another I-League club. This time it was Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. During his first season with East Bengal in 2010-11 Singh played in five games and scored one goal. United Sikkim In July 2011 it was reported that United Sikkim F.C. of the I-League 2nd Division have signed Singh on a one-year contract after Singh talked with Baichung Bhutia. Shillong Lajong On 25 January 2012 it was announced that Kumar Singh has signed back into the I-League with Shillong Lajong. Atlético de Kolkata Signalling his steady decline in match-readiness and age, in July 2015, Singh was drafted to play for Atlético de Kolk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehtab Hossain
Mehtab Hossain (born 5 September 1985) is an Indian professional footballer and coach who last played for Madan Maharaj as a defensive midfielder. During his career, Hossain has played for both of the Kolkata football giants, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. He played with East Bengal for ten seasons, winning the Federation Cup three times. He also managed to gain 31 caps for the India national football team between 2005 and 2014, scoring twice for the country. On 2019, Mehtab started his coaching career as manager at Southern Samity in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division. He joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 21 July 2020 by taking party flag from BJP president of West Bengal Dilip Ghosh, but within 24 hours he changed his decision and resigned. Career Mehtab is a product of IFA's Baby League, which was the brain child of Legendary Football Secretary Shri Prodyut Dutta, which promoted football amongst the children and youth of Bengal. It was reported in June 2012, that he was on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Mehrajuddin Wadoo (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian professional manager and former footballer. He is the current head coach of I-League club Mohammedan. During his playing days, Wadoo played for clubs such as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Salgaocar, Pune City, Chennaiyin, and Mumbai City. He also represented the India national team from 2005 to 2011. Club career Early career He did his early schooling at Muyeen Public School, Sarai Balla, Iqra Masjid up to class X and later joined Sri Pratap High School, Srinagar. He did his BA IInd year from Amar Singh College, Wazir Bagh. He started playing football from a very early age and when he turned 8, he was motivated by his father, Mohd Sultan Wadoo, who had represented J&K in Santosh Trophy to pursue football rather than cricket. Mehraj joined Iqbal Sports Club in 1996. He was member of U21 team of J&K and was noticed at the National level as a result. Senior career Mehrajuddin started out as a striker but then was converted int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anwar Ali (footballer, Born 1984)
Anwar Ali is an Indian former professional footballer and current assistant coach of Delhi FC. Career Anwar joined the Rurka Kalan Academy of his village (Adampur), which is about away from the city of Jalandhar when he was in school. Initially he used to play as a right-back for his school, DAV Jalandhar and impressed the national team scouts in the 2002 sub-junior nationals. Anwar was part of the 2004 Punjab Santosh Trophy team that lost to Kerala in the final; the same year he joined Punjab Police. JCT Joga Singh, assistant coach of Punjab Police, recognized Anwar's potential to play as a central defender because of his height, strong physique and strength in the air. From then on Anwar would start playing as a central defender and in 2005, he realized his dream of signing for JCT. The 2006–07 season would turn out to be a very important season in Anwar's career as it was in this campaign that he really came into the limelight. He was adjudged as the most promising fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bengal F
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun rises: ''east'' comes from Middle English ''est'', from Old English ''ēast'', which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *''aus-to-'' or *''austra-'' "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn", cognate with Old High German ''*ōstar'' "to the east", Latin ''aurora'' 'dawn', and Greek ''ēōs'' 'dawn, east'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִזְרָח mizraḥ 'east' from זָרַח zaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. ''Ēostre'', a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
