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2024–25 Kerala Blasters FC Season
The 2024–25 season is the eleventh season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their eleventh season in the Indian Super League. Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the Blasters started preparations for the new season right-away as just one week after their elimination from the 2023–24 league playoffs, the Blasters announced the departure of their head coach Ivan Vukomanović, who left the club as the most successful head coach in the history of the club, after his three years at the club. Vukomanović was replaced by the Swedish manager Mikael Stahre, who joined the club on a two-year contract in May 2024. The Blasters also bid farewell to their all-time top-scorer and the golden-boot winner, Dimitrios Diamantakos, who left the club in May for a new contract in East Bengal FC. In the following days, the club would announce the departures of more of their foreign players from the previous season as the likes of Daisuke Sakai, Marko Lešković ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Blasters FC
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian association football, professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in India. The club was established in May 2014 during the 2014 Indian Super League season, inaugural season of the ISL. The club played their inaugural match on 13 October 2014, losing 1–0 to NorthEast United FC, NorthEast United. The Blasters are the three-time runners-up of the Indian Super League. They first entered the final in 2014 Indian Super League Final, 2014, where they lost 1–0 to ATK (football club), ATK after an injury-time goal from them. In 2016 Indian Super League Final, 2016, they were again defeated 4–3 by ATK, this time through penalties in the final. The club entered the final for the third time in 2022 Indian Super League Final, 2022, where they were defeated 3–1 by Hyderabad FC through penalties. The Blasters p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Sadaoui
Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC, Kerala Blasters. Club career Early life and career Sadaoui was born in Morocco where he started his career in the youth ranks of Wydad AC, Wydad Casablanca, before emigrating to the United States with his parents at age 11 to join the youth team of New York Red Bulls playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, PDA Academy. Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, he attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he won 2011 Prep Player of the Year and was All-Prep First Team in his junior and senior years. He was leading goal scorer that year with 24 overall, taking his team to the playoffs and the national championship. Following his University-preparatory school career he joined the Saint Peter's University, Saint Peter's College, finishing his first season with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Sakai
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club PSM Makassar. Club career Youth and early career Oita Trinita: Several loan spells Sakai spent his youth career at Oita Trinita. After coming up through various ranks, he was promoted into senior team of the club in 2014. He spent loan spells at different clubs including the Japanese clubs Albirex Niigata, Thespakusatsu Gunma, Gainare Tottori and the Belgian side Tubize. Samut Prakan Citya In June 2021, Sakai ended his six-year association with Oita Trinita and signed for the Thai League 1 club Samut Prakan City. He made 28 appearances for the club in the league and scored 4 goals. Customs United In July 2022, Sakai signed for the Thai League 2 club Customs United. He played in 37 games and scored 10 goals. Kerala Blasters On 2 September 2023, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Sakai. With this move, he became the first Japanese player to sign w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bengal FC
East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. The club is one of the most successful in the country, having won three national league titles in addition to 40 state league titles, a record by a long shot. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions as well, including Federation Cup and Super Cup trophies, making it one of the most decorated football clubs in India. It is one of the big three clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata derby against its eternal rivals Mohun Bagan. The club also plays in the mini Kolkata derby with Mohammedan. Founded in August 1920, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association in 1922 and initially played in the Calcutta Football League Second Division before earning promotion to the Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Diamantakos
Dimitrios Diamantakos (; born 5 March 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club East Bengal. Club career Olympiacos Diamantakos started his career at Atromitos Piraeus, from which he moved to the youth teams of Olympiacos in 2009. Loan spells In 2012, he moved to Super League side Panionios on loan. In January 2013 he joined Aris on loan. He made 13 appearances without scoring any goal. In June 2013 he joined Ergotelis on loan. He had his best season so far by scoring 10 goals in 27 appearances in the league and in the cup. Return to Olympiacos Following his loan spell at Ergotelis, Olympiacos decided to keep him for the 2014–15 season. Diamantakos made his debut on 23 August 2014 with Olympiacos in the Superleague on a home game against Niki Volos and managed to score his first goal in the 28th minute with a close range strike. In February 2015, according to Russian reports, Arsenal Tula was close to signing Dimitris Diama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Super League Golden Boot
The Indian Super League Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in a season of Indian Super League, the top tier Indian Football System. For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the Alto K10 Golden Boot from 2014 to 2015, the Swift Golden Boot from 2016 to 2019 and the Maruti Suzuki Golden Boot in 2020. The Indian Super League was founded in 2013, eight teams competed in the 2014 inaugural season. It became the joint top-tier of Indian football league system by 2017–18 season and is the top-tier since 2022–23 season. Elano of Chennaiyin won the inaugural award in 2014. Coro won the Golden Boot award twice with Goa, more than any other player. Bartholomew Ogbeche, Roy Krishna and Nerijus Valskis were the top scorers in the 2019–20 season with 15 goals each. In the assist count tiebreaker, both Krishna and Valskis were tied on six assists. Valskis was awarded the Golden Boot for a better goals-to-minutes ratio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikael Stahre
Mikael Lennart Tage "Micke" Stahre (; born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish professional football manager who was most recently in charge of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. Managerial career Stahre is a national men's junior championship winning coach after leading the AIK youth side to the title in 2004. He has also trained youth teams at Hammarby IF and Gröndals IK. From 2007 to 2008, he had served as manager of Väsby United. Stahre was appointed as AIK's manager on 10 November 2008, following the end of the 2008 campaign, replacing Rikard Norling. On 26 April 2010, Panionios signed Stahre as their new manager. On 28 October 2010, Panionios announced the end of cooperation with Stahre. On 24 November 2017, he was named head coach of Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes. On 17 September 2018, the club announced it had parted ways with Stahre. On 13 January 2020, Stahre was announced as the new head coach at Sarpsborg 08. Kerala Blasters On 23 May 2024, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
