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List Of Foreign Football Players In India
This list of foreign football players in India consists of players who are currently playing or have played in India, either in top division leagues like Indian Super League, I-League (), I-League 2nd Division, or in regional competitions such as Calcutta Football League, Goa Professional League, alongside domestic knock-out tournaments such as the IFA Shield and Durand Cup. * All these players have joined or played or contracted as foreign recruit or footballer for the List of football clubs in India, football clubs all over India. * The following players must meet both of the following criteria: # A player who joined any List of football clubs in India, Indian football club (''irrespective of whether he made an appearance for the team or not''). # A player is considered foreign if he is not eligible to play for the India national football team, India national team. * Bold denotes players who have appeared or included in the squad in any edition of the FIFA World Cup. Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), and their commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), it is officially known as Hero Indian Super League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp. The league currently comprises 11 clubs. Each season of the tournament generally runs from October to March. During the league stage of the competition, each club plays against all the other clubs in a round-robin style. At the end of the league stage, the team with the most points gets declared the Premiers and presented with a trophy named League Winners Shield, along with the runners up to play in the play-offs, while the next best four clubs qualify to play qualifying playoffs to join the top two in the playoffs. The season then culminates with the ISL Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético De Kolkata
ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2014, 2016 and 2019–20 seasons respectively. The club was owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. which consists of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, alongside businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh Initially, for the first three seasons, Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid was also a co-owner; later Goenka bought the shares owned by Atlético Madrid. After the end of their partnership with the Spanish giant, Atlético de Kolkata has been rechristened to ATK in July 2017. The team's name and colours are derived from their former Spanish partner. Under coach Antonio López Habas, Atlético hosted and won the first match of the Indian Super League. They won the inaugural season, beating Kera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masih Saighani
Masih Saighani (Dari language, Dari: مسیح سیغانی; born 22 September 1986) is an Afghan association football, footballer who plays as a defender for German club Türk Gücü Friedberg in Hessenliga. Club career Aizawl On 26 August 2017, Saighani signed for the I-League Champions, Aizawl F.C. This was his first football experience outside Germany where he had been playing since 2004. Masih made his debut for Aizawl in the Mizoram Premier League versus Mizoram Police FC. His I-League debut came vs. East Bengal F.C. in a 2–2 draw. In the following game vs. Churchill Brothers S.C., he was adjudged the Man of the Match for his solid display in defense & playmaking attributes after Aizawl F.C. beat Churchill Brothers S.C. 1–0. Masih made his continental debut for Aizawl F.C. vs. Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. in the AFC Champions League Qualifiers. The I-League Champions were beaten down 3–1 but Masih & his club's performance received appreciation from the critics. He opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi United FC
Delhi United FC (formerly Delhi United Soccer Club) is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the FD A-Division. They play most of their home games at Ambedkar Stadium. The club was established in 1995. They have previously participated in the 2012 Durand Cup. History Delhi United Football Club, earlier named as ''Gorkha Heroes'', was founded in 1995 by Lal Bahadur Basnet. The club is affiliated with Football Delhi (formerly known as ''Delhi Soccer Association''). Gorkha Heroes were playing in lower division of DSA League till 2007, until B. S. Mehra took over the club management. In 2007, Gorkha Heroes became champions of B Division without losing a single match, and got promoted to A Division. Their superb form continued as they were crowned overall champions in 2008–09, keeping unbeaten record intact. In 2009, the name was changed to Delhi United FC. In Senior Division 2009–10 season, they defeated City FC with a score of 13–0 in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamidullah Karimi
Hamidullah Karimi (born February 6, 1992) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays as a forward for Indian club Delhi United S.C. He has been capped for the Afghanistan national football team. Club career Karimi joined Toofan Harirod F.C. in 2012. In the 2012 Afghan Premier League scored 9 goals in 5 games and was the league's top scorer and helped Toofan Harirod F.C. win the inaugural Afghan Premier League. In the 2013 Afghan Premier League Karimi could not lead Toofan Harirod F.C. to win another Afghan Premier League title as they were eliminated by Shaheen Asmayee F.C. in the semi-finals. In Toofan Harirod F.C.'s final game of the season against Oqaban Hindukush F.C. he scored 2 goals to help his team win third place of the 2013 Afghan Premier League. He later went on to play for Meghe United in India, Sorkhposhan Herat and Delhi United. International career Karimi was called up for Afghanistan's squad in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers but did not play in a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashmatullah Barakzai
Hashmatullah Barakzai ( ps, حشمت الله بارکزی, born August 26, 1987) is an Afghan football player who plays for Shaheen Asmayee F.C. in the Afghan Premier League. International goals Achievements Top Scorer of Kabul Premier League: 2007, 2008. Top scorer of Afghan Premier League with 7 Goals in 6 caps for Shaheen Asmayee F.C. and best player of the tournament in 2013/14 season. Honours Afghanistan *SAFF Championship: 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ... References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djelaludin Sharityar
Djelaludin Sharityar ( fa, جلالالدین شریعتیار) is an Afghan footballer defender and was the captain of the Afghanistan national football team. His career started in 1998 in Germany when as a youth he played for VfL Wolfsburg, he then joined Swiss club FC Kreuzlingen in 2001, then moved back to Germany in 2003 when he joined FC Konstanz, and then FC Emmendingen in 2006, SpVgg Weiden in 2007 and 2008, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in 2009, and then in Cyprus, APEP Pitsilia in 2009. Until 2013 he played for Hidd SCC Al-Hidd Sports and Cultural Club ( ar, نادي الحد الرياضي الثقافي) is a Bahraini football club based in Al Hidd, Muharraq Island. They currently compete in the top division of Bahraini football league. Also club have Futsa ... in Bahrain. In 2014, he returned to play for 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 again. In 2015 Sharityar signed a contract with Manama Club (Bahrain Premier League). Manama Club is one of the best teams in Bahrain and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Brothers SC
Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually participated in the National Football League, then top tier of Indian football league system. The club has won the I-League title twice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup. The ''Red Machine'' was led for decades by Churchill Alemao, who was also the president of Goa Football Association and the Chief Minister of Goa. His daughter Valanka Alemao is current CEO of the club. Churchill Brothers emerged as fourth ranked Indian team, and 648 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the International Federation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balal Arezou
Balal Arezou (also Belal or Bilal; born 28 December 1988) is an Afghan association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward and is currently playing for Norwegian club IF Trauma. He is currently the all-time top scorer of the Afghanistan national football team with nine goals. Club career Asker Arezou grew up in Afghanistan and moved to Norway as a refugee. In Norway, he played football for FK Senja, Senja, IK Grane, Grane, Arendal and Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad's youth team before he joined Asker Fotball, Asker in 2009. Churchill Brothers In February 2013 he joined Churchill Brothers S.C. on a four-month loan from Asker. His move completed with the return of Indian striker Sunil Chhetri from Sporting Clube de Portugal. Moss FK On 7 March 2015 he joined Moss FK on a 2-year contract. He will wear shirt number 90. IF Trauma Arezou signed with IF Trauma on 26 January 2019, and was reunited with his former coach, Gaute Haugenes. International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai F
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 in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Hatifi
Ahmad Arash Hatifi (born 13 March 1986) is a professional football player who is a midfielder and currently plays for Oakland Stompers. Born in the United States, he represents the Afghanistan national team. Career Youth Born in Oakland, California, Hatifi grew up in Alameda, California and attended Alameda High School where he captained the varsity soccer team. He then started to attend University of California, Davis in 2004 where he started to play for the soccer team in 2005. He captained the team in his junior and senior years. After leaving college, Hatifi played for the Bay Area Ambassadors of the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of American soccer, from 2012 to 2013. Mumbai On 1 November 2013 it was confirmed that Hatifi had signed with Mumbai F.C. of the I-League in India. He then made his debut for the side the next day against Bengaluru FC at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played 87 minutes as Mumbai drew the match 2–2. Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Blasters FC
Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established in May 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League. The club played their inaugural match on 13 October 2014, losing 1–0 to NorthEast United. The Blasters are the three time runners up of the Indian Super League. They first entered the final in 2014, where they lost 1–0 to ATK after an injury time goal from them. In 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, where they were defeated 3–1 by Hyderabad FC through penalties. The Blasters plays home games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. In most of the seasons since the club's founding, Kerala Blasters have held the record for the highest league attendance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
