Abdul Hakku Nediyodath (born 6 October 1994) often called as Hakku, is an Indian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club Gokulam Kerala.

Club career

Early career and DSK Shivajians

Born in

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, Hakku spent five youth years in the Sports Academy Tirur (SAT) before signing with DSK Shivajians, along with four other players. While with the youth team, Hakku played in various competitions with the club. On 26 January 2016, Hakku made his professional debut for DSK Shivajians in the

against

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. He played the full-match and earned a yellow card as DSK Shivajians lost the match 1–0.

Fateh Hyderabad

In December 2016, Hakku signed for 2nd division club Fateh Hyderabad for 2nd division I- League season. He scored his first senior team goal with the club in the

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season.

NorthEast United

In July 2017,

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picked Abdul Hakku in

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as their 12th pick. He won the ''Emerging Player Award'' in his debut match against Jamshedpur FC on November 18, 2017.

Kerala Blasters FC

In 2018, it was announced that Hakku's Hometown club

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signed him. However he wasn't a first choice player and didn't get many games with the club. He played 2 games coming on as a substitute on both occasions in the 2018–19 Indian Super League season. During the 2019–20 season, Hakku became the first choice during some matches as the team were struggling due to injury problems. He made a total of 5 appearances for the club during the season. On 29 July 2020, it was announced that Hakku has extended the contract with the Blasters till 2023. On 27 December, he scored his first ever goal for the Blasters against

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in the 29th minute, where the Blasters won the game 2–0. Hakku was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and played his first match against

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on 11 September, where he was injured within the first 15 minutes, but the Blasters won the match 1–0 at full-time. He played his first match in the

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against SC East Bengal on 12 December as a substitute for Enes Sipovic, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Gokulam Kerala FC (loan)

On 23 December, it was announced Abdul Hakku, along with Sreekuttan V. S. has been loaned to

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for the 2021–22 I-League season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Kerala Blasters *

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runner up: 2021–22. Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22

References

External links

* https://telanganatoday.news/fateh-goalless-draw-formidable-neroca * http://fatehhyderabad.com/teams/senior-team/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Nediyodath, Abdul 1994 births Living people Indian men's footballers DSK Shivajians FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kerala I-League players Kerala Blasters FC players I-League 2nd Division players Fateh Hyderabad AFC players Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Real Kashmir FC players