Thaivalappil Mohammed Irshad (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a centre back for

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club

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Career

Born in

Tirur Tirur is a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of . It is one of the business centers of Malappuram district and is situated west of Malappuram and south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Mangalor ...

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, Irshad began his career with the

Viva Kerala Viva Kerala Football Club (also known as Chirag United Club Kerala) was an Indian professional association football club based in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. The club was originally formed in 2004, as ''Viva Kerala''. They participated in ...

youth teams until the club shut down. He then joined the Tirur Sports Academy in his home town before joining the youth team at I-League 2nd Division side

DSK Shivajians DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league ...

in July 2013. In 2015, Irshad was part of the

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side that participated in the

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. Playing as a striker, Irshad finished the tournament as the top scorer with 6 goals.

DSK Shivajians

After his performance during the

, Irshad made his professional debut for

in the

on 26 February 2016 against

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. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for

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as DSK Shivajians drew the match 1–1.

Services

After not finding playing time with

, Irshad joined Services football side for the

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. He played in the team's first match of the tournament against

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but couldn't prevent the side from losing 2–0.

Gokulam Kerala

After playing for Services, Irshad signed for

side

Gokulam Kerala Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Calicut, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. They won the 2020–21 I-League to become the ...

. He made his competitive debut for the club in their opening match against

on 27 November 2017. He started the match as a center back as Gokulam Kerala lost 1–0. During the season, Irshad played multiple positions, including

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and wing-back. On 8 September 2018, it was announced that Irshad had left Gokulam Kerala to sign with Minerva Punjab. However, after suffering an injury in pre-season and being unable to find time on the pitch when he returned, Irshad returned to Gokulam Kerala. On 24 August 2019, Irshad was part of the Gokulam Kerala side that won the

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final against

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. The side defeated Mohun Bagan 2–1 as Irshad won his first career trophy.

NorthEast United

On 15 September 2021,

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Supe ...

announced that they had completed the signing of Mohammad Irshad on a three-year deal. He played as a midfielder for NorthEast United. He scored his first-ever goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Mumbai City on 25 January 2022, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Sehnaj Singh and the match ended 1–1 draw. Irshad scored his second goal for the club against Kerala Blasters on 4 February, which ended in a 1–2 defeat for NorthEast United.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Gokulam Kerala * Durand Cup:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Irshad, Mohammed 1994 births Living people People from Malappuram district Indian men's footballers Chirag United Club Kerala players DSK Shivajians FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Punjab FC players East Bengal Club players NorthEast United FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kerala I-League players Maharashtra football team players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players