Shahinlal Meloly (born 15 May 1990) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Chennai City F.C. in the

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Career

Born in

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, Meloly started his footballing career with Viva Kerala as a youth player in 2008. He then signed for Pune F.C. of the

in 2011. Then, in October 2011, Meloly gained fame when he was praised by former

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manager Steve Kean after Pune took on the

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side in a friendly at the

Balewadi Sports Complex The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Kh ...

. Kean said of Meloly that "He was brave. I think he pulled off a triple block at one stage. He is one the club should keep an eye on." On 19 December 2014, he signed for I-League newcomers

Bharat FC Bharat FC (also known as Kalyani Bharat FC) was an Indian professional football team based in Pune, Maharashtra that competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system. The team was founded on 26 August 2014 by Kalyani G ...

International

Meloly was part of the India U19 side in 2007.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Chennaiyin FC *

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 Federat ...

: 2017-18 Champions

References

External links

Pune Football Club Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meloly, Shahinlal 1990 births Living people Indian footballers Chirag United Club Kerala players Pune FC players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Kerala I-League players India men's youth international footballers Sportspeople from Kozhikode Indian Super League players Chennaiyin FC players Chennai City FC players