Muhammed Saheef

Muhammed Saheef AP (born 7 February 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Gokulam Kerala, on loan from Kerala Blasters.

Muhammed Saheef
Personal information
Full name Muhammed Saheef AP
Date of birth (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003
Place of birth Tirur, Kerala, India
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
Youth career
Parappur FC
Kerala State Football Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Kerala Blasters B 4 (0)
2023– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
2023– → Gokulam Kerala 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 01 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Youth and early career

Saheef spent his youth career with Parappur FC. He gained prominence through performances in the 2021–22 Kerala Premier League with them.[1] Saheef was then selected by the Kerala State Team to play for them in the Santosh Trophy in the 2021–22 season and won the tournament with them.[2]

2022–2023: Rise to the first team

Saheef was noted for his performance in the Santosh Trophy, by the scouts of Kerala Blasters, a Kochi based Indian Super League club.[3] After the trials, he was offered his first ever professional contract by the Blasters, which he signed. Saheef was put into the club's reserve team, and played for them in the 2022–23 Kerala Premier League and the 2023 RFDL.[4] Saheef got his first national level exposure by playing in the 2022 Durand Cup.[5] Kerala Blasters fielded its reserve team as the primary squad for the tournament, in which Saheef was also included. He made one appearance in the tournament, by coming as a substitute against Mohammedan SC, on 9 September 2022.[6]

In April 2023, Saheef was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2023 Super Cup.[7] He made his official Kerala Blasters senior team debut on 12 April 2023, by coming as a substitute against Sreenidi Deccan FC in the 72nd minute. Saheef also started in the game against Bengaluru FC and played for 58 minutes.[8]

2023–2024: Contract extension and loan to Gokulam

On 9 May 2023, Kerala Blasters announced the extension of Saheef's contract until 2026.[9][10] He was then included in club's 2023 Durand Cup squad and made appearances in all the three games.[11][12]

On 1 September, Kerala Blasters announced that Saheef has been loaned out to Gokulam Kerala on a season long deal.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic cup[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kerala Blasters 2022-23 Super League 003[lower-alpha 2]030
2023-24 Super League 003[lower-alpha 3]030
Total 006060
Gokulam Kerala (loan) 2023-24 I-League 000000
Career total 006060
  1. Includes Durand Cup, Super Cup
  2. One appearance in Durand Cup; two appearances in Super Cup
  3. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

Kerala

References
  1. "Manorama Club Award: Parappur FC have bigger goals to chase". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  2. "Demand and supply of domestic players doesn't match: Karolis Skinkys". The Times of India. 2023-04-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  3. FAR (2022-08-12). "മുഹമ്മദ് ഷഹീഫ് ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് സ്‌ക്വാഡിനൊപ്പം". www.thejasnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  4. "11 Kerala players included in Blasters' squad for Super Cup". The Times of India. 2023-04-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. Sportstar, Team (2022-08-17). "Kerala Blasters announces 21-man squad for Durand Cup". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. Sportstar, Team (2022-09-09). "Durand Cup: Mohammedan SC beats Kerala Blasters 3-0 to enter semifinals, Dauda scores twice on debut". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  7. Sportstar, Team (2023-04-03). "Super Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announces 29-men squad". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  8. Sportstar, Team (2023-04-03). "Super Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announces 29-men squad". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  9. "KERALA BLASTERS EXTEND CONTRACTS WITH MUHAMMAD SHAEEF, MOHAMMED AIMAN & MOHAMMED AZHAR UNTIL 2026". Kerala Blasters FC. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  10. "ISL: Kerala Blasters extend contracts of youngsters Azhar, Aiman and Saheef". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  11. "Kerala Blasters announces squad for 2023 Durand Cup". Sportstar. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  12. "Durand Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announce squad". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  13. "KBFC CONFIRM MULTIPLE LOANS". Kerala Blasters. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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