2024–25 Kerala Blasters FC season

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Kerala Blasters
2024–25 season
OwnerMagnum Sports Private Limited
ChairmanIndia Nikhil Bhardwaj
Head coachSweden Mikael Stahre
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala
Indian Super LeagueTBC
Indian Super CupTBC
Durand CupTBC
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2024, 16:38 (UTC).

The 2024–25 season will be the eleventh season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their eleventh season in the Indian Super League.[1]

Pre-season overview[edit]

2024[edit]

April[edit]

On 26 April 2024, the Blasters announced that they had mutually parted ways with their head coach Ivan Vukomanović, after his three season at the club.[2] Vukomanović left the club as the most capped and successful head coach in the history of the club with a win percentage of 44.8% across the league,[3] surpassing his predecessors at the club. He also held the club record for the highest points-per-game ratio (1.58) in the league,[4] as well as was the first Blasters' head coach to take the side to three consecutive playoffs, and left the team as the only Blasters manager to have a positive goal-difference during his tenure at the club.[5]

On 30 April, it was reported by the Times of India reporter Marcus Mergulhao, a prominent sports journalist in India, that the Blasters had signed the Moroccan winger Noah Sadaoui from FC Goa on a two-year deal till 2026.[6][7]

May[edit]

On 6 May, it was reported by Marcus Mergulhao that the Blasters had imposed a fine of Indian rupees 1 crore (US$120,000) to their then head coach Ivan Vukomanović following the infamous walk-out incident in the 2022–23 season league playoffs.[8] Although not being formally announced by the club, the figure was disclosed in the Blasters' appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the All India Football Federation on various charges.[9]

On 12 May, it was reported by Marcus Mergulhao that the Blasters had signed the Indian goalkeeper Nora Fernandes from Aizawl FC on a multi-year deal till 2027.[10]

On 13 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of their Indian full-back Naocha Singh, who signed a one-year permanent contract, after representing the club in the previous season as a loanee from Mumbai City FC.[11]

On 16 May, the AIFF announced that the Blasters (along with three other clubs in the league) had failed to secure the ICLS Premier 1 club licensing for the 2024–25 season.[12] As per the reports, the Blasters were denied the club licensing due to the safety concerns raised by the AFC General Secretary, Windsor John, over the Blasters' home ground Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.[13] The clubs, who were denied the Premier 1 club licensing were given with an option to seek an exemption to participate in the national competitions by 22 May 2024 by the national federation.[14]

On 18 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of their club captain and their Uruguayan midfielder, Adrián Luna, on a three-year deal until 2027.[15][16]

On 20 May, the Blasters' striker, Dimitrios Diamantakos announced that he would be leaving the side after his two-year stint at the club.[17] Diamantakos left the club as their all-time top-scorer across all competitions, having scored 28 goals in 43 games,[18] and after becoming the first player in the Blasters' history to win the league's Golden Boot award, after having scored 13 goals of 17 matches in the 2023–24 season.[19]

On 23 May, the Blasters announced the appointment of the Swede Mikael Stahre as their new head coach on a two-year deal till 2026.[20][21]

Players[edit]

As of 23 May 2024[22]

First-team squad[edit]

Notes:

  • Table below mentions the squad registered by the club for the 2024–25 Indian Super League season.
  • Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  • Player* – Players who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
  • Player – Players who were not registered by the club for the 2024–25 season.
No. Name Nat. Pos. Footedness Date of Birth (Age) Height Last Club Transfer Fee Year Till Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Karanjit Singh India GK Right (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 (age 38) 1.86 m[23]

(6 ft 1 in)

India Chennaiyin FC Free transfer 2021 2024 N/A
23 Lara Sharma* India GK Right (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24) 1.92 m[24]

(6 ft 4 in)

India Bengaluru FC Loan transfer 2023 2024 N/A
31 Sachin Suresh India GK Right (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) 1.83 m[25]

(6 ft 0 in)

Youth System N/A 2021 2026 N/A
99 Mohammed Arbaz India GK TBC (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) TBC India Sreenidi Deccan FC Free transfer 2023 TBC N/A
Defenders
2 Muhammad Saheef India LB Left (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) 1.84 m[26]

(6 ft 0 in)

India Gokulam Kerala FC Loan Return 2022 2026 N/A
3 Sandeep Singh India RB/CB/LB Right (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29) 1.79 m[27]

(5 ft 10 in)

India TRAU FC Free transfer 2020 2025 N/A
4 Hormipam Ruivah India CB Right (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) 1.83 m[28]

(6 ft 0 in)

India RoundGlass Punjab FC Free transfer 2021 2027 N/A
15 Miloš Drinčić Montenegro CB/LB Right (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) 1.95 m[29]

(6 ft 5 in)

Belarus FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk Free transfer 2023 2024 N/A
20 Pritam Kotal India CB/RB Right (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 30) 1.80 m[30]

(5 ft 11 in)

India Mohun Bagan Super Giant Swap deal [n1 1] 2023 2026 N/A
21 Bijoy Varghese India CB Right (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24) 1.84 m[32]

(6 ft 0 in)

India Inter Kashi FC Loan Return 2021 2025 N/A
22 Nishu Kumar India RB/LB Both (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) 1.78 m[33]

(5 ft 8 in)

India East Bengal FC Loan Return 2020 2024 N/A
27 Aibanbha Dohling India LB/CB Right (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) 1.76 m[34]

(5 ft 912 in)

India FC Goa ₹1.45 crore[35] 2023 2026 N/A
33 Prabir Das India RB Right (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30) 1.72 m[36]

(5 ft 8 in)

India Bengaluru FC Free transfer 2023 2026 N/A
50 Naocha Singh* India LB Left (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 24) 1.68 m[37]

(5 ft 6 in)

India Mumbai City FC (on loan) Loan transfer 2023 2024 N/A
55 Marko Lešković Croatia CB Right (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33) 1.88 m[38]

(6 ft 2 in)

Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb Free transfer 2021 2024 N/A
66 Aritra Das India LB Right (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 20) 1.75 m[39]

(5 ft 9 in)

Youth System N/A 2024 TBC N/A
Midfielders
5 Jeakson Singh India CDM Right (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 22) 1.86 m[40]

(6 ft 1 in)

Youth System N/A 2019 2025 N/A
6 Freddy Lallawmawma India CDM Right (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 21) 1.71 m[41]

(5 ft 7 in)

India Punjab FC Undisclosed fee 2023 2026 N/A
8 Vibin Mohanan India CM Right (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m[42]

(5 ft 8 in)

Youth System N/A 2022 2024 N/A
10 Adrián Luna (Captain) Uruguay AM/LW/CM/CF Right (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32) 1.67 m[43]

(5 ft 6 in)

Australia Melbourne City FC Free transfer 2021 2024 N/A
11 Givson Singh India CM Both (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21) 1.73 m[44]

(5 ft 8 in)

India Odisha FC Loan Return 2020 2024 N/A
13 Danish Farooq Bhat India LM Right (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) 1.85 m[45]

(6 ft 1 in)

India Bengaluru FC ₹25 lakhs[46] 2023 2026 N/A
17 Saurav Mandal India RM/RW Both (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 23) 1.75 m[47]

(5 ft 9 in)

India Churchill Brothers FC Goa Undisclosed fee 2022 2025 N/A
22 Yoihenba Meitei India CM Right (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) 1.55 m[48]

(5 ft 1 in)

Youth System N/A 2023 2024 N/A
25 Korou Singh India LM/LW Right (2006-12-03) 3 December 2006 (age 17) TBC Youth System N/A 2024 TBC N/A
32 Mohammed Azhar India CM Right (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m[49]

(5 ft 8 in)

Youth System N/A 2023 2026 N/A
77 Nihal Sudeesh India RM/RW Right (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22) 1.72 m[50]

(5 ft 8 in)

Youth System N/A 2022 2026 N/A
81 Bryce Miranda India LM/LW Left (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) 1.75 m[51]

(5 ft 9 in)

India Churchill Brothers FC Goa Undisclosed fee 2022 2026 N/A
Forwards
7 Rahul K. P. India RW/CF Right (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24) 1.66 m[52]

(5 ft 5 in)

India Indian Arrows Free transfer 2019 2025 N/A
14 Kwame Peprah Ghana ST Left (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 23) 1.83 m[53]

(6 ft 0 in)

Israel Hapoel Hadera F.C. Free transfer 2023 2025 N/A
19 Mohammed Aimen India CF/LW Right (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m[54]

(5 ft 8 in)

Youth System N/A 2023 2026 N/A
21 Daisuke Sakai Japan RW/LW/AM Right (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 27) 1.67 m[55]

(5 ft 6 in)

Thailand Customs United F.C. Free transfer 2023 2024 N/A
26 Ishan Pandita India CF Right (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 25) 1.83 m[56]

(6 ft 0 in)

India Jamshedpur FC Free transfer 2023 2025 N/A
91 Fedor Černych Lithuania RW/LW/SS Both (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 33) 1.83 m[57]

(6 ft 0 in)

Cyprus AEL Limassol Free transfer 2024 2024 N/A
24 Justine Emmanuel Nigeria RW Right (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m[58]

(5 ft 8 in)

None N/A 2023 2024 N/A
11 Jaushua Sotirio Australia RW/LW/CF Right (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28) 1.75 m[59]

(5 ft 7 in)

Australia Newcastle Jets FC Undisclosed fee 2023 2025 N/A
Sagolsem Bikash Singh India LW Left (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23) 1.77 m

(5 ft 9 in)

India Mohammedan SC Loan Return 2023 2025 N/A
Muhammad Ajsal India LW Right (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) TBC India Inter Kashi FC Loan Return 2022 2024 N/A
Note:
  1. ^ Swap deal with Mohun Bagan SG for Sahal Abdul Samad.[31]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers In[edit]

Date Player No. Position(s) Last Club Contract Length Transfer window Fee Refs.
TBD

Loan Returns[edit]

Player No. Position From
22 RB/LB India Nishu Kumar India East Bengal Club
LW India Sagolsem Bikash Singh India Mohammedan SC
LW India Muhammad Ajsal India Inter Kashi FC
21 CB India Bijoy Varghese India Inter Kashi FC
11 CM India Givson Singh India Odisha FC
2 LB India Muhammad Saheef India Gokulam Kerala FC
81 LW India Bryce Miranda India Punjab FC

[edit]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Refs.
TBD

Contract Extensions[edit]

No. Position(s) Player Contract Till Refs.
50 LB India Naocha Singh 2025 [60]
10 AM/LW/CM/CF Uruguay Adrián Luna 2027 [61]

Loan Outs[edit]

No. Position(s) Player To Transfer window Refs.
TBD

Transfers Out[edit]

Exit Date Player No. Position(s) To Transfer window Fee Refs.
20 May 2024 Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos 9 ST TBD Pre-season Free transfer [62]

Transfer summary[edit]

Note:

  • This list is based on some of the transfer fee's as reported by the media.
  • This list may not involve every transfer fee's involved in the Blasters' transfer window.

Management[edit]

As of 11 July 2023
Role Nationality Name Year Appointed Previous Club Refs.
Head Coach/Manager  Sweden Mikael Stahre 2024 Thailand Uthai Thani F.C. (as head coach) [63]
Assistant Coach  Belgium Frank Dauwen 2022 Belgium K Beerschot VA (as assistant coach) [64]
 India T. G. Purushothaman 2023 India Kerala Blasters U18 (as manager) [65]
Strength and Conditioning Coach  India Werner Martens 2021 Slovakia AS Trenčín (as assistant coach) [66]
Goalkeeping Coach  Serbia Slaven Progovecki 2021 Serbia Red Star Belgrade U19 (as goalkeeping coach) [67]

Statistics[edit]

Suspensions[edit]

Note: This table includes all suspensions that were concluded during this season.

Suspension Date Name For Total Matches Return Date Refs.
2023–24 season India Naocha Singh Suspended for two games following a red card against East Bengal FC. 3 match TBD [68]
2023–24 season Croatia Marko Lešković Suspended for one game due to the accumulation of four yellow cards. 1 match TBD [69]
2023–24 season India Sandeep Singh Suspended for one game due to the accumulation of four yellow cards. 1 match TBD

Longest serving players[edit]

Note: The following table mentions the top-ten longest serving players in the Blasters' squad until the end of this season.

Rank Name Since Duration Refs.
1 India Jeakson Singh 22 September 2018 5 years, 245 days [70]
2 India Rahul K. P. 20 June 2019 4 years, 339 days [71]
3 India Sandeep Singh 22 August 2020 3 years, 276 days [72]
4 India Hormipam Ruivah 8 April 2021 3 years, 46 days [73]
5 Uruguay Adrián Luna 22 July 2021 2 years, 327 days [74]
6 Croatia Marko Lešković 15 September 2021 2 years, 252 days [75]
7 India Sachin Suresh 2 November 2021 2 years, 204 days [76]
8 India Karanjit Singh 21 December 2021 2 years, 155 days [77]
9 India Nihal Sudeesh 1 June 2022 1 year, 358 days [78]
10 India Saurav Mandal 23 June 2022 1 year, 336 days [79]

International call-ups[edit]

Note: The following table consists of the Blasters' players (excluding the players who departed the club permanently or on loan) who were called-up for their countries' senior and junior squads for the international fixtures during the season.

National team Player Pos. Debut Caps Goals Latest call-up Tournament Refs.
 India India Jeakson Singh CDM 25 March 2021 21 0 23 May 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Probables)
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
[80][81]
India Vibin Mohanan CM 9 September 2023 0 0 4 May 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Probables) [82]
India Rahul K. P. RW/CF 24 September 2022 6 0 4 May 2024 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Probables)

Injury record[edit]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date
11 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio Achilles tendon rupture KBFC.in in pre-season camp in 2023–24 season 16 July 2023 TBD
27 DF India Aibanbha Dohling ACL tear ISL.com vs Mumbai City FC in 2023–24 season 8 October 2023 TBD
14 FW Ghana Kwame Peprah Groin injury BRIDGE.in vs Jamshedpur FC in the 2024 Indian Super Cup 15 January 2024 TBD
31 GK India Sachin Suresh Shoulder injury KBFC (X.COM) vs Chennaiyin FC in 2023–24 season 16 February 2024 TBD
24 FW Nigeria Justine Emmanuel Unknown injury MANORAMA.com vs East Bengal FC in 2023–24 season 3 April 2024 TBD
23 GK India Lara Sharma Unknown injury MANORAMA.com vs Odisha FC in 2023–24 season 19 April 2024 TBD

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 24 May 2024
Source: Kerala Blasters FC

See also[edit]

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