2020–21 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2020–21 season is the seventh professional season of Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League, since their establishment in 2014. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the matches in the seventh season of ISL will be played behind closed doors in three venues at Goa, and GMC Athletic Stadium was chosen as the home venue for the Blasters.

Kerala Blasters
2020–21 season
ChairmanNikhil Bhardwaj
Head CoachKibu Vicuna
StadiumGMC Athletic Stadium [lower-alpha 1]
Indian Super LeagueTBD
AIFF Super CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Murray (6 goals)
All: Jordan Murray (6 goals)
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors[lower-alpha 1]

Season overview

Background

On 15 March 2020, Kerala Blasters appointed Karolis Skinkys as their new Sporting director ahead of the new season.[2] On 22 April, the club officially announced the signing of Kibu Vicuña as their new manager.[3] The most surprising move was the departure of Sandesh Jhingan: he departed the club on 21 May in a mutual consent thus ending his six years association with the club.[4] The CEO, Viren D'Silva, also left the club on the same day.[5]

July

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they had extended the contract of Jessel Carneiro till 2023[6]

On 8 July, the club announced the signing of goalkeeper Albino Gomes on a free transfer from Odisha FC.[7]

On 15 July, it was announced that the young midfielder Ritwik Das has joined the club from Real Kashmir.[8]

The signing of Nishu Kumar was finally confirmed by the club on 22 July. The four-year deal made Nishu the highest paid Indian defender.[9]

On 29 July, the club announced the contract extension of Abdul Hakku till 2023.[10]

August

On 5 August, Kerala Blasters completed the signing of left back Denechandra Meitei from TRAU F.C.[11]

On 12 August, it was announced that Sahal has extended his contract for three more years with the Blasters which made him to stay at the club till 2025.[12]

On 19 August, the club announced the signing of Indian Under 19 midfielder Givson Singh from Indian Arrows.[13]

On 22 August, Blasters announced the signing of Sandeep Singh from TRAU F.C.[14]

On 26 August, the club completed the signing of Rohit Kumar from Hyderabad FC.[15]

On 28 August, the departure of captain Bartholomew Ogbeche was officially announced by the club.[16]

September

On 2 September, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Facundo Pereyra as their first foreign signing of the season. He became the first Argentine to sign for the club.[17]

On 9 September, the club announced the signing of India National Under 20 goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill on a two year deal.[18]

On 12 September, Kerala Blasters announced the contract extension of local boy Prasanth Karuthadathkuni till 2021.[19]

On 16 September, the club announced the signing of young midfielder Puitea from NorthEast United FC on a three year deal.[20]

On 19 September, Blasters extended the contract of Seityasen Singh till 2022.[21]

On 23 September, Blasters announced the signing of Spanish Midfielder Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez on a three-year deal.[22]

On 30 September, Blasters announced the contract extension of Rahul KP till 2025.[23]

October

On 5 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Gary Hooper on a one year deal.[24]

On 8 October, the Blasters started their pre-season training camp under the assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.[25]

On 9 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Costa Nhamoinesu. After this deal, Nhamoinesu became the first Zimbabwean to play for the club.[26]

On 21 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Burkina Faso international defender Bakary Koné as their sixth foreign signing of the season.[27]

On 24 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Australian forward Jordan Murray as their AFC affiliated player and final foreign signing of the season.[28]

November

On 7 November, the Blasters announced its association with BYJU'S, the world's largest Ed-Tech company, as their new title sponsor with an option to extend the sponsorship[29]

On 18 November, the Blasters announced Costa Nhamoinesu, Sergio Cidoncha, and Jessel Carneiro as the captains ahead of the new season with Nhamoinesu being the first choice captain.[30]

On 20 November, the Blasters lost 1–0 to ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2020-21 ISL season opener.[31]

On 26 November, the Blasters drew 2–2 against NorthEast United FC.[32]

On 29 November, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Chennaiyin FC in the South Indian Derby.[33]

December

On 6 December, the Blasters lost 3–1 against FC Goa.[34]

On 8 December, the Blasters confirmed that the club captain Sergio Cidoncha, who teared his right ankle ligament during the match against Chennaiyin has left for Spain to recover from the injury and will miss the remainder of the season.[35]

On 12 December, the Blasters extended the contract of Jeakson Singh till 2023.[36]

On 13 December, the Blasters lost 4–2 against Bengaluru in the South Indian Derby.[37]

On 20 December, the Blasters drew 1–1 against SC East Bengal.[38]

On 27 December, the Blasters won 2–0 against Hyderabad FC, registering their first victory of the season.[39]

On 28 December, the Blasters announced the signing of Juande as an injury replacement of Cido for the remainder of the season.[40]

On 29 December, the Blasters announced that they have signed Subha Ghosh from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three year contract; a swap deal with Nongdamba Naorem for whom the Blasters received an undisclosed transfer fee.[41]

January

On 2 January 2021, the Blasters lost 2-0 against Mumbai City FC.[42]

On 7 January, the Blasters lost 4-2 against Odisha FC.[43]

On 9 January, the Blasters extended the contract of Prasanth K till 2023.[44]

On 10 January, the Blasters won 3-2 against Jamshedpur FC. After this game, Sahal Abdul Samad became the player with second most appearances for the Blasters.[45]

On 15 January, the Blasters drew 1-1 against SC East Bengal. The game saw Albino Gomes becoming the first Indian goalkeeper and only second goalkeeper overall to provide an assist in Indian Super League.[46]

On 20 January, the Blasters defeated Bengaluru FC 2–1 in the Southern Derby.[47]

On 23 January, the Blasters drew 1–1 against FC Goa.[48]

On 27 January, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC.[49]

On 29 January, the Blasters confirmed that Facundo Pereyra has suffered a broken nose before the match against Jamshedpur FC.[50]

On 31 January, the Blasters lost 3–2 against ATK Mohun Bagan FC.[51]

February

On 4 February, the Blasters lost 1–2 against Mumbai City FC.[52]

Players

Note: The list contains all the players which all are registered by the club for the 2020-21 season

As of 29 December 2020[53][54]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Bilal Khan GK (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001
32 Albino Gomes GK (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994
77 Muheet Shabir GK (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001
Defenders
3 Sandeep Singh CB (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995
4 Bakary Koné CB (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988
5 Nishu Kumar RB/LB (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997
14 Jessel Carneiro (Captain) LB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990
24 Abdul Hakku CB (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994
26 Costa Nhamoinesu (vice-captain) CB (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986
39 Lalruatthara CB/LB (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995
45 Denechandra Meitei LB (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994
Midfielders
6 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni RW/RM/RB (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997
7 Seityasen Singh RW (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992
8 Rohit Kumar CDM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
10 Facundo Pereyra LW/RW/AM (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987
11 Givson Singh CM (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001
15 Jeakson Singh CDM (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001
17 Rahul K P RW (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000
18 Sahal CM/AM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
31 Juande CDM/CB (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986
20 Ayush Adhikari CM (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000
25 Vicente Gómez DM/CM (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988
27 Ritwik Das CM/RW (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
47 Puitea CM/RW (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998
99 Muktasana Sharma CM (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001
Forwards
9 Jordan Murray FW (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
49 Subha Ghosh FW (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000
88 Gary Hooper FW (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988

Other players under contract

Note:Player was deregistered from Indian Super League squad due to an injury.[55]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
22 Sergio Cidoncha CM/AM (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990

Contract Extensions
No Player Position Contract Till Ref.
14 Jessel Carneiro Left Back 2023 [56]
18 Sahal Abdul Samad Central/Attacking Midfielder 2025 [57]
24 Abdul Hakku Centre-back 2023 [58]
17 Rahul Kannoly Praveen Winger 2025 [59]
7 Seityasen Singh Right Midfielder/Right Winger 2022 [60]
11 Prasanth K Winger 2023 [61]
15 Jeakson Singh Defensive midfielder 2023 [62]

Transfers

Transfers In
Date Player Position No. Last Club Fee Ref.
8 July 2020 Albino Gomes GK 32 Odisha FC Free transfer [63]
15 July 2020 Ritwik Das CM 23 Real Kashmir FC Free transfer [64]
22 July 2020 Nishu Kumar LB/RB 22 Bengaluru FC Free transfer [65]
5 August 2020 Denechandra Meitei LB 45 TRAU F.C. Free transfer [66]
19 August 2020 Givson Singh AM 27 Indian Arrows ₹32 lakh (US$45,000)
22 August 2020 Sandeep Singh CB/RB 5 TRAU F.C. Free transfer
26 August 2020 Rohit Kumar CM/DM 13 Hyderabad FC Free transfer
2 September 2020 Facundo Pereyra AM/SS 7 Apollon Limassol FC Free transfer
9 September 2020 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill GK 47 Bengaluru FC Free transfer
16 September 2020 Puitea MF/RW 30 Northeast United FC Free transfer
23 September 2020 Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez DM 4 Deportivo de La Coruña Free transfer
5 October 2020 Gary Hooper FW 9 Wellington Phoenix FC Free transfer
10 October 2020 Costa Nhamoinesu CB/LB 26 AC Sparta Prague Free transfer
21 October 2020 Bakary Koné CB 3 Free Agent Free transfer
24 October 2020 Jordan Murray FW 25 Central Coast Mariners FC Free transfer
28 December 2020 Juande DM/CM 19 Perth Glory FC Free transfer [67]
29 December 2020 Subha Ghosh FW 49 ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer [68]

Promotion from reserves and youth
Date Player Position No. Promoted From Ref.
9 October 2020 Naorem Mahesh Singh FW – Kerala Blasters B (U21) [69]
9 October 2020 Nongdamba Naorem MF – Kerala Blasters B [69]
9 October 2020 Shaiborlang Kharpan FW – Kerala Blasters B [69]
9 October 2020 Ayush Adhikari MF – Kerala Blasters B [69]
9 October 2020 Gotimayum Muktasana Sharma MF – Kerala Blasters B [69]
9 October 2020 Muheet Shabir Khan GK – Kerala Blasters C (U18) [69]

Loan Returns
Position No. Player From
LW 19 Nongdamba Naorem Mohun Bagan A.C.
FW 10 Matej Poplatnik Kaposvári Rákóczi FC

Loan Outs
Position No. Player To
GK 26 Lovepreet Singh Sudeva Delhi FC
FW 23 Naorem Mahesh Singh Sudeva Delhi FC
FW 19 Shaiborlang Kharpan Sudeva Delhi FC

Transfers Out
Exit Date Player Position No. To Fee Ref.
21 May 2020 Sandesh Jhingan DF 21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer
22 May 2020 Samuel Lalmuanpuia MF 27 Odisha FC Free Transfer
27 June 2020 Pritam Kumar Singh DF 23 East Bengal FC Free Transfer
4 July 2020 Slaviša Stojanovic FW 8 OFK Bačka Free Transfer [70]
8 July 2020 Matej Poplatnik FW 10 Livingston FC Undisclosed [71]
13 August 2020 Halicharan Narzary LW 19 Hyderabad FC Free Transfer [72]
28 August 2020 Bartholomew Ogbeche FW 10 Mumbai City FC Free transfer [73]
8 September 2020 TP Rehenesh GK 13 Jamshedpur FC Free transfer [74]
24 September 2020 Raphaël Messi Bouli FW 28 Heilongjiang Lava Spring FC Free transfer [75]
25 September 2020 Shibinraj Kunniyil GK 42 Churchill Brothers S.C. Free transfer
4 October 2020 Darren Caldeira MF 15 Retired
4 October 2020 Mario Arqués MF 6 Free Agent
27 October 2020 Vlatko Drobarov DF 33 PFC Cherno More Varna Free transfer [76]
4 October 2020 Moustapha Gning MF 7 SD Ejea Free transfer [77]
20 October 2020 Mohammad Rakip DF 2 Mumbai City FC Free transfer [78]
5 November 2020 Gianni Zuiverloon DF 51 ADO Den Haag Free transfer [79]
4 October 2020 Mohammed Rafi FW 20 Free Agent
4 October 2020 Raju Gaikwad DF 5 SC East Bengal Free transfer [80]
27 October 2020 Jairo Rodrigues DF 3 G.D. Fabril Free transfer [81]
4 December 2020 Arjun Jayaraj MF 30 Kerala United FC Free transfer [82]
29 December 2020 Nongdamba Naorem LW 16 ATK Mohun Bagan FC Undisclosed fee + player [83]

Management
As of 25 April 2020
Role Name
Head Coach/Manager Kibu Vicuña[84]
Assistant Coach Tomasz Tchórz[85]
Assistant Coach Ishfaq Ahmed[86]
Sporting Director Karolis Skinkys[87]
Physical Trainer Paulius Ragauskas[85]
Goalkeeping Coach Yusuf Ansari[88]
Tactical & Analytical Coach David Ochoa[85]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Owing the COVID-19 pandemic, all the clubs including Kerala Blasters FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Blasters began their preseason against one of their fellow Indian Super League opponent, Hyderabad FC on 25 October 2020. Both squads had fielded Indian players only as the foreign players were on quarantine. In the end, the Blasters beat Hyderabad 2-0 with Rahul K.P. netting both the goals.

25 October 2020 Friendly Kerala Blasters 2–0 Hyderabad Goa, India
16:00 IST Rahul Praveen ' ' Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
30 October 2020 Friendly Kerala Blasters 0–0 Mumbai City Goa, India
14:00 IST Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors
10 November 2020 Friendly Kerala Blasters 1–3 East Bengal Goa, India
16:00 IST Hooper Report Pilkington
Yumnam 		Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
14 November 2020 Friendly Kerala Blasters 3–0 Jamshedpur Goa, India
16:00 IST Sahal
Hooper
Lourenco (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 2021 (2021) Matchday 1 16 3 6 7 20 27 −7 018.75
Super Cup 2021 (2021) 2021 (2021) TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 16 3 6 7 20 27 −7 018.75

Last updated: 27 January 2021 (2021-01-27).

Source: Competitions

Indian Super League
Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Jamshedpur 16 4 6 6 15 19 −4 18
8 Chennaiyin 16 3 8 5 11 16 −5 17
9 East Bengal 16 3 7 6 14 21 −7 16
10 Kerala Blasters 16 3 6 7 20 27 −7 15
11 Odisha 15 1 5 9 14 25 −11 8
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

League Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
ResultLDDLLDWLLWDWDDLL
League Position11879999910101097899
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: Matchday
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League Matchdays
20 November 2020 1 Kerala Blasters 0–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad  73'
Pereyra  89'		 Report Halder  38'
Garcia  42'
Krishna  67'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Krishna (ATKMB)
26 November 2020 2 Kerala Blasters 2–2 Northeast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Cido  5'
Rohit  37'
Hooper  45+1' (pen.)
Seityasen  48'		 Report Appiah  51'
Gurjinder  72'
Sylla  90'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Fox (NEUFC)
29 November 2020 3 Chennaiyin 0–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Reagan  20'
 Report Kone  45'
Cido  74'
Prasanth  83'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Albino (KBFC)
6 December 2020 4 Goa 3–1 Kerala Blasters Margao
21:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Angulo (FCG)
13 December 2020 5 Bengaluru 4–2 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Delgado (BFC)
20 December 2020 6 Kerala Blasters 1–1 East Bengal Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Pilkington (SCEB)
27 December 2020 7 Kerala Blasters 2–0 Hyderabad Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad  20'
Hakku  29'
Jeakson  32'
Murray  88'
Pereyra  90'		 Report Ralte  90+2' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Jeakson (KBFC)
2 January 2021 8 Mumbai City 2–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Adam  3' (pen.)
Hugo Boumous  11'
Amrinder Singh  24'
Hugo Boumous  68'
Hernán Santana  85'		 Report Gómez  39' Sandeep  70' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder (MCFC)
7 January 2021 9 Kerala Blasters 2–4 Odisha Bambolim
19:30 IST Murray  7'
Gómez  63'
Hooper  79'		 Report Jeakson 22' (o.g.)
Steven Taylor  42'
Diego Maurício  50', 60'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Maurício (OFC)
10 January 2021 10 Jamshedpur 2–3 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Nerijus Valskis  36', 84' Report Costa  22'
Jeakson 38'
Lalruatthara  49'  67' Murray  79', 82'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Murray (KBFC)
15 January 2021 11 East Bengal 1–1 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Scott Neville  90' Report Jordan Murray  64' Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
20 January 2021 12 Kerala Blasters 2 - 1 Bengaluru Bambolim
19:30 IST Puitea  73'
Rahul  90+4'
 Report Cleiton  23'
 90+5'
Juanan  52'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Rahul (KBFC)
23 January 2021 13 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST Rahul  35' 57'
Jeakson 63'		 Report Ortiz  25'
González  65'  65'
Naveen  87'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Sandeep (KBFC)
27 January 2021 14 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Jamshedpur Bambolim
19:30 IST Report Monroy  72' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: C R Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
31 January 2021 15 ATK Mohun Bagan 3–2 Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST Marcelinho 59'
Roy Krishna 65' (pen.), 87'		 Report Gary Hooper 14'
Nhamoinesu  51'		 Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATKMB)
3 February 2021 16 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Mumbai City Bambolim
19:30 IST Gómez  27'
Nhamoinesu  45'
Juande 69'		 Report Mourtada Fall  45+2'
Bipin Singh 46'
Adam 67' (pen.)
Mandar 88'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh(MCFC)
11 February 2021 17 Odisha v Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
16 February 2021 18 Hyderabad v Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
21 February 2021 19 Chennaiyin v Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
26 February 2021 20 NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]

Statistics
All stats are as of 02 February 2021

Squad appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Bilal Khan 000000
13 GK Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 000000
32 GK Albino Gomes 16016000
77 GK Muheet Shabir 000000
Defenders
3 DF Sandeep Singh 11011000
4 DF Bakary Kone 11011000
5 DF Nishu Kumar 909000
45 DF Denechandra Meitei 404000
14 DF Jessel Carneiro 13013000
24 DF Abdul Hakku 313100
26 DF Costa Nhamoinesu 12212200
39 DF Lalruatthara 404000
Midfielders
6 MF K Prasanth 909000
7 MF Seityasen Singh 10010000
8 MF Rohit Kumar 10010000
10 MF Facundo Pereyra 12012000
11 MF Givson Singh 101000
15 MF Jeakson Singh 13113100
18 MF Sahal Abdul Samad 12012000
20 MF Ayush Adhikari 000000
22 MF Sergio Cidoncha 313100
25 MF Vicente Gómez 15215200
31 MF Juande 606000
27 MF Ritwik Das 202000
47 MF Puitea 919100
99 MF Muktasana Sharma 000000
Forwards
9 FW Jordan Murray 15615600
16 FW Nongdamba Naorem 303000
17 FW Rahul KP 13313300
48 FW Subha Ghosh 000000
88 FW Gary Hooper 14314300

Squad statistics
League Cup Total
Games Played16016
Games Won303
Games Drawn606
Games Lost707
Goals Scored20020
Goals Conceded27027
Goal Difference-70-7
Clean Sheets303
Goals by Substitutes303
Yellow Cards32032
Red Cards202

Players Used: 25

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
19FWJordan Murray606
2 17FWRahul Praveen303
88FWGary Hooper303
3 26DFCosta Nhamoinesu202
25MFVicente Gómez202
5 24DFAbdul Hakku101
22MFSergio Cidoncha101
15MFJeakson Singh101
47MFPuitea101
TOTAL20020

Assists
Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total Assists
1 88FWGary Hooper303
10MFFacundo Pereyra303
218MFSahal Samad202
37MFSeityasen Singh101
5DFNishu Kumar101
25MFVicente Gomez101
9FWJordan Murray101
32GKAlbino Gomes101
3DFSandeep Singh101

Clean sheets
Rank No. Nation Name League Cup Total
1 42 Albino Gomes 3 0 3

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
18MFSahal Abdul Samad300000300
10MFFacundo Pereyra200000200
7MFSeityasen Singh100000100
8MFRohit Kumar200000200
20MFSergio Cidoncha100000100
4DFBakary Koné200000200
6MFK Prasanth100000100
26DFCosta Nhamoinesu210000210
17FWRahul K. P.500000500
5DFNishu Kumar100000100
39DFLalruatthara 110000110
3DFSandeep Singh100000100
15MFJeakson Singh400000400
88FWGary Hooper100000100
31MFJuande100000100

Footnotes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and Kerala Blasters was allotted the GMC Athletic Stadium as their home ground for the season.[1]

See also

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