Faisal Ali (footballer)

Faisal Ali

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kolkata, India
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	Churchill Brothers
Number	11
Youth career
	Kolkata Football Academy
	Southern Samity
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Bhawanipore	7	(0)
2020–2022	Mohammedan	28	(5)
2022–2023	Bengaluru	3	(1)
2023	→ Mohammedan (loan)	11	(1)
2023–	Churchill Brothers	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:34, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Faisal Ali (born 20 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for I-League club Churchill Brothers.

Career

Early career

Born in India, Faisal Ali started his professional football career with Bhawanipore FC. He was also part of Bhawanipore which played I-League Qualifiers which held in October 2020. ^[1]

Mohammedan SC

On 7 November 2020, Faisal joined I-league club Mohammedan SC on a 2-year deal. ^[2] On 9 January 2021, Faisal made his debut for Mohammedan and on 58th minute he scored his first goal for the club. ^{[3] [4]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 April 2023 ^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bhawanipore	2020	I-League 2nd Division	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
Mohammedan	2020–21	I-League	12	2	0	0	–		12	2
	2021–22		16	3	6 [a]	1	–		22	4
	Mohammedan total		28	5	6	1	0	0	34	6
Bengaluru	2022–23	Indian Super League	0	0	5 [a]	1	–		5	1
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Bengaluru total		0	0	5	1	0	0	5	1
Mohammedan (loan)	2022–23	I-League	11	1	1 [b]	0	–		12	1
Career total			46	6	12	2	0	0	58	8

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting

• Calcutta Football League: 2021 ^[6]
• I-League: 2021–22 ^[7]

Bengaluru

• Durand Cup: 2022

References

1. "I-League Qualifiers: Bhawanipore FC Sign Off with Comfortable 2–0 Win over ARA FC". Kolkata: News18. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "Indian Football Transfers: Mohammedan sign duo Jamal Bhuyan, Alen Deory". Khelnow. 8 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
3. "I-League 2021 Faisal Ali finds the net as Mohammedan Sporting beat debutants Sudeva Delhi FC". thefangarage. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
4. "Mohammedan start I-League campaign with 1-0 win over Sudeva". newsd.in. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
5. Faisal Ali at Soccerway
6. Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের Archived 18 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
7. Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.