Mohammad Shahjahan (footballer)

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Mohammad Shahjahan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Delhi FC
Number 6
Youth career
YOSC (Khuri) [2]
2016–2017 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Minerva Punjab 1 (0)
2018 → Delhi United (loan) ? (?)
2019– Jamshedpur B
International career‡
2015 India U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:44, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:44, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Mohammad Shahjahan (born 3 October 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Delhi FC. He also represented India at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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Personal life

Shah was born on 3 October 2000 in Khurai Heigrumakhok, Imphal East, Manipur. [3] He is the youngest of eight siblings. His father, Abdul Manaf, worked as a tailor and took up various small jobs to support the large family. [3] [4]

He studied up to class VII before devoting himself entirely to football. [3] As a child, Shah showed great passion for the sport. When he once asked his father for a pair of boots, his father jokingly questioned whether he would play in the World Cup someday. Shah confidently said he would, and his father bought him a ₹250 pair of boots from Kangjeibung Maning in Imphal. [3] [4]

His elder brother Suleiman, an auto-rickshaw driver, played a vital role in nurturing his talent by enrolling him in the Youth Organisation Sporting Club (YOSC) in Khurai. [4] [5] In 2015, Shah was dropped from the AIFF Elite Academy and briefly considered quitting football. However, his strong performance in a friendly match for Minerva Punjab impressed national scouts, reigniting his journey to the India U-17 team. [5] [4]

Club career

Shahjahan joined I-League 2nd Division side Delhi United on a season-long loan in February 2018. [6] However, by May 2018, he returned to his parent club, Minerva Punjab. On summer of 2019, the midfielder moved to Jamshedpur FC Reserves. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2018. [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab 2017–18 I-League 1000–0010
Career total1000000010
Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Pai, Vinayak S (27 September 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indian team stars: 10 things to know about midfield maestro Mohammad Shahjahan". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
    2. ↑ Vishal, R (2 October 2017). "From almost quitting football to the World Cup, meet India U-17 midfielder Shahjahan". Scroll India. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "FIFA U-17 World Cup Midfielder Md. Shahjahan Profile". E-Pao. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    4. 1 2 3 4 Anand, Nikhil (30 September 2017). "From almost quitting football to the World Cup: Meet India U-17 midfielder Shahjahan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    5. 1 2 "Know your India Under-17 World Cup team: Midfielders". The Times of India. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
    6. ↑ "Month: February 2018". Delhi United S.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
    7. ↑ Sharma, Neelam (11 May 2018). "I'll only move to the ISL if I get first-team playing time- Mohammand Shahjahan". Khel Now. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
    8. ↑ Mohammad Shahjahan at Soccerway . Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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