Muhammad Uvais

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Muhammed Uvais
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Uvais Moyikkal
Date of birth (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Nilambur, Kerala, India
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Left-back
Team information
Current team
Punjab
Number 2
Youth career
Sudeva
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 FC Kerala 8 (0)
2018–2019 FC Thrissur 6 (0)
2019–2020 Ozone 13 (0)
2020 Bengaluru United 7 (0)
2021 KSEB 7 (0)
2021–2022 Gokulam Kerala 18 (1)
2022–2025 Jamshedpur 44 (1)
2025– Punjab 0 (0)
International career
2025– India 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
CAFA Nations Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2025 Tajikistan–Uzbekistan Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 08 September 2025 (UTC)

Muhammed Uvais Moyikkal (born 31 July 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Punjab and the India national team. [1] .

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Club career

Gokulam Kerala

On 7 June 2021, Uvais joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala [2] on a two-year contract. [3]

Jamshedpur

Indian Super League (ISL) shield winner Jamshedpur FC has secured the services of Muhammed Uvais ahead of the upcoming season. the club announced . The Defender has joined the Red Miners on a three-year deal, which will keep him at JFC until 2025. [4]

Punjab

Indian Super League Club Punjab announced That they are signing Jamshedpur left back Muhammad Uvais on Free transfer which will start his journey with them in ISL 25-26. [5]

International career

On August 25, Uvais was called up to the India squad for the first time by manager Khalid Jamil for the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2025 [7]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru United 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 700070
Gokulam Kerala 2021–22 I-League 1818 [a] [b] 03 [c] 0291
Jamshedpur 2022–23 Indian Super League 601 [d] 070
2023–24 1104 [d] 0150
2024–25 2717 [a] [d] 0341
Total44112000561
Punjab 2025–26 Indian Super League 003 [a] 00030
Career total69223030952
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

As of 8 September 2025 [8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India
202540
Total40

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

References

  1. "Head Coach Khalid Jamil announces his squad for the CAFA Nations Cup 2025". All India Football Federation . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. "Gokulam Kerala announce squad for IFA Shield 2021". 25 November 2021.
  3. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala FC sign young Kerala defender Muhammed Uvais". ANI News.
  4. https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/news-isl-transfer-news-jamshedpur-fc-rope-young-full-back-muhammed-uvais
  5. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/punjab-fc-signs-uvais-ahead-of-isl-2025-26/article69574681.ece
  6. "Surreal to be called up': Punjab FC's Muhammed Uvais on maiden call-up to Indian football team". firstpost. 25 August 2025.
  7. Muhammad Uvais at Soccerway
  8. "Muhammed Uvais Moyikkal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  9. TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)