Muhammed Saheef

Muhammed Saheef

Personal information
Full name	Muhammed Saheef AP
Date of birth	(2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Tirur, Kerala, India
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Gokulam Kerala (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
Youth career
	Parappur FC
	Kerala State Football Team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Kerala Blasters B	4	(0)
2023–	Kerala Blasters	0	(0)
2023–	→ Gokulam Kerala (loan)	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 07 April 2024 (UTC)

Muhammed Saheef AP (born 7 February 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Gokulam Kerala, on loan from Kerala Blasters.

Club career

Youth and early career

Saheef spent his youth career with Parappur FC. He gained prominence through performances in the 2021–22 Kerala Premier League with them. ^[1] Saheef was then selected by the Kerala State Team to play for them in the Santosh Trophy in the 2021–22 season and won the tournament with them. ^[2]

Kerala Blasters

2022–2023: Rise to the first team

Saheef was noted for his performance in the Santosh Trophy, by the scouts of Kerala Blasters, a Kochi based Indian Super League club. ^[3] After the trials, he was offered his first ever professional contract by the Blasters, which he signed. Saheef was put into the club's reserve team, and played for them in the 2022–23 Kerala Premier League and the 2023 RFDL. ^[4] Saheef got his first national level exposure by playing in the 2022 Durand Cup. ^[5] Kerala Blasters fielded its reserve team as the primary squad for the tournament, in which Saheef was also included. He made one appearance in the tournament, by coming as a substitute against Mohammedan SC, on 9 September 2022. ^[6]

In April 2023, Saheef was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2023 Super Cup. ^[7] He made his official Kerala Blasters senior team debut on 12 April 2023, by coming as a substitute against Sreenidi Deccan FC in the 72nd minute. Saheef also started in the game against Bengaluru FC and played for 58 minutes. ^[8]

2023–2024: Contract extension and loan to Gokulam

On 9 May 2023, Kerala Blasters announced the extension of Saheef's contract until 2026. ^{[9] [10]} He was then included in club's 2023 Durand Cup squad and made appearances in all the three games. ^{[11] [12]}

On 1 September, Kerala Blasters announced that Saheef has been loaned out to Gokulam Kerala on a season long deal. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 07 April 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic cup [lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kerala Blasters	2022-23	Super League	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	2023-24	Super League	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	6	0	6	0
Gokulam Kerala (loan)	2023-24	I-League	20	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	22	0
Career total			20	0	8	0	28	0

1. Includes Durand Cup, Super Cup
2. One appearance in Durand Cup; two appearances in Super Cup
3. Appearances in Durand Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Kerala

• Santosh Trophy: 2021–22

References

1. "Manorama Club Award: Parappur FC have bigger goals to chase". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
2. "Demand and supply of domestic players doesn't match: Karolis Skinkys". The Times of India. 2023-04-16. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
3. FAR (2022-08-12). "മുഹമ്മദ് ഷഹീഫ് ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് സ്‌ക്വാഡിനൊപ്പം". www.thejasnews.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
4. "11 Kerala players included in Blasters' squad for Super Cup". The Times of India. 2023-04-04. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-08-30.
5. Sportstar, Team (2022-08-17). "Kerala Blasters announces 21-man squad for Durand Cup". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
6. Sportstar, Team (2022-09-09). "Durand Cup: Mohammedan SC beats Kerala Blasters 3-0 to enter semifinals, Dauda scores twice on debut". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
7. Sportstar, Team (2023-04-03). "Super Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announces 29-men squad". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
8. Sportstar, Team (2023-04-03). "Super Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announces 29-men squad". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
9. "KERALA BLASTERS EXTEND CONTRACTS WITH MUHAMMAD SHAEEF, MOHAMMED AIMAN & MOHAMMED AZHAR UNTIL 2026". Kerala Blasters FC. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
10. "ISL: Kerala Blasters extend contracts of youngsters Azhar, Aiman and Saheef". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
11. "Kerala Blasters announces squad for 2023 Durand Cup". Sportstar. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
12. "Durand Cup 2023: Kerala Blasters announce squad". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
13. "KBFC CONFIRM MULTIPLE LOANS". Kerala Blasters. Retrieved 2023-09-01.