Shameel Chembakath

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Shameel Chembakath
Shameel Chembakath with Hyderabad FC.jpg
Shameel Chembakath with Hyderabad FC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Shameel Chembakath
Date of birth (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Malappuram, Kerala, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre back / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Reliance Foundation Young Champs U-19 (head coach)
Youth career
1998–2003 SAIL Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005 Viva Kerala
2005–2007 Vasco Sports Club, Goa
2008–2009 Bengal Mumbai
Managerial career
2014–2016 Prodigy Academy
2016–2017 Muthoot Academy
2017–2020 Kerala Blasters U–15 (head coach)
Kerala Blasters Reserves (assistant)
2020–2022 Hyderabad Reserves / U18
2022–2024 Hyderabad (assistant)
2024–2025 Hyderabad (interim)
2025– Reliance Foundation Young Champs (U-19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shameel Chembakath (born 12 January 1986) is an Indian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is currently the head coach of Reliance Foundation Young Champs U-19. [1]

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After retiring from football at an early age due to injury, he started coaching career with under-15 team of Kerala Blasters in 2017. [2] [3] Shameel also worked as the assistant coach of Blasters reserves that won the 2019–20 season of the Kerala Premier League. [4] [5]

Playing career

Shameel started his youth career in Jharkhand by playing for the SAIL football academy in 1998. He signed first professional contract with Viva Kerala in 2004. [6] Shameel spent one year with Viva Kerala before signing for Vasco Sports Club Goa. [7] In 2007, he was signed by the Kolkata based club Mohammedan S.C.. [8] [9] During time with Mohammedan, he suffered hamstring injury. In 2008, Bengal Mumbai FC signed Shameel. He had been called for India national football team camp in 2007 for the Olympic qualifier competitions, but did not qualify to the final squad. He was forced to retire in 2009, aged just 23, after failing to recover from the long-term hamstring injury. [10]

Coaching career

Shameel worked as head coach of different schools across Kerala. It was in 2014 that he joined Prodigy Football Academy, which ran in partnership with Kerala Blasters Football Schools. [11] [12] In 2016, Shameel signed for Muthoot Football Academy. [13] He got the AFC B Coaching License in 2017. [14] [15] In the same year, Kerala Blasters decided to field their youth teams in the Hero Elite League and Shameel was appointed as the U15 head coach. [16] [17] His first accomplishment came during the 2018–19 Juniors League as the U15 side of the Blasters reached the semi-finals of the tournament. [18] Later that year, he got the AFC A license. [19] Shameel also worked with the reserve team of Kerala Blasters and is known for the development of players like Sahal Abdul Samad and Mohammad Rakip. [20] [21] [22] The reserve side won the 2019–2020 season of the Kerala Premier League, making it Shameel's first coaching title. [23] He also got chance to work as the assistant of the Kerala Blasters senior team towards the end of the 2018–2019 regular season. He left Kerala Blasters in 2020. [24]

On 2 January 2021, it was announced that Shameel had signed a three-year deal with Hyderabad FC as the head coach of their reserve team. [25] On 6 May 2022, he was promoted as the assistant coach of the senior team. [26] On November 14 2024, he was awarded the AFC Pro License, the highest coaching certification granted by the Asian Football Confederation. [27] Shameel was appointed as the interim coach of Hyderabad on 17 December 2024, following the club's decision to part ways with Thangboi Singto. [28] On January 23 2025, Shameel Chembakath led Hyderabad to their first home win of the season. This also marked his first-ever win as a coach in the ISL. [29] On 15 June 2025, Chembakath was appointed as the head coach of the Reliance Foundation Young Champs under-19 team. [30]

Coaching statistics

As of 3 June 2023
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Kerala Blasters Under 15 20172020362241061.1
Kerala Blasters Reserves 20182020483041462.5
Hyderabad FC II 202020221572646.6
Hyderabad FC 202220246522103334.4
Hyderabad FC 202420251325616.67
Reliance Foundation Young Champs 2025Present421150.00

Honours

As a player

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team. "Hyderabad FC appoints Appu Jose as new Sporting Director". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് മുൻ സഹപരിശീലകൻ ഷമീൽ ചെമ്പകത്ത് ഹൈദരാബാദ് എഫ്സിയിൽ". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ↑ admin. "Former Kerala Blasters co-coach Shameel Chembakath at Hyderabad FC | MbS News" . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Interview with former KBFC youth and reserve team coach Shameel Chembakath". www.dreamsportsindia.in. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "ഷമീല്‍ ചെമ്പകത്ത്: പരുക്ക് അട്ടിമറിച്ച കരിയര്‍, പ്രതിഭകളെ വാര്‍ത്തെടുക്കുന്ന സൂപ്പര്‍ കോച്ചായി തിരിച്ചുവരവ്!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "31 players selected for 'Viva Kerala'". imworld.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  9. ↑ Staff (26 August 2007). "Sporting hold Bagan to draw". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "'ഇന്ത്യൻ ഫുട്ബോൾ ശരിയായ ദിശയിൽ': മനസ്സു തുറന്ന് ഷമീൽ ചെമ്പകത്ത്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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  13. ↑ "KBFC | Muthoot Pappachan Football Academy". muthootfootball.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR AFC B LICENSE COURSE". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "shameel chembakath get afc b license - Malayalam MyKhel". malayalam.mykhel.com (in Malayalam). 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Giving it back to football, Kerala Blasters FC launched the KBFC Young Blasters Program". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Shameel Asian Football Confederation 'A' License holder|ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് എന്റെ കരിയര്‍ മാറ്റിമറിച്ചു". Kerala Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  19. ↑ Release, Press (20 November 2019). "AIFF declares AFC A Coaching License Course results!". Arunava about Football. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  20. ↑ "സഹലിന്റെ വിജയ രഹസ്യം തുറന്നു പറഞ്ഞു മുൻ കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്‌സ് പരിശീലകൻ". Khel Now. 9 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  22. ↑ "U-15 players Yoihenba and Sahni summoned for national team duty". The Bridge. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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  24. ↑ "ഷമീല്‍ ചെമ്പകത്തും ബൊറുസിയ ഡോട്മുണ്ടും ഹൈദരബാദില്‍ ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  25. ↑ "HFC appoint Shameel Chembakath as Head Coach for Reserves & U18s". HyderabadFC.co.in. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  26. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (6 May 2022). "Chembakath promoted as HFC assistant coach". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  27. ↑ T, Anuj (14 November 2024). "12 Indian coaches complete AFC Pro License; Boosting football coaching standards". Khel Now. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  28. ↑ TodayNE, India (19 December 2024). "Hyderabad FC part ways with Thangboi Singto, Shameel Chembakath named interim coach". India Today NE (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  29. ↑ "Chembakath Hails Hyderabad FC's Grit in Securing First Home Win of ISL 2024-25". Latest News, Breaking Headline from India & World – The Hawk. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  30. ↑ "About Young Champs – Shameel Chembakath". Reliance Foundation Young Champs. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  31. ↑ "Hyderabad FC B finish runners up in CEM Gold Cup 2022". Odisha News | Odisha Breaking News | Latest Odisha News. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "Hyderabad FC finish 3rd in inaugural RF Development League campaign". Hyderabad FC. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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