Did you know that, across eleven seasons of the Indian Super League, the most goals scored by any player in a single season is 18? This feat has been achieved by not one, but two players who have etched themselves in the ISL history books.

The illustrious history of the top-division football competition in India has witnessed some of the most prolific foreigners grace the fields, as well as Indian players dominating the charts. 

ISL has also seen many sublime goalscorers who have not only elevated themselves as the most important marksman but also helped their team achieve great success throughout the years.

In a fast-paced tournament like the ISL, goals work as the lifeblood of the matches. Every goal usually changes the course of the game but in a league such as ISL, every goal can change the scenario of a whole season.

This article explores footballers like Ferran Corominas, Bartholomew Ogbeche, and many others who have scored the most goals in a season and dominated the goalscoring charts across seasons.

Historical Overview of ISL Stats

Since its inception, the Indian Super League has witnessed a fascinating evolution in scoring patterns over the years.

From thrilling comebacks to agonizing defeats, goals have provided countless unforgettable moments that have captivated fans across the nation. Various factors have re-defined the standards which helped in shaping the league's prominence.

For the first three seasons, ISL was contested between eight teams, and the number has gradually increased over the years. Different knock-out patterns and the league-shield system evolved the league, pushing the teams toward diverse accolades to acquire. 

These factors have mostly motivated the goalscorers to unleash their utmost capacity and help their team achieve the silverware. 

On the other hand, different coaches have diversified approaches for their tactics, which significantly affect the marksmen of the team. Tactical innovations and shifts have helped the players as well in increasing their goalscoring tally. 

Read Also | ISL Stats: Players with the most goals in ISL history

Players with the Most Goals in a Season

1. Ferran Corominas (Coro)

• Team: FC Goa
• Season: 2017–18
• Total Goals: 18
• Matches: 20

Notable Moments: On December 9th, 2017, Coro netted the fastest hat-trick in ISL history against Kerala Blasters during a 5-2 victory for Goa. 

The game was level at 2-2 at the break. However, the Spanish wizard took only 8 minutes in the second half to score a hat-trick and single-handedly win the game for the Gaurs.

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Bartholomew Ogbeche

• Team: Hyderabad FC
• Season: 2021–22
• Total Goals: 18
• Matches: 20

Notable Moments: Ogbeche led the Nizams to the club's first-ever Indian Super League cup victory in the 2021-22 season, winning the Golden Boot as well.

The Nigerian also became the first-ever ISL player to earn a place in the EA Sports FIFA 22 Team of the Season in the Rest of the World category.

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— EA SPORTS FC (@EASPORTSFC) June 4, 2022

3. Ferran Corominas (Coro)

• Team: FC Goa
• Season: 2018-19
• Total Goals: 16
• Matches: 20

Notable Moments: Coro became only the first-ever footballer to win the footballer ISL Golden Boot twice, after scoring a significant 16 goals for FC Goa in the 2018-19 campaign.

The Spaniard also won the Golden Ball award in the same season, for being the best player of the tournament.

The only player to score 🔟+ goals in 3⃣ consecutive #HeroISL seasons! 🧡

Ferran Corominas 👑
#TrueLove pic.twitter.com/pPPjNsZXdP

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) March 11, 2020

4. Alaaeddine Ajaraie* 

• Team: NorthEast United
• Season: 2024-25
• Total Goals: 15*
• Matches: 16*

Notable Moments: The Moroccan magician has been one of the most interesting players to watch this season so far, having scored in his first 8 consecutive matches to set a unique ISL record for being the first-ever player to do so.

He also became the fastest player to reach 10+ goals in a season, as he only took 8 matches.

His goalscoring tally may improve in the upcoming matches, and he may also break the record for most goals in a single ISL season.

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— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) January 14, 2025

5. Nerijus Valskis

• Team: Chennaiyin FC
• Season: 2019-20
• Total Goals: 15
• Matches: 20

Notable Moments: In the 2019-20 season, Valskis scored a brace in four of Chennaiyin FC’s league games. His impact was visibly significant as during the league stage, Chennaiyin FC remained undefeated in every match where the Lithuanian entered his name on the scoresheet.

1⃣5⃣ Goals ✅
6⃣ Assists ✅
Runner-up in the #HeroISL ✅@NValskis not only won the Golden Boot award but gave us all a season to remember 👏 pic.twitter.com/3qq5bL5cUG

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) May 5, 2020

6. Igor Angulo 

• Team: FC Goa
• Season: 2020-21
• Total Goals: 14
• Matches: 21

Notable Moments: The Spaniard won the Golden Boot in his maiden season in India, proving himself a great successor to Ferran Corominas in FC Goa.

Presenting you 2020/21 @IndSuperLeague Golden Boot winner! 🤩#RiseAgain #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/Kukna24lQ9

— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) March 13, 2021

7. Stiven Mendoza

• Team: Chennaiyin FC
• Season: 2015
• Total Goals: 13
• Matches: 16

Notable Moments: The 2015 ISL Final remained iconic for only one man, named Stiven Mendoza. The Colombian forced Goa's keeper Kattimani to score an own goal in the last minutes of the game, while his side Chennaiyin FC was trailing by 1-2. 

Following that, Mendoza scored the winner in the dying minutes to hand Chennaiyin its first-ever ISL title, marking one of the greatest individual performances in an ISL final.

He became the first and one of the only two players to lift the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot in a single ISL season.

#DidYouKnow ❓@ChennaiyinFC's former star @Stiven20Mendoza and @FCGoaOfficial's Ferran Corominas are the only two players in #HeroISL history to win the Golden Boot and Golden Ball in the same season!#LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/urnVAySEw0

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) August 16, 2019

8. Dimitrios Diamantakos 

• Team: Kerala Blasters FC
• Season: 2023-24
• Total Goals: 13
• Matches: 17

Notable Moments: Diamantakos won the Golden Boot after the most closely-contested race for the accolade as nine players scored 10+ goals in the 2023-24 season.

9. Diego Mauricio 

• Team: Odisha FC
• Season: 2022-23
• Total Goals: 12
• Matches: 21

Notable Moments: Mauricio helped Odisha FC to its first-ever knock-out qualification with his brilliance and goalscoring prowess.

10. Marcelinho 

• Team: Delhi Dynamos FC
• Season: 2016
• Total Goals: 10
• Matches: 15

Notable Moments: Marcelinho led the Delhi side to its first-ever ISL semi-final qualification after a sublime campaign studded with 10 goals, and 5 assists as well.

Although they missed out on the final after losing to Kerala in the semis, the Brazilian helped Delhi Dynamos to be one of the most dreaded sides in the 2016 Season.

11. Elano Blumer

• Team: Chennaiyin FC
• Season: 2014
• Total Goals: 8
• Matches: 11

Notable Moments: The Brazilian magician remains one of the best ISL players to grace the pitches across India, as he won the first-ever ISL Golden Boot.

Having scored 8 goals, Elano helped Chennaiyin finish the league stage atop the table and a semi-final finish afterward.

Top goalscorers in every ISL season 

Factors Contributing to High Goal-Scoring Seasons

Revamped format and more teams

The editions with high goal-scoring tallies have significant factors that elevated the flair in the Indian Super League.

The presence of talented individuals, dynamic tactical and attacking approaches, and the evolving structure of the league heavily influenced the goalscoring in the tournament over the years.

The evolved league structure is the foremost reason for the loads of goals in ISL for the last couple of years. The league started in 2014 with eight participating teams, and there was no league-shield system. Out of eight, four teams used to qualify for the semi-finals to clinch the cup in the showdown. 

From the 2017-18 season, the ISL expanded to 10 teams following Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC's inclusion. However, no play-off system was introduced this season as the league continued with the previous knockout format until the 2021-22 season.

On the other hand, the league shield system was introduced in the 2019-20 season. In this system, the league that finishes atop the table is awarded a league shield after the regular season is over, to be called the league champions. The Cup winners were termed as the ISL Cup winners from then on.

However, ahead of the 2022-23 season, the ISL format faced a significant revamping. The league adopted a play-off system merged with the league shield format.

From this season, the top two clubs after the regular season automatically progress to the ISL semi-finals, whereas the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match as the two play-off winners join the first and second-ranked teams in two-legged semifinals.

Due to the continuous inclusion of new teams in the ISL and the revamped structure, teams are entitled to play more matches than the earlier four or five seasons. This factor is the most important one for the high-goalscoring seasons. 

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— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) September 14, 2023

Team dynamics

Players such as Ferran Corominas played for only one ISL team but did not fail to deliver across the three seasons he played in India. Coro played mostly under Sergio Lobera in FC Goa but prevailed to prove himself as one of the most influential strikers to ever play in ISL.

During his time in Goa, Lobera mostly followed the positional play for his offensive tactics, continually shifting between a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-4-1-1 to manipulate the spaces and thrive in pressure.

The attacking-midfield duo Edu Bedia and Hugo Boumous also helped Coro in front, who was the pinnacle of attacking plans by Lobera.

This is how Lobera's attacking free-flow and quality teammates benefitted Coro as he remains one of the most iconic figures in ISL history.

On the contrary, another ISL stalwart Bartholomew Ogbeche played for four ISL sides; NorthEast, Kerala, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. Ogbeche played under three coaches in the ISL; Manolo Marquez, Sergio Lobera, and Eelco Shattorie. 

However, the Nigerian dominated everywhere he played in. Factors such as shifting between different tactical executions, different set-ups, and styles of play did not affect his goalscoring spree, as he is the second-highest leading goalscorer in the ISL with 63 goals to his name.

3⃣ Seasons
3⃣ Clubs
3⃣rd highest scorer of all time in the #HeroISL

Bartholomew Ogbeche = Goals, guaranteed ⚽🔥 pic.twitter.com/TU8wiidz00

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 8, 2021

A few other Records and Milestones in ISL Stats

1. Most hat-tricks in a season

The 2015 edition of the Indian Super League saw a staggering eight hat-tricks across the season, a mark which is yet to be touched or broken. 

Stiven Mendoza, Sunil Chhetri, Ferran Corominas, and Mudou Sougou shared the record for most hat-tricks in a single season, as they all scored two hat-tricks in a season.

Here are the number of hat-tricks in every edition of the Indian Super League.

Read Also | ISL Stats: Players with most ISL Hat-tricks

2. Longest Goalscoring streaks

• Kalu Uche (Delhi Dynamos FC) - 8 games

In the 2017-18 season, Kalu Uche showcased remarkable performance by scoring 13 goals and providing two assists in 15 appearances, making him the top scorer for Delhi Dynamos that season.

Between January and March 2018, the Nigerian scored in eight consecutive games, securing the longest goalscoring streak in ISL history.

• Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United FC) - 8 games

In the ongoing 2024-25 ISL season, Alaaeddine Ajaraie scored in his first 8 consecutive games, with a compelling total of 11 goals on the way.

The Moroccan has also become the first-ever player to score in his first eight matches in the league's history. Also, his brace against Bengaluru FC on November 8th, 2024, marked him as the first player to score braces in three consecutive games in the ISL.

• Roy Krishna (Mohun Bagan Super Giant) - 6 games

Roy Krishna had an incredible season with his former club Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the 2020-21 season, scoring 14 goals in total.

However, the current Odisha FC striker scored eight goals in six matches from January to February 2021, marking the second-longest scoring spree by any player in ISL history.

• Elano (Chennaiyin FC) - 6 games

Elano Blumer is one of the greatest footballers to play in the ISL till date, marking the inaugural ISL season with his remarkable performances.

The Brazilian scored eight goals in his first six games of the season and scored 9 goals in total to help Chennaiyin FC finish atop the league table and reach the semi-finals.

• Iain Hume (ATK FC) - 5 games

Iain Hume remains one of the most loved fan-favourite footballers ever to play in the Indian Super League. The Canadian scored five goals in five straight games for ATK FC in the ISL 2015 season.

Although ATK was eliminated from the semis owing to a defeat against Chenniyin, Hume scored 11 goals across the season to help the Kolkata side on their journey to the semis.

What Does the Future Hold?

The ISL has gifted many young footballers to light up Indian football over the years. These players have the utmost capabilities to book their place in the record books. With many objectives to chase, the youngsters also may experience the motivation to rack up goals in ISL in the upcoming years.

Although the Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri has the most goals in the Indian Super League history, he never won the ISL Golden Boot in his career. Only time can tell If any promising young talent can fulfil this dream of the Indian football fans.

However, here are the Indian footballers who can achieve great success in the future and produce an immense number of goals for their respective ISL sides.

Lallianzuala Chhangte (27 years old) - Mumbai City FC

Lallianzuala Chhangte has elevated his game to become one of the ISL's most impactful and clutch players. In the marvelous league double season for Mumbai City FC in 2022-23, Chhangte became the leading scorer of the team, earning the Golden Ball as well.

Chhangte is surely suffering a rough patch under Kratky in Mumbai in this ongoing season, but with his impeccable potential, he is destined to come back at his best in the upcoming months.

Vikram Partap Singh (23 years old) - Mumbai City FC

Under the guidance of new Mumbai City coach Petr Kratky, Vikram has excelled by scoring eight goals while primarily playing as a left winger. His relentless running significantly enhances Mumbai's attacking play, and he continues to improve his decision-making in the final third of the field.

Sivasakthi Narayanan (24 years old) - Bengaluru FC

Arguably the most natural goalscorer on this list, Sivasakthi has a natural positioning sense of being present in the right place at the right time; as he showed in the 22/23 season, where he played up top alongside Roy Krishna. 

Parthib Gogoi (21 years old) - NorthEast United FC

Played primarily as a winger by his club, Parthib has injected hope among Indian football fans to find a potential forward with both playmaking and goalscoring abilities that he delivers so well. His ability to convert powerful long-ranger strikes also makes him one out of the box.

Although he has not got many starts this season so far, he may prove to be one of the most essential assets for the club, and the national team as well.

Conclusion

The ever-increasing goalscoring opportunities indicate the league's attacking style of football display that has been gradually adopted by most of the teams. The competitiveness in the league may not only be defined by the goalscoring tally, but it is one of the most pivotal aspects.

The records show the illustrious history of the Indian Super League, studded with noteworthy milestones for the future to chase. It is naturally expected that the future stars of Indian football will surely strive to achieve these feats, but they must go beyond the records.

The Durand Cup was first held in Shimla which was a popular retreat for the British back in the day. Sir Henry Durand was recovering from an illness in the hill station and realised the importance of physical health for soldiers in the Army.

There were several army regiments and military units that were originally involved in the tournament and it became an inter-regiment tournament essentially.

They were initially only inclined towards playing Hockey given the popularity of the sport in India at that time but football gradually picked up.

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A dominating performance by #NEUFC from start to finish as the defending champions successfully retain the title.

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— Durand Cup (@thedurandcup) August 23, 2025

The event itself was a major deal and people came from all across the country to watch the final which was a highly publicised event. It was also a great platform for Indian football clubs to defeat the British regiments which of course, rarely happened at that time.

However, events post World War II that also involved the cancellation and relocation of the tournament ushered a new era for Indian football.

The Durand Cup was later shifted to Delhi post 1940 and opened for civilian clubs and teams. This brought in the likes of Mohammedan, Salgaocar, East Bengal and all the other legendary I-League teams that have since dominated the proceedings.

It is now held under the Durand Football Tournament Society and has been the continuously held every year to attract top Indian teams and players from leagues such as the ISL, I-league and even Armed forces football teams.

The inclusion of ISL and Armed forces teams has helped expand the reach of the tournament.

Take a look at some of the winners and runner-ups of Durand Cup, one of the most popular football tournaments in India. Durand Cup has been a success for many years with all the details about the show since 2000.

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Most Durand Cup Wins:

Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are the most successful teams in the history of the tournament winning it a record 17 and 16 times respectively.

Royal Scouts Fusiliers were the first-ever winners and Mohammedan Sporting were the first Indian to win the competition. Bengaluru Fc are the reigning champions.

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Tonight, we have the Durand Cup semi-final between Diamond Harbour FC and Emami East Bengal FC at the iconic Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

Diamond Harbour FC are coming from a great win against Jamshedpur FC away from home in the quarterfinal. Meanwhile, East Bengal have done an outstanding job by beating Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the quarter-final in a nail-biter Kolkata derby.

So, we have another Kolkata derby in our hands. This is Barnali Debnath, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk. Stay tuned and enjoy the coverage.

Cristiano Ronaldo might be playing in Saudi Arabia these days, but he's still racking up records in Portuguese colours. Among male footballers, Ronaldo holds the record for most international goals of all time, as part of his enduring pursuit of titles and records. The 40-year-old also has most international appearances in the history of men's football after playing his 200th game for Portugal in June 2023. 

In this article, we'll look at the active football players with the most international goals.

Also Read: Messi vs Ronaldo: Who has scored the most non-penalty goals?

Most International Goals by Active Players (2025)

10. Edin Dzeko | 68 goals

Edin Dzeko is one of the most underrated strikers of his generation. The Inter Milan marksman is 39 years old but is still going strong. He has won the 'Bosnian Footballer of the Year' award three successive times in his career.

Dzeko has been quite prolific for his national team. He has scored 68 goals and provided 21 assists in his international career so far.

9. Harry Kane | 73 goals

Captain Harry Kane became the first player to score two goals on his 100th appearance for England. The striker scored his 67th and 68th international goals in the second half of the Nations League at Wembley over Finland, thundering an excellent strike in off the underside of the bar, then curling in a neat finish.

He also became just the third player to score on his 100th England appearance, after Wayne Rooney (versus Slovenia in 2014) and Bobby Charlton (against Northern Ireland in 1970).

Before kick-off, Kane was presented with a golden cap to mark the achievement, and also wore golden boots during the match.

8. Luis Suarez | 69 goals

Uruguay international Luis Suarez has had an illustrious career. He won the European Golden Shoe twice in the last decade and is widely regarded as one of the best centre-forwards of the 21st century.

Suarez, who recently led Uruguay to World Cup qualification, has scored 68 goals in his international career.

7. Neymar | 79 goals

Neymar Jr. is one of the most talented footballers we have seen in the 21st century. He is a joy to watch on the football pitch and is capable of producing moments of magic on a regular basis.

Neymar is one of the most innovative forwards of the modern era. He has been absolutely phenomenal for Brazil and is now surpassed Pele's goalscoring record for Brazil (77). Neymar has scored 79 goals and for the Brazilian national team so far in his career.

6. Robert Lewandowski | 85 goals

Robert Lewandowski is currently the most prolific goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues. The Bayern Munich striker has played some of the best football of his career in recent seasons.

Lewandowski has been a cut above the rest of his national teammates throughout his career. He has been a standout performer for Poland in recent years. The 36-year-old has scored 85 goals for Poland in international football.

Also Read: Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century

5. Ali Mabkhout | 85 goals

Al Jazira and UAE legend Ali Mabkhout is a clinical finisher and as well as being one of his club's best scorers. However, he is also the United Arab Emirates' top international scorer of all time. He has a total of 85 international goals to his name. 

During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals, Mabkhout netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over defending champions Australia, which helped his country qualify for the semi-finals. Mabkhout scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in a 5–0 win in 2019 to become UAE's all-time leading goalscorer.

4. Romelu Lukaku | 89 goals

Romelu Lukaku has been a beast in attack for Belgium's golden generation. He has consistently produced the goods for his star-studded national team and continues to do so.

Lukaku's form at club level may have fluctuated but he has maintained high standards in international football. The 32-year-old has scored 89 goals in his international career so far.

3. Sunil Chhetri | 95 goals

Sunil Chhetri is regarded as one of the best football players India has ever produced. In a career spanning over two decades, the centre-forward has won many individual as well as team accolades.

With 95 goals to his name in 154 international appearances, Chhetri is the third highest goal-scorer in international matches, only behind Portuguese ace Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi of Argentina.

Also Read: Every Indian Team Football Coach Since 1948

Since Sunil Chhetri’s first senior professional goal for Mohun Bagan in the National Football League season (2002-03), the Indian football great has notched up many goal-scoring feats for both club and country.

2. Lionel Messi | 112 goals 

Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers, has had a remarkable international career with Argentina. Messi, with 112 international goals, ranks second on the all-time top goal-scorers list, trailing only Ronaldo. Since his debut in 2005, Messi has earned 189 caps, leading Argentina to victories in the Copa America and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Argentina and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi can still catch Ronaldo for the record, if he plays on through to the 2026 World Cup and perhaps beyond.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo | 138 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the world record for international goals, scoring 138 for Portugal since making his debut in 2003. He is also the all-time leading appearance-maker in men's international football, having played 221 games, eclipsing the previous record of 196 held by Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa against Liechtenstein on 23 March 2023, and marking the occasion with two goals. He has hit ten international hat-tricks, a record he shares with Lionel Messi.

Also Read: Every Manchester United records that may never be broken

Ronaldo broke the world record for international goals when he scored twice against the Republic of Ireland in Portugal's European Qualifier in Faro-Loulé on 1 September 2021, aged 36. He surpassed the existing world-record mark set by former Iran forward Ali Daei, the first man to claim a century of international goals. Lionel Messi joined the elite group on 28 March 2023.

East Bengal is one of Asia's biggest and most supported football clubs. In October 2020, the club was voted as the most popular football club in India on an AFC poll by its supporters.

The East Bengal Club was established on 1st August 1920 by Suresh Chandra Chaudhury along with some other dignitaries, and the club's first captain was Ramesh Chandra Sen.

The Kolkata-based club has created a lot of records and won so many trophies. The Football club was going through a tough phase as they hadn't won a major trophy since the 2013-14 season.

But, under the new Manager and coaching staff, the Red & Gold Brigade are playing good football. So, let's look at the trophies East Bengal has won in its footballing history.

East Bengal FC Trophies List

East Bengal played their first match in the 1920 Hercules Cup, which was a 7-a-side tournament that they won. They won their first-ever full tournament in 1921 and lifted the Khogendra Shield.

The Red and Gold brigade qualified for the Calcutta Football League 1st division in 1925. They won their first 1st title in 1942. Then the Kolkata-based club lifted their first IFA Shield in 1943. In 1945, East Bengal won their first double, claiming both the Calcutta Football League and the IFA Shield.

From 1949-51, East Bengal became the first team to make a hat-trick of wins in the IFA Shield. In 1972, East Bengal won the Calcutta Football League, IFA Shield, Durand Cup, and Rovers Cup in a single season, becoming the first team to do so.

In 1972, East Bengal also made a record of being the first and till date, only Indian team to win the Calcutta Football League without conceding a single goal, which they again repeated in 1991.

East Bengal won its first First Division league title in 1942 and has since won it a record 39 times. They have also won eight Federation Cups, three Super Cups, a record 29 IFA Shields, the Kuladakanta Shield, and MLA CUP, alongside 16 Durand Cup titles, making the club one of the most decorated in Indian football.

Khalid Jamil has been named as the new head coach of the Indian Men's Senior Football team, as AIFF chose him over Stephen Constantine and Stefan Tarkovic from the final list. With Jamil becoming the new boss of the Blue Tigers, we present you with the stats and history of his career as a football manager so far.

Read Also: Football facts: Five managers who have coached Club and country at the same time

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Khalid Jamil has been named the new head coach of the Indian Men's Senior Football team.

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Khalid Jamil stats as manager

Since retiring as a professional footballer, Jamil started his managerial career with Mumbai FC in 2009. Jamil went on to coach them for 7 years until he joined Aizawl FC in December 2016. It was with Aizawl FC where his career took a turn after leading them to a miraculous I-League title in the 2016/17 season.

After the I-League success, Khalid coached two Kolkata giants, first East Bengal in the 2017-18 season and then ATK Mohun Bagan (which is now Mohun Bagan Super Giant) in the next season.

Read Also: Every Indian Team Football Coach Since 1948

However, Khalid did not get that much success with those two Kolkata clubs, and he joined Northeast United FC as the academy head in 2019. From 2019-22, Jamil served as Assistant manager, caretaker manager and then head coach of NEUFC. After that, he spent one season with Bengaluru United.

Finally, in 2023, he arrived at Jamshedpur FC, where he showed his class as the head coach and uplifted a few young Indian talents as well. Last season under him, Jamshedpur FC reached the semi-finals of the Indian Super League as well, and Khalid became the first Indian coach to achieve that feat.

His experince and understanding of Indian football is supposed to be a ground-breaking factor for the upcoming few months of Indian football.

Data by transfermarkt.