In Exclusive ISL Transfer News, ATK Mohun Bagan on Tuesday announced that Irish star, Carl McHugh has extended his stay with the club, signing a new two-year contract with the Mariners - which will keep him at the club till 2024.
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McHugh joined the Hero ISL in 2019 when he joined ATK Mohun Bagan and helped them win the Hero ISL title and has been a consistent performer for the Mariners over the past two seasons, making 39 appearances during that period. The Irishman joined the ISL in 2019 when he joined ATK FC and helped them win the ISL title.
In 2020/21, he registered two assists to his name. Despite being a central defensive midfielder, McHugh has also been used as a centre-back on a few occasions. His steadiness, hard work and work-rate on the pitch may be a few of the reasons for the club to add two year to his contract.
The 29-year-old remains a key part of Juan Ferrando's plans at the club and is certain to play a vital role not just in the Hero ISL but also in the Mariners' AFC Cup campaign.
The 29-year-old who revealed in the past that he chose to play in India because of its improving standards, remains a key part of Juan Ferrando's plans at the club and is certain to play a vital role not just in the Hero ISL but also in the Mariners' AFC Cup campaign.
Primarily a central defender, McHugh is also capable of playing as a left-back and defensive midfielder, with the 29-year-old highly experienced as he has played for the likes of Reading, Bradford City and Motherwell in the past.
The versatile defender has also represented the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels, though he still has not been called up to the senior national squad and he will look to ensure that he is in the running for a senior cap in the near future.
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ISL Transfer News: Raphael Messi Bouli joins Emami East Bengal till the end of the current season
Emami East Bengal FC has roped in Cameroon national team forward, Raphael Messi Bouli until the end of the current ISL 2024-25 season on a free transfer.
Emami East Bengal FC has roped in Cameroon national team forward, Raphael Messi Bouli until the end of the current ISL 2024-25 season. Messi Bouli joins the Red & Gold Brigade from Chinese League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu on a free transfer.
Messi Bouli played for Kerala Blasters FC in 2019-20 ISL season. Image | ISL
An experienced forward known for his scoring prowess, Messi Bouli returns to the Indian shores after five seasons, having netted 8 goals for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2019-20 edition of the Indian Super League.
Besides his impressive record in the ISL, Messi Bouli has plied his trade across Cameroon (FAP Yaounde, Canon Yaounde and APEJES), the Persian Gulf Pro League (Foolad FC) and China (Yanbian Funde, Heilongjiang Ice City, Liaoning Tieren FC, Nanjing City and Shijiazhuang Gongfu), scoring 69 goals in 173 club matches in the process.
Messi Bouli registered 14 goals and 5 assists in 28 games for Shijiazhuang Gongfu in the previous season. He last played for the Chinese club in November 2024. The tall forward also represented the Cameroon national team on six occasions, between 2013 and 2018.
Note: The content has been created from a press release shared by Emami East Bengal.
ISL transfer news: All completed transfers before ISL 2024-25
As the 11th season of Indian Super League (ISL) is all set to start in 13th September with the match between Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant, we take a look at all the completed ISL transfers.
Football on and off the field is an exciting game for all the fans. Because, before the game starts on the field, a different game has to be won by the club officials to ensure the coach and the team get players to have a chance at the glory during the season. As the 11th season of the Indian Super League approaches, in the latest ISL transfer news we present you all the completed deals of Indian club football.
From Anwar Ali and Hector Yuste's move to East Bengal from arch-rival Mohun Bagan, Jamie Maclaren and Greg Stewart signing deals with the Green and Maroon, Jorge Pereyra Diaz's inclusion to Bengalur FC team from Mumbai City FC to FC Goa grabbing Iker Guarrotxena from the Islanders; the trasnfer window was full of fun and tension for the fans and the club officials.
Before we give you the completed list of transfers, here are top five signings of the ISL 2024-25 season.
1. Jamie Maclaren to Mohun Bagan Super Giant
All-time leading goalscorer of the A-League, a record five-time Golden Boot winner of the league, and a World Cupper with Australia, Jamie Maclaren joining the ISL shield winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant for four years, was surely the top signing of the season.
The Aussie striker spent six seasons with Melbourne City FC before heading for the Kolkata club. He has been registered outside the salary cap for Mohun Bagan and will be highest paid player in the Indian Super League this season.
East Bengal accuired the services of last season's ISL Golden Boot winner Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two-year deal from Kerala Blasters FC to solve their goal scoring porblem. Cuadrat had his eye on the Greek-striker and East Bengal management were able to sign him on a free transfer this season.
With 28 goals and 7 assists in just 44 games across two seasons in India, Diamantakos can surely be the saviour East Bengal fans are looking for since last few seasons.
3. Lallianzuala Chhangte's extension with Mumbai City FC
Regarded as one of the best wingers and attacking midfielders of current Indian football, 'Mizo Flash' Lalianzuala Chhangte has been one of the main reasons of Mumbai City FC's success in the Indian Super League. Since joining the Islanders in 2022, Chhangte went on to win the ISL Golden Ball in 2022-23 season and then in the next seasons became the first Indian player to record more than 15 goal contributions in consecutive seasons with 10 goals and 6 assits.
Chhangte has been pivotal to Mumbai City winning the ISL Cup in 2023-24 seasonand thus has been rewarded with a contract extension till 2026-27 season and also has been named as the captain of the side for this season.
4. Jesus Jimenez to Kerala Blasters FC
Jesus Jimenez, the 30-year-old striker from Spain has the experience of the playing in the Spainsh second division, Polish first-division and the MLS. Moreover, he has played in the Europa League as well.
Jimenez started his carrer with Club Deportivo Leganés and then flourised at FC Talavera where he helped the club to be promoted in the Sapnish second-division league. Then he joined Polish first-division club Górnik Zabrze and scored 43 goals along with 26 assists in four seasons before moving to MLS.
He will join the Manjapadas in a free transfer for two years from Greek club OFI Crete where he spent the last season.
5. Vishal Kaith's contract extension with Mohun Bagan SG
Surely one of the best goalkeepers going around in India, Vishal Kaith has extended his contract with his favourite club Mohun Bagan despite having lucrative offers form other clubs in India. Vishal had been a part of the franchise (it was ATK Mohun Bagan back then) since 2022 and since then has been on the best in business.
Kaith's skill underneath the goalpost has helped Mohun Bagan win the ISL Cup in 2022-23 and then win the ISL Shield in the following season. Kaith has manged 27 clean sheets in 71 games for Mohun Bagan so far in his career and had won five back-to-back penalty shootouts before his record was broken in the Durand Cup 2024 final against NorthEast United.
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ISL 2024-25 Transfers: All completed deal till now
The 11th season of India's top-tier football league, ISL is set to start from September 14, 2024. Here are all the completed deals of the clubs for the ISL 2024-25 season.
The ISL 2024-25 season will be the 11th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 29th season of the top-division premier football in India. Mohun Bagan are the defending champions and Mumbai City are the defending cup winners. As the transfer market has opened, teams are signing players to strengthen their squad. It's time we look at all the completed deals and the outgoings of the clubs for the upcoming season.
ISL 2024-25 Transfers: All completed deals till now
Odisha FC
Odisha missed out on the ISL League Winners’ Shield and title last season. Sergio Lobera will try to do better with the side this season. So far, Odisha have done three signings and have released six players. They have extended the contract of Carlos Delgado and Roy Krishna, their star players.
Incomings: Rohit Kumar, Hugo Bumous, Raynier Fernandes
Despite not having a strong, big-name squad last season, Owen Coyle’s men reached the playoffs. The Marina Machans have been more than active in this transfer window and with more signings, there will be expectations to do better.
Incomings: Gurkirat Singh, Mandar Rao Dessai, Kiyan Nassiri, Wilmar Jordan Gil, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Laldinpuia, Elsinho, Lukas Brambilla, Mohammad Nawaz, Lalrinliana Hnamte
Outgoings: Rafael Crivellaro,
Contract Extension: Connor Shields, Samik Mitra, Ryan Edwards, Jiteshwor Singh
FC Goa
FC Goa failed to win the ISL title last time out and some of their star players have left the club following the expiry of their contracts. They are doing signings in the window so it’ll be interesting to see how Goa copes with the new challenges.
Outgoings: Elsinho, Laldinpuia, Daniel Chima Chukwu, Jitendra Singh
Contract Extension: Rei Tachikawa, Seiminlen Doungel, Javier Siverio, Pronay Halder
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters qualified for the playoffs last season, but couldn’t make the most of their brilliant start. They have hired Mikael Stahre in the hope of changing their fortunes.
Incomings: Likmabam Rakesh, Som Kumar, R Lalthanmawia, Nora Fernandes, Noah Sadaoui, Alexandre Coeff
Contract Extension: Adrian Luna, Milos Drincic, Sandeep Singh
Mohammedan S.C.
Mohammedan became the second side to be promoted to ISL after their winning campaign in the I-League. They have signed Fahad Temuri and are releasing the deadwood from the club.
Incomings: Fahad Temuri
Outgoings: David Lalhlasanga, Bedashwor Singh, Biaka Jongte, James Kithan, Evgeny Kozlov, Karan Deep, Abhash Thapa, Juan Nellar, Abhijit Sarkar
The Red & Gold Brigade won silverware last season after 12 years and will be playing Asia this season. Their ISL campaign was not ideal but better than their first one. They are doing business regularly in the ongoing transfer window and fans are expecting to see their beloved club improve more this time. The Kolkata Giants were defensively very strong but were poor when it came to scoring goals. They have signed last season's Golden Boot winner Diamantakos from Kerala Blasters so Carles Cuadrat's side looks strong in comparison to last season.
Incomings: Dimitrios Diamantakos, David Lalhlasanga, Mark Zothanpuia, Madih Talal, Provat Lakra, Debjit Majumder, Jeakson Singh
Mohun Bagan missed out on a domestic treble last season and they will be hungry for more this time. The fans will expect them to do better this time in Asia. Jose Molina is going to lead the team in the upcoming season and the management is doing brilliant in the transfer window to give their manager enough to do well in the season. They did a record-breaking signing recently, bringing in lethal goal scorer Jamie Maclaren from Melbourne City FC.
Incomings: Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia), Tom Aldred, Alberto Rodriguez, Greg Stewart, Jamie Maclaren, Dheeraj Singh
Petr Kratky's Mumbai City won the ISL title last season. Mumbai have made some big changes in this window. They have signed lots of players and released 12 players already.
Incomings: Brandon Fernandes, TP Rehenesh, Noufal PN, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Jérémy Manzorro, Hardik Bhatt, Jon Toral, Sahil Panwar, Nikolaos Karelis, Hitesh Sharma, Supratim Das
NorthEast United missed out on the playoffs last season. They would like to perform better in comparison to last season but haven't been quite active in the transfer window. The Highlanders have signed only two players, Mayakkannan Muthu and Guillermo Fernandez.
Bengaluru FC were very poor last season. They finished 10th in the 12-team league and there will be plenty of changes in the squad for the Blues. Bengaluru have signed two new players this season but have left numerous players. They are expected to sign more in the ongoing transfer window.
Punjab FC improved a lot last season but there will be high expectations from them this time. They have a whole new foreign management and coach. It’ll be interesting to see what Punjab FC does this time in the league. They have done a few signings this season and have released some deadwood from the club.
Outgoings: Dimitrios Chatziisaias, Mohammad Salah K, Amarjit Singh, Madih Talal, Sahil Tavora, Isaac Vanmalsawma, Krishnanda Singh, Juan Mera, Luka Majcen, Daniel Lahlimpuia, Jordan Wilmar Gil
In a team where there is a World Cupper, a player who played in Euros, 7-8 Indian Football team stars and what not; Dimitri Petratos was not under the spotlight when Mohun Bagan Super Giant started defending the ISL title this season. But, with his presence, remarkable fighting spirit and consistent performances, Dimitri Petratos is now the saviour for the millions of Mohun Bagan fans in India.
With 16 contributions already in 24 games this season, Dimitri Petratos is the man for the tough times for one of the most high-profile teams of Indian Football.
Since joining the Kolkata Giants back in the 2022-23 season, Dimitri till now has played 50 games for Mohun Bagan Super Giant and scored 23 goals for them along with assisting 12 times. But, his significance in the team does not lie in his stats. In fact, his significance lies in the moments he has created chances for Mohun Bagan or contributed for them in demanding times.
Dimitri Petratos and Jason Cummings celebrating the goal in the Durand Cup Final vs East Bengal in Kolkata Image | Sportz Point
Take an example of the Durand Cup Final against East Bengal this season. Mohun Bagan after losing the first Kolkata Derby in the same tournament, fans were demanding revenge, on the same turf they had suffered the defeat. Dimitri had not scored a goal till then in the tournament. But, Dimitri stepped up when his team needed him the most. A goal in the 71st minute and Mohun Bagan had their first trophy of the season.
Dimitri Petratos' late goal helped Mohun Bagan draw the game vs East Bengal in ISL 2023-24 in Kolkata Image | ISL/FSDL
Dimitri's habit of scoring in big games came to the rescue for Mohun Bagan when he saved the Mariners from their second Kolkata derby defeat of the season in Kolkata. In front of nearly 60000 fans in Kolkata, Dimitri provided joy for the fans scoring in the 87th minute of the match to make it 2-2 at Salt Lake Stadium.
FC Goa vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant ISL 2023-24: Dimitri Petratos scored the winner yet again for the Mariners Image - X
After drawing against East Bengal and winning against Hyderabad FC, Habas' men had to prove their metal against one of the strongest teams in FC Goa. Petratos again stepped up with a 74th-minute strike to hand the Mariners an important win in the Indian Super League 2023-24 season.
Not to forget, Dimitri scored three goals in three games in AFC Cup this season and it was his absence that made them suffer in the later part of the group stage.
Dimitri Petratos Stats in important games for Mohun Bagan Super Giant
ISL 2023-23 Home Game vs FC Goa | 1 Goal and 1 Assist to help Mohun Bagan win by 2-1
ISL 2023-23 QFs vs Odisha FC | 58th goal to increase the lead to 2-0
ISL 2022-23 Final vs Bengaluru FC | Two goals for Mohun Bagan from Penlaty to take the game to shootouts
Durand Cup 2023 Final | Goal in 71st minute to help Mohun Bagan win by 1-0
AFC Cup 2023-24 Group Stage | 29th-minute goal to give Mohun Bagan the early lead in a game that ended in a 2-2 draw
ISL 2023-24 vs East Bengal | 87th-minute goal to help Mohun Bagan draw the game 2-2
ISL 2023-24 vs FC Goa | 74th-minute goal to help Mohun Bagan win the game by 1-0
Including these games, Dimitri Petratos so far has scored 8 match-winning goals for Mohun Bagan when the team was losing the game.
Dimitri Petratos stats by season
2022-23 | 26 Games, 12 Goals, 7 Assists
2023-24 so far | 24 Games, 11 Goals, 5 Assists
Dimitri Petratos Stats by Competitions
Indian Super League | 31 Games, 15 Goals, 8 Assists
Jeremy Manzorro scored a late winner to complete a comeback against the Islanders and win the Mumbai City FC vs Jamshedpur FC Indian Super League 2023-24 match 3-2, at the Mumbai Football Arenain Mumbai.
Tiri scored early to provide Mumbai with the early lead from Yoell Van Nieff's cross and inside the first 32nd minute of the game, they doubled their lead when Alberto Noguera steered Lallianzuala Chhangte's cross into the net.
Jamshedpur began their comeback in the second half when Imran Khan's shot ended in the bottom-right corner. Jamshedpur found a lifeline and the stage was set for an epic comeback.
Jeremy Manzorro scored the equaliser just before the hour mark, sparking new life among the visitors. The match was heading towards a draw but Daniel Chima Chukwu earned a penalty in the 86th minute, which was converted by Manzorro, securing the three points for the Red Miners.
This win helped Jamshedpur FC climb four spots up to seventh, with Jamil remaining unbeaten with the Red Miners since his joining. Mumbai City are now sitting fourth in the league standings and have lost consecutive games (in all competitions) for the first time in two months.
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