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2020–21 Bengaluru FC Season
The 2020–21 season was Bengaluru FC's eighth season as a club since its establishment in 2013. Background Transfers During the course of 2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, 2019–20 season, Bengaluru FC extended contracts of Juanan, Thongkhosiem Haokip and Edmund Lalrindika. At the end of the season, Bengaluru FC extended contracts of Udanta Singh, Erik Paartalu, Dimas Delgado, Ajay Chhetri, Leon Augustine, Roshan Singh (footballer), Roshan Singh and Namgyal Bhutia. On 3 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender Pratik Chaudhari and club's former goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte. Both the players signed with the club for two seasons. On 5 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of defenders Joe Zoherliana and Wungngayam Muirang on two year deal. On 20 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of Brazilian forward Cleiton Silva on one year deal. In August 2020, Bengaluru signed left back Ajith Kumar (footballer), Ajith Kumar from Chennai City F.C. on a three-year deal for an undisclos ...
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Bengaluru FC
Bengaluru Football Club () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first competitive season in the I-League on 22 September the same year. Since its inception, the club has won two I-League titles including one in its debut season, two Federation Cup titles, one Indian Super League Cup title, and a Super Cup championship making it fourth-most successful club in Indian football. The club is owned and operated by JSW Sports and its managing director Sajjan Jindal. Bengaluru has played its home matches at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium since the beginning of the 2014–15 season. Despite only playing four seasons in the I-League, the club was considered one of the model clubs of Indian football. Bengaluru drew praise for bringing a new sense of professionalis ...
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Dimas Delgado
Dimas Delgado Morgado (born 6 February 1983), known simply as Dimas, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant manager of Indian Super League club East Bengal. He totalled 203 Segunda División games and eight goals across six seasons, with Numancia, Cartagena and Recreativo, also appearing in La Liga with the first of those clubs. Abroad, he played in the Australian A-League and the Indian Super League. Club career Born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Dimas was a product of local UDA Gramenet. In 2006, he moved to FC Barcelona's FC Barcelona Atlètic, reserves, helping them to return to Segunda División B in his 2007–08 Tercera División, second season. For the 2008–09 La Liga, 2008–09 campaign, Dimas joined CD Numancia for his La Liga debut, which occurred on 25 September 2008 in a 2–0 away loss against RCD Mallorca. He was regularly played as the Soria club was eventually relegated after just ...
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Kristian Opseth
Kristian Fardal Opseth (born 6 January 1990) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for Stabæk. Career Opseth started his career with Kaupanger before joining Førde. Sogndal He joined Sogndal in 2014, and made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Stabæk. Bodø/Glimt Opseth later joined Bodø/Glimt. In 2017, he became the all-time top scorer of the Norwegian First Division, having scored 28 goals in 30 matches. Erzurumspor Opseth joined Turkish side Erzurumspor on 23 January 2019. Adelaide On 31 July 2019, Opseth joined Australian club Adelaide United. In October 2020, it was announced by Bruce Djite that Opseth had left Adelaide United. Bengaluru On 20 October 2020, Kristian Opseth joined Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC. Sarpsborg 08 On 3 March 2021, he returned to Norway, signing a two-year contract with Sarpsborg 08. Stabæk After Sarpsborg 08 chose not to renew Opseth's contract after the 2023 season, Stabæk announced in March 2023 that they had s ...
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Fran González (footballer, Born 1989)
Francisco 'Fran' Javier González Muñoz (born 1 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Atlético Porcuna. Football career Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, González made his senior debuts in the 2008–09 season with UD Almería B, in Tercera División. In the following seasons he competed in Segunda División B, representing Lucena CF (two stints), Deportivo de La Coruña B and Real Zaragoza B. With the latter he also appeared with the first team on 23 January 2013, starting and being sent off in a 0–4 away loss against Sevilla FC for the season's Copa del Rey. González signed with another reserve team in August 2013, Córdoba CF B. On 21 July 2014 he moved to Hércules CF, freshly relegated to the third level. González signed contract with the Polish team Bytovia Bytów in 21 February 2017. On 9 July 2018, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced via Facebook that they had signed Gonzalez. O ...
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Reliance Foundation Young Champs
Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) is a program spearheaded by the Reliance Foundation, the non-profit and CSR arm of Reliance Industries. It focuses on promoting youth sports in India, particularly at the school and collegiate levels. Currently eight cities are participating in this initiative, with the long-term goal of creating a sports association similar to the NCAA in the United States. In 2015, Reliance Foundation also launched Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC), a program to develop football talent in India. The program is linked to the eight cities participating in the Indian Super League, and the respective teams conduct grassroots initiatives to support RFYC. Launch Reliance Foundation Youth Sports was digitally launched on 23 July 2016 by Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India. The launch was live-streamed on the official website. The Prime Minister also interacted with young footballers from eight cities via video conference. Reliance Found ...
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Chennai City F
Chennai, also known as Madras ( its official name until 1996), is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola, Pandya, Pallava and Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained the fishing village Madrasapattinam, was purchased by the British East India Company from the Nayak ruler Chennapa Nayaka in the 17th century. The British garrison established the Madras city and port and built Fort St. George, the first British fortress in India. The city was made the winter capital of the Madras Presidency, a colonial ...
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Ajith Kumar (footballer)
Ajith Kumar Kamraj (born 13 November 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender. Career Chennai City Kumar started his career with Chennai City FC in 2018. Bengaluru FC Kumar later joined Bengaluru FC on 22 August 2020 on a three-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee. Career statistics Club Honours Chennai City * I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...: 2018–19 References Living people Indian men's footballers Chennai City FC players Bengaluru FC players Men's association football defenders Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen I-League players Footballers from Chennai 1996 births Chennaiyin FC B players {{India-footy-defender-stub ...
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Cleiton Silva
Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva (born 3 February 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal. He is the second-highest all-time goal scorer in the Thai League 1. Career BEC Tero Sasana Silva's career took off in the 2012 season when incoming head coach Andrew Ord signed him to BEC Tero Sasana on a three-year deal. In his first season Cleiton won the Thai League T1 2012 Golden boot with 24 goals with Teerasil Dangda. In 2013 he won the 2013 Thai Premier League Player of the month march and the striker of the year award. Muangthong United After short unsuccessful spell with Delfines in Mexico, in late 2014 he signed for Muangthong United in Thai Premier League and scored five goals during the second leg of the 2014 Thai Premier League. With a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over in the 2016 season Silva became the first foreigner to score 100 league goals in Thailand. Shanghai Shenxin Silva ...
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Wungngayam Muirang
Wungngayam Muirang (born 16 February 1999) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. Career Gokulam Kerala In October 2018, it was announced that Wungngayam Muirang signed for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League. International On 13 February 2019, Muirang was called up to the India under-23 side which participated in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. Career statistics Club Honours Gokulam Kerala * Durand Cup: 2019 Bengaluru * Durand Cup: 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... References 1999 births Gokulam Kerala FC players Bengaluru FC players Living people Footballers from Manipur Indian men's footballers Men's association football defenders People from Ukhrul district Naga peop ...
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Joe Zoherliana
Joe Zoherliana (born 10 May 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Mohammedan. Club career He was born to Zohmangaiha. Joe started to play locally in Mizoram before moving to the Shillong Lajong F.C. Academy in Meghalaya, where he also made his senior debut in the Shillong Premier League. Thereafter he returned to his home state to play for Mizoram Premier League side Chanmari F.C. of Aizawl before joining Indian Super League outfit FC Pune City. He was signed by Aizawl F.C. in 2018. He made his professional debut for the Aizawl against East Bengal F.C. on 14 November 2018, he started and played full match as Aizawl won 3–2. NorthEast United On 9 September 2021, NorthEast United announced that they had completed the signing of Joe on a three-year deal. He made his debut against Goa on 4 December, which ended in a 2–1 win as a substitute for Provat Lakra Provat Lakra (born 12 August 1997) is an Indian profess ...
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Lalthuammawia Ralte
Lalthuammawia Ralte (orn 28 November 1992), known as Mawia, is an Indian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Shillong Lajong In the summer of 2011 Ralte signed with newly promoted club Shillong Lajong to play in the I-League. He then made his debut for the club against Churchill Brothers on 17 September 2011 in the 2011 Indian Federation Cup. The match ended 3–1 to Churchill. He helped the club then reach the semi-finals of the Federation Cup against Salgaocar where Lajong would lose 1–0 on 25 September 2011 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Bengaluru FC In the summer of 2014 Ralte joined defending I-League champions, Bengaluru FC. On 17 January 2015, Mawia made his debut for Bengaluru FC against Dempo at Bangalore Football Stadium in which he was able to kept his first clean sheet. In his debut season with Bengaluru, he has made 20 appearances and has helped them to win I-League. On 4 February 2015, Mawia made his AFC Champions League debut against Johor Darul ...
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Pratik Chaudhari
Pratik Prabhakar Chaudhari (born 4 October 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. Career Early career Born in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, Chaudhari began his football career while still a student and while working as a call-center employee. While working the night shift, Chaudhari would play football for Bank of India and Union Bank of India. He soon joined professional I-League side Air India in 2011. In 2013, Chaudhari moved to another I-League side, Rangdajied United. He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2013 during their season opener against Prayag United. Chaudhari started and played 72 minutes as Rangdajied United lost 2–0. After the season ended, Chaudhari moved to Mohun Bagan, another I-League side. Mumbai and Kerala Blasters Prior to the 2015–16 season, Chaudhari returned to his birth city to play for I-League club Mumbai. During the season, he formed a formidable partnership with Son Mi ...
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