Noufal P.N (born 30 October 2000) is an Indian professional

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from Kerala. He plays as a winger for the

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club Mumbai City.

Early life

Noual was born in Thiruvambady, a small hill town near Kozhikode. He started playing football at the age of eight and first played for the local club Cosmos Football Club. Later, he played for BASCO FC in the

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2021-2022. His good performances saw him picked up for the Kerala state team for the Santosh Trophy. And he did will in the right wing and was picked up by Gokulam Kerala.

Career

Noufal was the part of

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they won 2021–22 Santosh Trophy.

Club career

Gokulam Kerala

Noufal signed by his hometown club Gokulam Kerala FC On 15 September 2022. He played his first match against Mohammedan Sporting against

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on 25 February 2023 where he assisted two goals and was named Man of the Match. On 28 October 2023, Noufal scored his first league goal against Inter Kashi. On 2 December 2023, he scored the second goal in a 2-2 Draw against

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Mumbai City

On 15 June 2024,

club Mumbai City announced the signing of Noufal on a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in their first game of the season on 13 September 2024, away against

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. Coming in with Mumbai 2-0 down, he played a crucial role in both of Mumbai's goals, giving the cross that led to a goal-mouth scramble for the first goal, and directly assisting the second goal, as they fought back to draw the match 2-2.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

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* 2021–22 Santosh Trophy:

References

2000 births Living people Indian men's footballers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Sportspeople from Kozhikode Footballers from Kerala Men's association football wingers Gokulam Kerala FC players I-League players

External links

AIFF profile
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