Rishad Pazhaya Puthanveettil (born 6 July 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Gokulam Kerala.

Club career

Gokulam Kerala

On 7 August 2020, Rishad joined

club Gokulam Kerala on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club in the

2021 Durand Cup The 2021 Durand Cup was the 130th edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia. Like its 2019 Durand Cup, previous edition, the tournament was hosted in West Bengal. The tournament is jointly hosted by the Eastern Command (Indi ...

, on 12 September 2021, against Army Red, which ended in a 2–2 draw, coming on as a 39th-minute substitute. On 3 March 2022, he made his

debut, against NEROCA, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. At the

2022 AFC Cup The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; ...

group-stage opener, Rishad and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side

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, in which he scored a goal.On 20th June 2023 Rishad signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2023-24 Season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22

References

Living people 1995 births People from Malappuram district Indian men's footballers Footballers from Kerala Men's association football midfielders I-League players I-League 2 players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Gokulam Kerala FC players {{India-footy-midfielder-stub