Shahinlal Meloly (born 15 May 1990) is an Indian professional
footballer who plays as a
goalkeeper for
Chennai City F.C.
Chennai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, that last competed in the I-League, then one of the top flights of Indian football league system, and Chennai Football League. Established in ...
in the
I-League.
Career
Born in
Calicut,
Kerala, Meloly started his footballing career with
Viva Kerala as a youth player in 2008. He then signed for
Pune F.C. of the
I-League in 2011.
Then, in October 2011, Meloly gained fame when he was praised by former
Blackburn Rovers manager
Steve Kean
Stephen Kean (born 30 September 1967) is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is currently the academy director at Hibernian. Kean played as a winger for clubs in the lower divisions of Scottish, English and Portuguese leagues i ...
after Pune took on the
Premier League side in a friendly at the
Balewadi Sports Complex.
Kean said of Meloly that "He was brave. I think he pulled off a triple block at one stage. He is one the club should keep an eye on."
On 19 December 2014, he signed for I-League newcomers
Bharat FC.
International
Meloly was part of the
India U19 side in 2007.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
;Chennaiyin FC
*
Indian Super League:
2017-18 Champions
References
External links
Pune Football Club Profile
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1990 births
Living people
Indian footballers
Chirag United Club Kerala players
Pune FC players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Kerala
I-League players
India men's youth international footballers
Sportspeople from Kozhikode
Indian Super League players
Chennaiyin FC players
Chennai City FC players