2023–24 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2023–24 season will be the tenth season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their tenth season in the Indian Super League.

Kerala Blasters
2023–24 season
OwnerMagnum Sports Private Limited
ChairmanIndia Nikhil Bhardwaj
Head coachSerbia Ivan Vukomanović
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kerala
Indian Super LeagueTBD
Indian Super CupTBD
Durand CupTBD
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

Kits

Note: Official kits for the new season are yet to announced.

Pre-season overview

April

On 18 April 2023, the Blasters announced that they have mutually parted ways with their assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.[1][2]

On 24 April, the Blasters announced their squad for the Reliance Foundation Development League's national phase.[3]

May

On 4 May, the Blasters announced that they have extended the contract of the Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos till the end of the 2023–24 season.[4][5]

On 9 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of youngsters Muhammad Saheef, Mohammed Azhar and Mohammed Aimen until 2026.[6][7]

On 12 May, the Blasters announced the contract extension of the Indian midfielder Nihal Sudeesh till 2026.[8][9]

On 16 May, the Blasters announced the signing of the Australian winger Jaushua Sotirio on a two-year deal after reaching an agreement with Newcastle Jets FC for an undisclosed transfer fee.[10][11]

Players
As of 9 May 2023[12]


Note: The following table consists of the players under the Blasters' contract by the end of the 2022–23 season.

No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Last Club Year
Goalkeepers
1 Karanjit Singh India GK (1986-01-08) 8 January 1986 India Chennaiyin FC 2021
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill India GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 India Bengaluru FC 2020
31 Sachin Suresh India GK (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 Youth System 2021
78 Muheet Shabir India GK (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 Youth System 2020
Defenders
2 Muhammad Saheef India CB (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 Youth System 2023
3 Sandeep Singh India CB/LB/RB (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 India TRAU FC 2020
4 Hormipam Ruivah India CB (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 India RoundGlass Punjab FC 2021
10 Harmanjot Khabra India RB/CM (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 India Bengaluru FC 2021
14 Jessel Carneiro (Captain) India LB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 India Dempo SC 2019
21 Bijoy Varghese India CB (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 Youth System 2021
22 Nishu Kumar India RB/LB (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 India Bengaluru FC 2020
23 Víctor Mongil Spain CB/CDM (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 India Odisha FC 2022
55 Marko Lešković Croatia CB (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2021
Midfielders
6 Danish Farooq Bhat India LM (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 India Bengaluru FC 2023
8 Ayush Adhikari India CM (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 Youth System 2020
18 Sahal Abdul Samad India CM/AM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 Youth System 2018
20 Adrián Luna (Vice-captain) Uruguay AM/LW/RW/CM/CF (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 Australia Melbourne City FC 2021
25 Jeakson Singh India CDM/CB (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 Youth System 2019
27 Saurav Mandal India LM/LW (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 India Churchill Brothers FC Goa 2022
28 Nihal Sudeesh India RW (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 Youth System 2022
32 Mohammed Azhar India CM (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 Youth System 2023
33 Vibin Mohanan India CM (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 Youth System 2022
81 Bryce Miranda India LW (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 India Churchill Brothers FC Goa 2022
Forwards
9 Dimitrios Diamantakos Greece ST (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 Croatia HNK Hajduk Split 2022
17 Rahul K. P. India RW/CF (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 India Indian Arrows 2019
19 Mohammed Aimen India CF/LW (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 Youth System 2023
30 Bidyashagar Singh India CF (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 India Bengaluru FC 2022
45 Sreekuttan M. S. India CF (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 Youth System 2022
99 Apostolos Giannou Australia ST (1990-01-25) 25 January 1990 Australia Macarthur FC 2022
– Jaushua Sotirio Australia RW/LW/CF (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 Australia Newcastle Jets FC 2023

Transfers

Transfers In
Date Player Position No. Last Club Fee Refs.
16 May 2023 Australia Jaushua Sotirio RW/LW/CF – Australia Newcastle Jets FC Undisclosed fee [13]

Loan Returns
Position No. Player From

Note: To be updated at the end of the football calendar.

See also: Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Refs.

Note: The club is yet to announce their squad for the season.

Contract Extensions
No Player Position Contract Till Refs.
9 Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos ST 2024 [14]
2 India Muhammad Saheef CB 2026 [7]
32 India Mohammed Azhar CM 2026
19 India Mohammed Aimen CF/LW 2026
28 India Nihal Sudeesh RW 2026 [15]

Loan Outs
Position No. Player To Refs.

Note: The club is yet to announce any loan exits.

Transfers Out
Exit Date Player Position No. To Fee Refs.

Note: The club is yet to announce any player departures.

Management
As of 26 April 2023
Role Name Refs.
Head Coach/Manager Serbia Ivan Vukomanović [16]
Assistant Coach Belgium Frank Dauwen [17]
Strength and Conditioning Coach Belgium Werner Martens [18]
Goalkeeping Coach Serbia Slaven Progovecki [19]
Reserves & U18 Head Coach India T. G. Purushothaman [20]
Academy & Women's Team Director India Rajah Rizwan [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

Note: Kerala Blasters are yet to announce their pre-season plans and friendlies for the season.

Competitions

Overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD !—
Super Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD !—
Super League TBD TBD TBD TBD !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 26 April 2023 (2023-04-26).
Source: Soccerway

Durand Cup

Note: Kerala Blasters are yet to confirm their participation in the tournament.

League table

Note: To be determined

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 4 May 2023.
Source: Indian Super League

League results by round
Match1234567891011121314151617181920
Ground
Result
League Position
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note: Fixtures are yet to be announced.

Group stage

Note: To be determined.

Matches

Note: Fixtures are yet to be announced.

Statistics

All stats are correct as of 16 May 2023

Squad appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueSuper Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Karanjit Singh 000000
13 GK India IND Prabhsukhan Gill 000000
31 GK India IND Sachin Suresh 000000
78 GK India IND Muheet Shabir 000000
Defenders
3 DF India IND Sandeep Singh 000000
4 DF India IND Ruivah Hormipam 000000
5 DF India IND Tejas Krishna S 000000
10 DF India IND Harmanjot Khabra 000000
14 DF India IND Jessel Carneiro 000000
21 DF India IND Bijoy Varghese 000000
22 DF India IND Nishu Kumar 000000
23 DF Spain ESP Víctor Mongil 000000
55 DF Croatia CRO Marko Lešković 000000
2 DF India IND Muhammed Saheef 000000
Midfielders
6 MF India IND Danish Farooq 000000
8 MF India IND Ayush Adhikari 000000
11 MF India IND Givson Singh 000000
18 MF India IND Sahal Abdul Samad 000000
20 MF Uruguay URU Adrián Luna 000000
25 MF India IND Jeakson Singh 000000
27 MF India IND Saurav Mandal 000000
28 MF India IND Nihal Sudeesh 000000
33 MF India IND Vibin Mohanan 000000
81 MF India IND Bryce Miranda 000000
— MF India IND Muhammed Azhar 000000
Forwards
9 FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Diamantakos 000000
17 MF India IND Rahul K. P. 000000
30 FW India IND Bidyashagar Singh 000000
45 FW India IND Sreekuttan M S 000000
99 FW Australia AUS Apostolos Giannou 000000
— FW India IND Muhammed Aimen 000000
— FW Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio 000000

Squad statistics
Factors League Durand Cup Super Cup Total
Games Played0000
Games Won0000
Games Drawn0000
Games Lost0000
Goals Scored0000
Goals Conceded0000
Goal Difference0000
Clean Sheets0000
Goals by Substitutes0000
Yellow Cards0000
Red Cards0000

Goalscorers
Rank Name No. Pos. League Durand Cup Super Cup Total

Assist
Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Durand Cup Super Cup Total

Clean-sheets
Rank Name No. League Durand Cup Super Cup Total

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Name League Durand Cup Super Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card

Injury record
No. Pos. Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 4 May 2023
Source: Kerala Blasters FC

See also

Notes

    References
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