Shahinlal Meloly

Personal information
Full name Shahinlal Meloly
Date of birth (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Calicut, Kerala, India[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 36
Youth career
2008–2011 Viva Kerala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Pune 14 (0)
2014–2015 Bharat FC 3 (0)
2017 Chennai City 1 (0)
2017–2018 Chennaiyin 0 (0)
2019–2021 Chennai City 0 (0)
International career
2007 India U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2018

Shahinlal Meloly (born 15 May 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chennai City F.C. in the I-League.

Career

Born in Calicut, Kerala, Meloly started his footballing career with Viva Kerala as a youth player in 2008.[2] He then signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League in 2011.[1] Then, in October 2011, Meloly gained fame when he was praised by former Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean after Pune took on the Premier League side in a friendly at the Balewadi Sports Complex.[3] 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."[3]

On 19 December 2014, he signed for I-League newcomers Bharat FC.[4]

International

Meloly was part of the India U19 side in 2007.[1]

Career statistics

As of 3 August 2017[5]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pune 2011–12 I-League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2012–13 I-League 9 0 0 0 0 0 — — 9 0
2013–14 I-League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Bharat FC 2014–15 I-League 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Chennai City 2016–17 I-League 3 0 1 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Chennaiyin 2017–18 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 20 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 0

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin FC

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Shahinlal Meloly". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ M, Arun. "Setting goals high under the bar". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Shahinlal — a silent hero". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ "New signings". Bharat FC. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ Shahinlal Meloly at Soccerway