Born to former Santosh Trophy player Mohammed Sayeed, this transfer marks a significant milestone for the promising young talent from Makrana, Rajasthan.
Images from the Nations League football matches played on Thursday.
Jeremiah Ernest scored twice in a 4-0 win over bottom-placed HASC.
The walloping score beat the previous 8-0 margin that Vasco had notched against HAL in Goa in April 2003.
The Mumbai teams undoubtedly took the honours in the third round of matches.
Three-time champions Mohun Bagan were handed a 3-1 defeat at home.
The All India Football Federation is exploring the possibility of selecting Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) for the Indian football team.
P K Banerjee will be the technical director till the start of the NFL, when former Uzbek international Igor Shkvyrin will take over.
Eight players of Iran's women's national football team are apparently men
Former Arsenal manager and world governing body FIFA's current chief of global football development, Arsene Wenger will play a role in Indian football's grassroots programmes and talent development.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
Mahindra United staged a late recovery to salvage a 2-2 draw on Monday.
A 2-1 victory over cellar team Hindustan Aeronautics put the Goa team clear in the NFL race.
The Nigerian striker scored twice as Dempo moved to the top of the league.
Sporting Clube de Goa played a good second half to beat Mohammedan Sporting.
Odafe Okolie's late goal gave the Goa team a 3-2 victory and took them to fourth place on the league table.
Lal Kamal Bhowmick netted the only goal of the match as Mohun Bagan beat Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club.
A last-minute goal by Nigerian striker Felix Chimaokwu gave the former National Football League champions a 1-1 draw in a final round second Division National Football League match.
Lalam Puiya's goal gave the Kolkata giants a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
The Kolkata side fought back from 0-2 down to take a point.
A double strike by Yusif Yakubu guided Mahindra United to their fourth victory.
Edmilson Marques scored twice as former champions East Bengal beat JCT 2-1.
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.
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Mickey Fernandes scored the all-important goal as the bottom-placed team beat the formidable Kolkata giants 1-0 in the National Football League.
Yusif Yakubu scored the all-important goal in a 1-0 victory in the clash of the giants, in the National Football League.
The front-runners scored a crucial 3-1 victory in the National Football League on Saturday.
Title aspirant Dempo pumped in three second half goals on their way to a thrilling 5-3 win over East Bengal in the National Football League.
Andrew Pomeyie scored twice as the defending champions won 3-1.
A 2-0 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa put Dempo level with Mahindra United, but on top of the table by virtue of a better goal difference.
Odafe Onyeka Okolie's 78th minute goal earned Churchill Brothers a 1-1 draw.
Dempo, who were without seven of their regular players, sidelined because of injuries, played for a draw and did not make any serious attempt to score.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Jose Ramirez Baretto scored twice from penalties to enable Mahindra United beat Fransa Pax 2-1 in the National Football league.
Dipendu Biswas' goal late in the match gave the former champions a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting.
Bonafice Ambani's goal gave the former champions a 2-1 victory over Mohammedan Sporting in a third round match.
Veteran striker Sunil Chhetri will be spearheading the Indian challenge and besides his longtime teammate Sandeep Jhingan, he will also be able to avail the services of Chinglensana Singh and Lalchungnunga.
The Goan outfit's fifth win pushed them up to the fourth place in the points table in the National Football League.
The bottom-placed former champions were held 1-1 by Sporting Clube de Goa in the National Football League.
