Jamshedpur FC introduces squad for 2019-20 season as new season begins on 22nd October

 

Jamshedpur Football Club revealed their final squad of the season that will be playing in the Indian Super League in the 2019-20 season in a press meet at the Center For Excellence in CH Area, Jamshedpur.

The final squad of 25 players consists of nineteen Indians and six foreigners. The club made has bolstered the side that finished 5th in the 2018-19 Indian Super League (ISL) in pursuit of qualifying for the top-four and try to win the coveted ISL trophy. The club has made 11 new signings which included stellar signings like CK Vineeth, four experienced Spaniards and some fresh young Indian talent. The squad will also see the return of two players who went out on loan last season at Indian Arrows

To address the press at the team introduction were Vice President – Corporate Services, Tata Steel & Jamshedpur FC Chairman, Chanakya Chaudhary; Jamshedpur FC CEO, Mukul Choudhari; Head Coach, Antonio Iriondo, Chief Aviation and Sports, Tata Steel, Ravi Radhakrishnan and Jamshedpur FC Technical Director, Julian Vilar Aragon Exposito.  

Club Chairman Chanakya Chaudhary spoke about the club’s expectations in the upcoming season as he said, “Jamshedpur has a balanced team with a mix of experience and young exciting talent. We want to build on the performances of the past two seasons and our first objective is to qualify for the playoffs and then win the titles.”

He continued, “We have a well-experienced coach in Antonio and a set of fans who are the best in the country. I would appeal to them to come in large numbers from villages and towns across Jharkhand and support their own Jamshedpur FC like the past two seasons.”

The club’s seasoned and experienced Spanish Head Coach who has been leading pre-season proceedings for almost a month now spoke about what he wants to achieve. He said, “We have made a lot of improvements to the squad from last season. As I have said before, the main purpose I came here for is to try and get to the top position and get as many points and most of all to send a message that we play the kind of football people like to watch." 

The final squad for the season will be as follows:

JAMSHEDPUR FC SQUAD

Sr. No.

Full Name

Jersey Number

Position

1

Subrata Paul

1

Goalkeeper

2

Augustin Fernandes

3

Defender

3

Tiri

4

Defender

4

Narender Gahlot

5

Defender

5

Aitor Monroy

6

Midfielder

6

Piti

7

Midfielder

7

Amarjit Kiyam

8

Midfielder

8

Sergio Castel

9

Forward

9

Aniket Jadhav

10

Forward

10

Noe Acosta

11

Midfielder

11

Sumeet Passi

12

Forward

12

Md. Rafique Ali Sardar

13

Goalkeeper

13

Joyner Lourenco

14

Defender

14

Mobashir Rahman

15

Midfielder

15

Robin Gurung

16

Defender

16

Farukh Choudhary

17

Forward

17

Keegan Pereira

20

Defender

18

Bikash Jairu

21

Midfielder

19

Memo

22

Midfielder

20

Niraj Kumar

23

Goalkeeper

21

Isaac Vanmalsawma

24

Midfielder

22

Amrit Gope

25

Goalkeeper

23

Karan Amin

27

Defender

24

CK Vineeth

31

Forward

25

Jitendra Singh

33

Defender

       

TECHNICAL STAFF

Full Name

Designation

Antonio Iriondo

Head Coach

Victor Pulga

Assistant Coach

Steven Dias

Indian Assistant Coach

Alfonso Lacasa

Goalkeeper Coach

Luis Munoz Miguel

Fitness Coach

 

Your Comments