East Bengal announces domestic squad for ISL 2020-21
Oct 20, 2020 20:05 [IST]
Last Update: Oct 20, 2020 20:13 [IST]
Jeje, known for his prowess in front of goal, is Chennaiyin FC’s their leading goal-scorer in all competitions with 25 strikes to his name and was pivotal in the club's title triumphs in 2015 and 2017-18. The forward made 76 appearances in all competitions for Chennaiyin FC. His long time partner on the field Balwant singh will also be seen to play for Red and Gold brigade. Balwant spent the last two seasons with ATK making a total of 23 league appearances for the club.
Balwant won the Federation Cup with Churchill Brothers before joining Mohun Bagan in the 2014-15 season, helping the club win the I-League. In the ISL, he played for Chennaiyin FC in the first two seasons and later moved to Mumbai City in 2017-18. He has won the ISL trophy twice, once with Chennaiyin (2015) and then with ATK last season.
Narayan played all 18 matches for Odisha FC last season. He last played for India in the Asian Cup. “Having donned the red and gold colours before, I know what it feels to play for East Bengal. I am over the moon to sign for this club which is 100 years old. I have grown up watching East Bengal play and I cannot wait to take the field and put my best foot forward,” Narayan said.
Lyngdoh, 34, had stints with ATK after signing for the reigning ISL champions in the 2017-18 season. The Meghalaya-born midfielder had to spend most of the time on the bench nursing a ruptured Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) on his left knee. Lyngdoh was with Bengaluru FC last season, a club he helped win the I-League and two Federation Cups during his first stint with them.
“I am thrilled to be part of SC East Bengal and I cannot wait to
pull on the red and gold shirt and start playing. This is a club with a lot of
history and I am stoked to be part of that legacy in its hundredth year,”
Lyngdoh said.
Md. Rafique will be making his comeback to SC East Bengal, having
joined the club in 2014 which saw him making loan moves to ATK and Kerala
Blasters. He joined SC East Bengal from Mumbai City FC.
“It is always a pleasure to come back to the greatest club in India. The feeling when you play for SC East Bengal is unmatched. The fans get behind you every time and the passion they have is what drives me,” Rafique said.
Indian squad:
Goalkeepers: Sankar Roy, Debjit Majumder, Md. Rafique Ali Sardar,
Mirshad Kootapunna
Defenders: Gurtej Singh, Narayan Das, Samad Ali Mallick,
LalramChullova, Mohammed Irshad, N Rohen Singh, Abhishek Ambekar, Rana Gharami
Midfielders: Sehnaj Singh, Bikash Jairu, Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Yumnam
Gopi Singh, Wahengbam Angousana, Md. Rafique, Moirangthem Loken Meitei,
Surchandra Singh Chandam
Forwards: Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh.
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