What’s the buzz?
Shibinraj Kunniyil is set to play for Kerala Blasters from the upcoming season. The Kerala-born stalwart is the latest inclusion in the Kerala Blasters list of goalkeepers which includes big and experienced names like that of Bilal Khan, TP Rehenesh and young enthusiastic Lovepreet Singh.
THE JOURNEY SO FAR
Shibinraj Kunniyil first started playing for Air Force Club until he was spotted by Mohun Bagan. Shibinraj spend two season of Indian football with Mohun Bagan. He represented Mohun Bagan in only two matches during his time in the club.
Shibinraj joined Gokulam Kerala FC from Mohun Bagan in the Hero I league 2018-19 season. He featured for the Kerala based side in 10 matches.
Shibinraj too made it into the India’s 23 member U-19 preliminary camp against China way back in 2010.
What’s next?
Shibinraj will face enough challenge to secure the No 1 Jersey for the Blasters from his fellow goalkeepers and it is now upto him to prove his point for the Kochi-based side.
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