Asif Kottayil
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Asif Kottayil
| image =
| fullname = Asif Kottayil
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Valiyaparamba, Kerala, India
| height = {{convert|1.76|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Forca Kochi FC
| clubnumber = 10
| position = Central midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2005–2008
| youthclubs1 = Payyanur College
| years1 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = Malabar United
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2010–2011
| clubs2 = Prayag United
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2012
| clubs3 = Chirag United Kerala
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2012–2014
| clubs4 = Prayag United
| caps4 = 45
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Mumbai City
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = → Bharat FC (loan)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = Mohun Bagan
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = Mumbai FC
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 2017
| clubs9 = Chennai City FC
| caps9 =
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| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
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Asif Kottayil (born 24 May 1985 in Trikaripur, Kasaragod) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Forca Kochi FC in the Super League Kerala.
Career
=Prayag United=
After playing college football at Payyanur College, Asif was signed by Malabar United of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2008 season.{{cite web|title=United SC's Asif joins Chirag Kerala |url=http://footballkerala.com/2011/08/30/united-scs-asif-joins-chirag-kerala/ |publisher=Football Kerala |accessdate=12 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209061201/http://footballkerala.com/2011/08/30/united-scs-asif-joins-chirag-kerala/ |archivedate=9 February 2014 }} After two seasons with Malabar, Asif was signed by Prayag United, where he made just the one appearance in one season.
=Chirag United Kerala=
After one season at Chirag United, Asif joined Chirag United Club Kerala. He only stayed at the club for one season however scoring once in nineteen appearances.{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/39873/k-asif |title=Kottayil Asif |website=Goal.com |access-date=12 May 2012 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024135424/http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/39873/k-asif |url-status=dead }}
=Back to Prayag United=
On 11 May 2012 it was announced that Asif had re-signed for Prayag United for the 2012–13 I-League season.{{cite web|title=টোলগের বিকল্প বেছে দিলেন মর্গ্যান |url=http://www.anandabazar.com/11khela7.html |publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|access-date=11 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511030112/http://anandabazar.com/11khela7.html |archivedate=11 May 2012 }}
In first season he played 24 I-League matches and scored one goal.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|24 August 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/asif-kottayil/224070/|title=India - A. Kottayil - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"| Prayag United
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"| Chirag United Kerala
|19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| rowspan="2"| Prayag United
|24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| 2013–14
|21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| rowspan="1"| Mumbai City
|2014 |3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"| Bharat FC (loan)
|7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"| Mohun Bagan
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2" | Career total
!75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3 |
References
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{{Prayag United S.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kottayil, Asif}}
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:People from Kasaragod district
Category:Footballers from Kerala