Mohammed Irshad
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohammed Irshad
| image =
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| fullname = Thaivalappil Mohammed Irshad
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tirur, Kerala, India
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| currentclub = Mohammedan
| clubnumber = 16
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Viva Kerala
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Tirur Sports Academy
| youthyears3 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs3 = DSK Shivajians
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = DSK Shivajians
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Gokulam Kerala
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018
| clubs3 = Minerva Punjab
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Gokulam Kerala
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = East Bengal
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = RoundGlass Punjab
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2023
| clubs7 = NorthEast United
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2023–
| clubs8 = Mohammedan
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 19:22, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
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Thaivalappil Mohammed Irshad (born 26 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for I-League club Mohammedan.
Career
Born in Tirur, Kerala, Irshad began his career with the Viva Kerala youth teams until the club shut down.{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ajith |title=A striker emerges from the Games |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/35th-national-games-a-striker-emerges-from-the-games/article6879171.ece |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=11 February 2015}} He then joined the Tirur Sports Academy in his home town before joining the youth team at I-League 2nd Division side DSK Shivajians in July 2013.{{cite news |title=Indian Football Transfers July 2013 |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-july-1/ |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=The Hard Tackle |date=1 July 2013}} In 2015, Irshad was part of the Maharashtra side that participated in the 2015 National Games of India. Playing as a striker, Irshad finished the tournament as the top scorer with 6 goals.
=DSK Shivajians=
After his performance during the 2015 National Games of India, Irshad made his professional debut for DSK Shivajians in the I-League on 26 February 2016 against Shillong Lajong.{{cite web |title=Shillong Lajong 1–1 DSK Shivajians |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/26/india/i-league/lajong-sc/dsk-shivajians/2177570/ |website=Soccerway}} He came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Aser Pierrick Dipanda as DSK Shivajians drew the match 1–1.
=Services=
After not finding playing time with DSK Shivajians, Irshad joined Services football side for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.{{cite news |last1=Easwar |first1=Nisanth |title=Versatile Mohammed Irshad is loving life at Gokulam Kerala and dreams of national team chance |url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/mohammed-irshad-gokulam-kerala-indian-football-i-league/1wlp0lvr648my1ehb8hpcdmibe |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=Goal.com |date=28 March 2018}} He played in the team's first match of the tournament against Meghalaya but couldn't prevent the side from losing 2–0.{{cite news |last1=Chandran |first1=Praveen |title=Santosh Trophy: Meghalaya downs defending champion Services |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/santosh-trophy-meghalaya-downs-defending-champion-services/article17528883.ece |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=Sport Star The Hindu |date=18 March 2017}}
=Gokulam Kerala=
After playing for Services, Irshad signed for I-League side Gokulam Kerala. He made his competitive debut for the club in their opening match against Shillong Lajong on 27 November 2017.{{cite web |title=Shillong Lajong 1–0 Gokulam Kerala |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/27/india/i-league/lajong-sc/gokulam/2683963/ |website=Soccerway}} He started the match as a center back as Gokulam Kerala lost 1–0. During the season, Irshad played multiple positions, including midfielder and wing-back.
On 8 September 2018, it was announced that Irshad had left Gokulam Kerala to sign with Minerva Punjab.{{cite web |title=Irshad signs for Minerva Punjab |url=https://twitter.com/minervapunjabfc/status/1038470208904744961 |website=Minerva Punjab (Twitter)}} However, after suffering an injury in pre-season and being unable to find time on the pitch when he returned, Irshad returned to Gokulam Kerala.{{cite news |title=Irshad back at home to redeem himself |url=http://gokulamkeralafc.com/irshad-back-at-home-to-redeem-himself/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213093342/http://gokulamkeralafc.com/irshad-back-at-home-to-redeem-himself/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2019 |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=Gokulam Kerala F.C. |date=4 February 2019}} On 24 August 2019, Irshad was part of the Gokulam Kerala side that won the 2019 Durand Cup final against Mohun Bagan. The side defeated Mohun Bagan 2–1 as Irshad won his first career trophy.{{cite news |title=Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala beats Mohun Bagan 2-1 to win title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-final-mohun-bagan-vs-gokulam-kerala-live-streaming-score-updates-goals-kolkata-indian-football-suhair-francisco-marcus-joseph-ubaid/article29243177.ece |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=Sports Star The Hindu |date=24 August 2020}}
=NorthEast United=
On 15 September 2021, NorthEast United announced that they had completed the signing of Mohammad Irshad on a three-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2BJPWl4WQ/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/northeastunitedfc/2663321262643185040 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Highlanders, Welcome Irshad to the family|access-date=|website=Instagram (NorthEast United)|date=15 September 2021}}{{cbignore}} He played as a midfielder for NorthEast United. He scored his first-ever goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Mumbai City on 25 January 2022, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Sehnaj Singh and the match ended 1–1 draw.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-mumbai-city-fc-vs-northeast-united-fc-isl-8-mcfc-v-neufc-livenews-4698209.html|title=DRAW ISL 2021-22 Highlights, Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC: MCFC and NEUFC Play Out 1-1 Draw|website=news18|date=25 January 2022}} Irshad scored his second goal for the club against Kerala Blasters on 4 February, which ended in a 1–2 defeat for NorthEast United.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-04|title=ISL 2021-22 Live Score and Updates, Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC: KBFC 2-1 NEUFC|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-kerala-blasters-vs-northeast-united-fc-isl-8-kbfc-v-neufc-livenews-4734917.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=News18|language=en}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|12 August 2023}}{{soccerway|mohammed-irshad/431745}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" |DSK Shivajians
|{{nowrap|2015–16}} | rowspan="3" |I-League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1"|Gokulam Kerala
|15 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Minerva Punjab
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Gokulam Kerala
| rowspan="2" |I-League |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|13 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |East Bengal
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |RoundGlass Punjab
| rowspan="1" |I-League |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4" |NorthEast United
| rowspan="3" |Indian Super League |14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|11 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=SuperCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| rowspan="1" |Mohammedan
| rowspan="1" |I-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!73 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 2 |
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Honours
Gokulam Kerala
References
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Category:Footballers from Kerala
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