Zakeer Mundampara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Areekode, Malapuram, Kerala, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–09 | SBT | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–10 | Chirag United Kerala | 29 | (12) |
| 2010–12 | Churchill Brothers | 17 | (5) |
| 2012–13 | United SC | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–14 | Mohun Bagan | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–15 | Salgaocar | 16 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Chennaiyin | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | → DSK Shivajians (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Chennai City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mumbai City FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kerala Blasters FC | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | India U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2018 | |||
Zakeer Mundampara is an Indian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.
Early life
[edit]Zakeer started taking football seriously at the age of 15. He played for Spandanam, Areekode and Areekode Town Team during his early days as a footballer. He then joined Orient High School for studies where he continued playing football. From there he went to Moorkanad Higher Secondary School and then to MES College, Mampad.
Career
[edit]SBT
[edit]Zakeer joined State Bank of Travancore (SBT) team in 2007. He proved himself to be a good playmaker with vision on the field.
Viva Kerala
[edit]Viva Kerala acquired Mundampara as a midfielder from SBT in 2009, when they gained promotion to the I-league. He was the backbone of the team, helping them to avoid relegation.
Churchill Brothers
[edit]Zakeer accepted a contract offer from Churchill Brothers SC in 2010. He scored his first career goal against Chirag United on 10 April 2011 helping the team secure a win.[1]
Prayag United
[edit]On 31 May 2012, it was announced that Mundampara signed with Prayag United of the I-League.[2]
Mohun Bagan
[edit]On 6 August 2013, it was announced that Zakeer has signed for Mohun Bagan on a one-year deal.[3] He made his debut for Mohun Bagan in the I-League on 22 September 2013 against Bengaluru FC at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which he played the whole match and earned a yellow card in the 83rd minute as Mohun Bagan drew the match 1-1.[4]
Chennaiyin FC
[edit]In July 2015, Mundampara was drafted to play for Chennaiyin FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[5]
International
[edit]Zakeer made his India U-23 debut on 19 June 2011 against Qatar U23 coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Shilton D'Silva.[6]
Honours
[edit]Chennaiyin
References
[edit]- ^ "Zakeer Mundampara - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Tomba Singh, Sandip Nandy join Churchill Brothers". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Zakeer Mundampara completes move to Mohun Bagan". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Bengaluru vs. Mohun Bagan 1-1". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy. "Pre-Olympic Qualifier: Qatar Under-23 3-1 India Under-23 - Bulpin's Boys Grab Vital Away Goal Despite Being Outplayed In Doha". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Zakeer Mundampara at the Mohun Bagan AC official website (archived 30 November 2013)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- I-League players
- Indian men's footballers
- Footballers from Kerala
- Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
- United SC players
- Mohun Bagan Super Giant players
- Chennaiyin FC players
- People from Malappuram
- Men's association football midfielders
- Indian Super League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players