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Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters have named their final squad of the ongoing 2023 Super Cup.
The 29-men squad under the captaincy of Jessel Carneiro is preparing for the first match in the tournament against I-League champions RoundGlass Punjab FC on April 8 at EMS Stadium in Kozhikode.
Adrian Luna will not be participating in the tournament as the Club has granted him extended leave citing personal reasons. Apart from Luna, the other foreign players have resumed training with the team after the ISL break.
The club has also included young local talents in the squad. Kerala Blasters remains strong at cultivating first-team players through its youth rank.
Kerala Blasters sporting director Karolis Skinkys said, “We are entering the race for the Hero Super Cup aiming for the title. The team is fully prepared for another competitive tournament, right after the Indian Super League. Along with foreign stars, determined home-grown talents will make the team complete in all sense and we are confident enough with their performance.”
Within the 29-men squad, there are 11 Malayali players who are Rahul K.P, Sahal Abdul Samad, Sreekuttan M.S, Sachin Suresh, Nihal Sudeesh, Vibin Mohanan, Bijoy Varghese, Mohammed Azhar, Mohammed Aimen, Muhammed Saheef and Thejas Krishna.
KERALA BLASTERS
Goalkeepers
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Karanjit Singh, Sachin Suresh, Muheet Shabir
Defenders
Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Hormipam Ruivah, Sandeep Singh, Bijoy Varghese, Nishu Kumar, Jessel Carneiro, Muhammed Saheef, Thejas Krishna
Midfielders
Danish Farooq, Ayush Adhikari, Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Mohammed Azhar, Vibin Mohanan Forwards: Bryce Brian Miranda, Saurav Mandal, Rahul K.P, Sahal Abdul Samad, Nihal Sudeesh, Bidyashagar Singh,
Forwards
Sreekuttan M.S, Mohammed Aimen, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Apostolos Giannou
Hungry and raring to go! 👊🏻
Presenting our squad for this year's #HeroSuperCup ⤵️#ഒന്നായിപോരാടാം #KBFC #KeralaBlasters pic.twitter.com/o87S5x4WmW
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) April 3, 2023
