28 year old Shibin Raj Kunniyil started his football career with SAI Kerala in Thiruvanthapuram from 2005 to 2010 and through playing for his district he also got a chance to play for the Kerala U-19s in the Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy. From there he got selected to be a part of the India U-19 set-up.
In 2011, Shibin Raj Kunniyil signed for the Indian Air Force. He stayed with IAF for a number of years and took the plunge of playing for a professional team by signing for Mohun Bagan.
Shibin Raj Kunniyil returned to Kerala for the 2018/19 I-League to play for Gokulam Kerala FC before making a big move to ISL side Kerala Blasters, but he didn’t get much playing time.
Shibin Raj Kunniyil returned to the I-League to play for Churchill Brothers in the last season.