Bilal Khan (footballer)

Bilal Husain Khan (born 12 September 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.

Bilal Khan
Personal information
Full name Bilal Husain Khan
Date of birth (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, India
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Kannur Warriors
Number 1
Youth career
Pune City B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Pune City 0 (0)
2017–2018Gokulam Kerala (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019Real Kashmir (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2021 Kerala Blasters 5 (0)
2021–2022 Real Kashmir 11 (0)
2022–2023 Gokulam Kerala 2 (0)
2023–2024 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
2024– Kannur Warriors 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:25, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Churchill Brothers

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He started his senior career with Churchill Brothers in 2013 and played 9 games there.[citation needed]

Hindustan FC

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In 2014, he was signed by Hindustan FC. He made 12 appearances during the season.[citation needed]

Mohammedan SC

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In 2016, he signed for Mohammedan. He was the second choice keeper there and made 5 appearances in total.[citation needed]

Pune City

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Pune City signed him on 2017. But he was loaned to Gokulam Kerala.[citation needed]

Gokulam Kerala (loan)

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He was there first keeper choice in Gokulam Kerala and played in 13 games and was a crucial member of the team.[citation needed]

Real Kashmir (loan)

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Bilal Khan's best performance came during the 2018–19 I-League.He played in 20 games and got 9 clean-sheets during the season. He was selected as the goalkeeper of the tournament by winning the golden glove.[1][2][3]

Kerala Blasters

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On 10 July 2019, it was announced that Bilal was signed by the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.[4][5] He made his ISL debut against ATK on 20 October 2019, where Blasters won the match by 2–1.[6] He then made another 4 appearances during the season.[7] After making no appearance in the 2020–21 Indian Super League season, on 1 September 2021,[8] the club announced the departure of Bilal from the club ahead of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season.[9]

Honours

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Individual

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 April 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gokulam Kerala (loan) 2017–18 I-League 13 0 0 0 13 0
Real Kashmir (loan) 2018–19 19 0 1[a] 0 20 0
Kerala Blasters 2019–20 Indian Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kerala Blasters total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Real Kashmir 2021–22 I-League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Gokulam Kerala 2022–23 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Churchill Brothers 2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 50 0 2 0 0 0 52 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup

References

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  1. ^ "East Bengal and Kerala Blasters fight for Real Kashmir's Bilal Khan". Khel Now. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ Dutta, Raja (29 March 2019). "The 2018/19 I-League End of Season Awards | Sportsbeatsindia". Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The 2018/19 I-League End of Season Awards". The Away End. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "I-League Goalkeeper of the Year Bilal Khan joins Kerala Blasters FC". THE AWAY END. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Official | Kerala Blasters Announce The Signing Of Bilal Khan | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ Sportstar, Team (20 October 2019). "ISL 2019-20 Highlights: Ogbeche brace powers Kerala Blasters to 2-1 win over ATK". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ mullick, sounak (11 July 2019). "Indian Football Transfers: Kerala Blasters FC sign Bilal Khan for the 2019-20 ISL". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ^ "India - B. Khan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. ^ Kerala Blasters FC [@KeralaBlasters] (1 September 2021). "We would like to announce that the club has mutually decided to part ways with Bilal Khan. We want to thank Bilal for the time he spent with us, and wish him the best for the future. 🤝🏽 #YennumYellow" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Chennai City sweep I-League awards". theshillongtimes.com. The Shillong Times. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  11. ^ Bilal Khan at Soccerway
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