# 2021–22 Odisha FC season

The 2021–22 season was Odisha FC's third professional season in the Indian Super League since their establishment in 2019. The 2021–22 Indian Super League season started from 19 November 2021.

## Overview

On 6 May, the club announced the appointment of David Villa as the head of Global Football Operations. The club also announced the appointment of former head coach Josep Gombau and Victor Onate as the members of Technical committee.
On 20 July, Odisha announced the appointment of Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as the head coach for 2021-22 Indian Super League season along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.
On 1 September, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.

### Training

Similar to the last season, the 2021–22 Indian Super League season will also be hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Odisha FC used the Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground in Navelim, South Goa for their pre-season training. The team started their pre-season training by the end of first week of September 2021. Head coach Ramirez and his team arrived in Goa on 9 September for pre-season.

### Transfers

On 22 April 2021, Odisha announced the contract extension of Jerry Mawihmingthanga till 2022. On 14 May, Odisha announced the signing of Sebastian Thangmuansang on a two-year contract from I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC. The club also announced the signing of Sahil Panwar on a two-year contract by paying a undisclosed transfer fee to Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC. On 8 June, the club announced the signing of defender Lalruatthara on a two-year deal.
On 7 July, Odisha announced the signing of Isaac Vanmalsawma on a two-year contract. On 12 July, the club announced that George D'Souza joined I-League 2nd Division club FC Bengaluru United on loan for the 2021–22 season.
On 23 July, Cole Alexander mutually terminated his contract with the club after agreeing to leave Odisha for South African Premier Division club, Kaizer Chiefs, at an undisclosed fee.
On 26 July, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Víctor Mongil as its first foreign signing of the season. On 30 July, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish attacking-midfielder Javi Hernández.
On 5 August, the club announced the signing of Nikhil Raj on loan from Bangalore Super Division club Kickstart. On 11 August, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Héctor Rodas. On 16 August, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-forward and winger Aridai Cabrera. On 23 August, Odisha announced the signing of its AFC-quota player, midfielder Liridon Krasniqi, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.
On 7 September, Odisha announced that 7 players from their youth setup were called up to the first team for trials at the pre-season training camp in Goa. On 9 September, Odisha announced the signing of Brazilian centre-forward Jonathas de Jesus from UAE Pro League-side Sharjah.
In
Date
Name
Moving from
Moving to
Ref.
14 May 2021
Sahil Panwar
Hyderabad
Odisha
5 July 2021
Isaac Vanmalsawma
Jamshedpur
Odisha
8 July 2021
Lalruatthara
Kerala Blasters
Odisha
14 July 2021
Sebastian Thangmuansang
Gokulam Kerala
Odisha
26 July 2021
Victor Mongil
Dinamo Tbilisi
Odisha
30 July 2021
Javi Hernández
ATK Mohun Bagan
Odisha
5 August 2021
Nikhil Raj
Kickstart
Odisha (loan)
12 August 2021
Héctor Rodas
Cultural Leonesa
Odisha
16 August 2021
Aridai Cabrera
Las Palmas
Odisha
23 August 2021
Liridon Krasniqi
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Odisha (loan)
9 September 2021
Jonathas de Jesus
Sharjah
Odisha
30 December 2021
Nikhil Prabhu
Hyderabad
Odisha (loan)
25 January 2022
Karan Amin
Jamshedpur
Odisha
25 January 2022
Antonio D'Silva
Dempo
Odisha
26 January 2022
Redeem Tlang
Goa
Odisha (loan)
Out
Date
Name
Moving from
Moving to
Ref.
5 March 2021
Steven Taylor
Odisha
Wellington Phoenix
23 April 2021
Marcelinho
Odisha
EC Taubate
12 July 2021
George D'Souza
Odisha
Bengaluru United (loan)
13 July 2021
Diego Maurício
Odisha
Al-Shahania
25 July 2021
Diawandou Diagne
Odisha
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat
29 July 2021
Cole Alexander
Odisha
Kaizer Chiefs
6 August 2021
Jacob Tratt
Odisha
Adelaide United
9 August 2021
Manuel Onwu
Odisha
Badalona
25 November 2021
Samuel Lalmuanpuia
Odisha
Aizawl
2 January 2022
Mohammad Sajid Dhot
Odisha
Chennaiyin
5 January 2022
Vinit Rai
Odisha
Mumbai City (loan)
30 January 2022
Ravi Kumar
Odisha
Mumbai City (loan)
Out-on-Loan
Date
Name
Moving from
Moving to
Ref.
12 July 2021
George D'Souza
Odisha
Bengaluru United (loan)
5 January 2022
Vinit Rai
Odisha
Mumbai City (loan)
30 January 2022
Ravi Kumar
Odisha
Mumbai City (loan) :

#### Contract Extensions

| Date | Player | Position | No | Contract Till | Ref. |
| 22 April 2021 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | RW | 17 | 2022 | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 2021–22 Indian Super League | 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) | 4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) | Matchday 6 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 030.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 030.00 |
Last updated: 4 March 2022 (2022-03-04). Source: Competitions

### Indian Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 |
| 6 | Bengaluru | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 29 |
| 7 | Odisha | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 23 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 20 |
| 9 | Goa | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 19 |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 September 2021.

## Personnel
### Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Kiko Ramírez |
| Assistant Coach | Kino Sanchez |
| Assistant Coach | Anshul Katiyar |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Manu Patricio |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | José Mascarós Balaguer |
| Team Doctor & Head of Medical Services | Dr. Praveen Choudhary |
| Team Physiotherapists | Dr. Firoz Shaikh |
| Team Physiotherapists | Dr. Naved Hameed |
| Team Masseur | Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur |

### Football Sport Management

| Position | Name |
| Head of Football Operations | Abhik Chatterjee |
| Head of Global Football Operations | David Villa |
| Technical Committee | David Villa Josep Gombau Victor Oñate |
| Head of Football Development | Kino Sanchez |
| Head of Football Development | Aakash Narula |
| Odisha Reserves (U18) Coach | Sandeep Alhan |
| Odisha U15 Coach | Amit Rana |
| Odisha U13 Coach | Kirti Kashyap |
| Youth Teams Manager | Sayantan Ganguly |
| Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das |
| Commercial Manager | Yash Chugh |
| Media Manager | Chiranjibi Pati |

## Management
### Board of directors

| Position | Name |
| President | Raj Athwal |
| Club Director | Ashok Bajaj |
| Club Advisor | Rohan Sharma |
| Head of Sales & Marketing | Mayank Sharma |
| Head of Finance | Ajit Panda |

## Statistics

    As of 10 December 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | IND | Ravi Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IND | Kamaljit Singh | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Víctor Mongil | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Héctor Rodas | 3 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | IND | Gaurav Bora | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IND | Hendry Antonay | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IND | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | IND | Sahil Panwar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | IND | Deven Sawhney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | MF | IND | Paul Ramfangzauva | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Javi Hernández | 4 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | IND | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | IND | Issac Vanmalsawma | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | MAS | Liridon Krasniqi | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Aridai Cabrera | 4 | 3 | 2+2 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Jonathas | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | IND | Nanda Kumar | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | IND | Akshunna Tyagi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IND | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IND | Nikhil Raj | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | IND | CVL Remtluanga | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source: Indian Super League

### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Jonathas de Jesus | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | | Javi Hernández | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | Aridai Cabrera | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 17 | FW | | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Héctor Rodas | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | MF | | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 21 | FW | | Nikhil Raj | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | FW | | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | FW | | Redeem Tlang | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | MF | | Nandhakumar Sekar | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Paul Ramfangzauva | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 30 |
Source: Indian Super League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Arshdeep Singh | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 30 | GK | | Kamaljit Singh | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 3 |
Source: Indian Super League

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | ISL | ISL | Total | Total |
| 1 | 24 | MF | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 39 | DF | Lalruatthara | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | DF | Hendry Antonay | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Javi Hernández | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Jonathas de Jesus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 27 | DF | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | Héctor Rodas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 92 | MF | Liridon Krasniqi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | FW | Aridai Cabrera | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | DF | Víctor Mongil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 48 | MF | Isaac Vanmalsawma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | MF | Nandhakumar Sekar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | DF | Gaurav Bora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 36 | DF | Sahil Panwar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | FW | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Indian Super League