# 2022–23 Gokulam Kerala FC season

The 2022–23 season is Gokulam Kerala's sixth season since its establishment in 2017 and their fifth season in the I-League. In addition to the I-League, Gokulam Kerala also participated in the Super Cup and IFA Shield.

## Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Francesc Bonet |
| Fitness and conditioning Coach | Djair Miranda Garcia |
| Technical Director | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Manish Timsina |

## Kits

| Home | Away |

## First-team squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Age | Previous club | Since | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Bilal Khan | GK | 28 | Real Kashmir | 2022 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James Kithan | GK | 27 | Delhi | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | GK | 29 | Sreenidi Deccan | 2022 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Subhankar Adhikari | CB | 25 | GKFC Reserves | 2022 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mohammed Jassim | LB | 25 | GKFC Reserves | 2020 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Pawan Kumar | CB | 27 | Real Kashmir | 2021 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Aminou Bouba | CB | 31 | Eding Sport FC | 2021 | 56 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | Abdul Hakku | CB | 27 | Real Kashmir | 2022 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Vikas Saini | RB | 25 | Churchill Brothers | 2022 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | Sajad Hussain Parray | LB | 19 | Hyderabad | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Akhil Praveen | CB | 28 | Kerala United | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MidFielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Thahir Zaman | AM | 27 | GKFC Reserves | 2020 | 54 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Rishad PP | CM | 26 | GKFC Reserves | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Kaká | AM | 31 | Arar | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jijo Joseph | AM | 30 | Kickstart FC | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Arjun Jayaraj | AM | 26 | Kerala United | 2022 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Shilton D'Silva | CM | 30 | Rajasthan United | 2023 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Farshad Noor | CM | 28 | Bahrain SC | 2022 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
| 29 | Noufal PN | AM | 22 | GKFC Reserves | 2022 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| 47 | Omar Ramos | AM | 34 | Rajasthan United | 2022 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 50 | Tanmoy Ghosh | AM | 22 | BSS Sporting Club | 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Rahul Raju | AM | 19 | Bengaluru B | 2022 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Samuel Mensah Koney | FW | 26 | GKFC Reserves | 2023 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Sreekuttan VS | FW | 23 | Kerala blasters | 2022 | 47 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Sourav K | FW | 21 | GKFC Reserves | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Jobby Justin | FW | 29 | Chennaiyin | 2023 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Dilip Oraon | FW | 21 | United | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Shijin Thadhyouse | FW | 21 | SAI | 2022 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 70 | Sergio Mendigutxia | FW | 29 | US Mariglianese | 2022 | 16 | 9 | 0 |

### New contracts

| Date | Position | No. | Player | Ref. |
| 28 May 2021 | DF | 15 | Aminou Bouba | |

## Transfers & loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | Previous club | Fee |
| 3 July 2022 | MF | 15 | Arjun Jayaraj | Kerala United | None |
| 11 July 2022 | MF | | Tanmoy Ghosh | BSS Sporting | None |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | | Akhil Praveen | Kerala United | None |
| 15 July 2022 | DF | | Bibin Ajayan | Golden Threads FC | None |
| 21 July 2022 | MF | | Sukuram Sardar | Railways | None |
| 26 July 2022 | FW | | Shijin | SAI Kollam | None |
| 4 August 2022 | FW | | Vladan Kordic | Arsenal Tivat | None |
| 21 August 2022 | FW | | Auguste Somlaga | Al Afriqi | None |
| 25 August 2022 | MF | | Kaká | Arar | None |
| 31 August 2022 | DM | | Juan Nellar | Sancolombano | None |
| 2 September 2022 | FW | | Sreekuttan VS | Kerala Blasters | None |
| 15 September 2022 | DF | 2 | Subhankar Adhikari | Reserves | None |
| 15 September 2022 | DF | | Vikas Saini | Churchill Brothers | None |
| 15 September 2022 | MF | | Noufal | BASCO FC | None |
| 15 September 2022 | MF | 23 | Farshad Noor | Bahrain SC | None |
| 15 September 2022 | FW | | Dilip Oraon | United | None |
| 15 September 2022 | FW | | Dodi | | None |
| 15 September 2022 | GK | 1 | Bilal Khan | Real Kashmir | None |
| 15 September 2022 | GK | 40 | James Kithan | Delhi | None |
| 1 January 2023 | DF | 24 | Abdul Hakku | Real Kashmir | None |
| 6 January 2023 | MF | 47 | Omar Ramos | Rajasthan United | None |
| 6 January 2023 | FW | 70 | Sergio Mendigutxia | US Mariglianese | None |
| 16 January 2023 | FW | 9 | Eldar Moldozhunusov | Neftchi | None |
| 16 January 2023 | FW | 19 | Jobby Justin | Chennaiyin | None |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | | Shilton D'Silva | Rajasthan United | None |
| 2 April 2023 | FW | | Samuel Mensah Koney | Reserves | None |
| 2 April 2023 | DF | | Saurabh Meher | Reserves | None |

### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 15 September 2022 | End of season | FW | 99 | Rahul Raju | Bengaluru B | None |
| 15 September 2022 | End of season | GK | 42 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | Indian Air Force | None |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 May 2023 | DF | | Sajad Hussain Parray | Hyderabad | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2023 | 31 May 2023 | MF | | Jijo Joseph | SBI | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | 24 | Abdul Hakku | Kerala Blasters | Loan Return |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | 13 | Sreekuttan VS | Kerala Blasters | Loan Return |
| 15 July 2022 | DF | 4 | Alex Saji | Hyderabad | Free |
| 4 August 2022 | GK | 1 | Rakshit Dagar | Jamshedpur | Free |
| 5 August 2022 | DF | 16 | Muhammad Uvais | Jamshedpur | Free |
| 18 August 2022 | MF | 18 | Jithin M S | NorthEast United | Free |
| 20 August 2022 | MF | 11 | Emil Benny | NorthEast United | Free |
| 1 September 2022 | FW | | Sukuram Sardar | Diamond Harbour | |
| 13 September 2022 | FW | 98 | Jourdaine Fletcher | NEROCA | Free |
| 23 September 2022 | FW | 99 | Luka Majcen | RoundGlass Punjab | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | DF | 27 | Takhellambam Deepak | Reserves | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | DM | 06 | Charles Anandraj | Bengaluru United | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 12 | Muhammed Rashid | Reserves | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 14 | Zodingliana Ralte | Aizawl | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 20 | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | Eastern District | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 20 | Sharif Mukhammad | Churchill Brothers | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 42 | Abhijith K | Reserves | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | FW | 10 | Ngangom Ronald Singh | Reserves | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | MF | 19 | Rahim Osumanu | | Free |
| 10 October 2022 | FW | 22 | Beneston Barretto | Reserves | Free |
| 5 January 2023 | FW | 9 | Auguste Somlaga | Mumbai Kenkre | Released |
| 5 January 2023 | FW | 98 | Dodi Nde | Reserves | Released |
| 5 January 2023 | MF | 5 | Juan Nellar | Punjab | Released |
| 22 January 2023 | DF | 32 | Shahajaz Thekkan | | Mutual agreement |
| 24 January 2023 | FW | | Vladan Kordic | Bokelj | None |
| 20 March 2023 | FW | 9 | Eldar Moldozhunusov | Neftchi | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| I-League | 12 November 2022 | 12 March 2023 | Match Day 1 | 3rd | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 054.55 |
| Indian Super Cup | 5 April 2023 | 18 April 2023 | Qualifiers | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 025.00 |
| play–offs for AFC Cup | 29 April 2023 | 29 April 2023 | Play Off | Playoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 048.15 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) Source: Competitions

### I-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | RoundGlass Punjab (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 52 | Champions, Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 42 | |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 39 | |
| 4 | TRAU | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 35 | |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 34 | |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 November 2022.

### Super Cup

After finishing 3rd in the I-League, the Malabarians won a qualifier against 8th-ranked Mohammedan to earn a place in the group stage.

### Group stage
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAM | FCG | AMB | GOK |
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | | 3–5 | — | — | — |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | | — | 0–1 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | | — | 1–0 | — | — |

#### Matches
### AFC Cup

play–offs for AFC Cup Since the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023–24 AFC Cup adopted transitional calendar with the switch from Spring-to-Autumn to an Autumn-to-Spring schedule, the All India Football Federation decided that its continental slots are determined by extra playoffs.

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
As of match played 29 April 2023
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I-League | I-League | Super Cup | Super Cup | play–offs for AFC Cup | play–offs for AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 1 | GK | | Bilal Khan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 02 | CB | | Subhankar Adhikari | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 |
| 03 | LB | | Mohammed Jassim | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 |
| 04 | CB | | Pawan Kumar | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 |
| 5 | MF | | Juan Nellar | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 07 | MF | | Thahir Zaman | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Samuel Mensah Koney | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Eldar Moldozhunusov | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Auguste Somlaga | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | | Kaká | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | | Sreekuttan VS | 22 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 |
| 14 | MF | | Jijo Joseph | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Arjun Jayaraj | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 17 | CB | | Aminou Bouba | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| 18 | MF | | Shilton D'Silva | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 19 | FW | | Jobby Justin | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | | Shijin Thadhayouse | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 23 | MF | | Farshad Noor | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 |
| 24 | DF | | Abdul Hakku | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
| 27 | FW | | Sourav K | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 29 | MF | | Noufal PN | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
| 40 | GK | | James Kithan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | GK | | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| 46 | DF | | Vikas Saini | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| 47 | MF | | Omar Ramos | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 50 | MF | | Tanmoy Ghosh | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 66 | DF | | Sajad Hussain Parray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | | Sergio Mendigutxia | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| 93 | DM | | Akhil Praveen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | | Rahul Raju | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 |
| 98 | FW | | Dodi Nde | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |

### Goal Scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | I League | Super Cup | play offs for AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 70 | FW | Sergio Mendigutxia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 23 | MF | Farshad Noor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 7 | AM | Thahir Zaman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 | FW | Shijin Thadhayouse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | Samuel Mensah Koney | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 24 | DF | Abdul Hakku | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | FW | Auguste Somlaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | FW | Sreekuttan VS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | MF | Jijo Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | DF | Aminou Bouba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | MF | Shilton D'Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | FW | Jobby Justin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | FW | Sourav K | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 47 | MF | Omar Ramos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 98 | FW | Dodi Nde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 99 | MF | Rahul Raju | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assists

Not all goals have an assist.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | I League | Super Cup | play offs for AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 29 | MF | Noufal Jr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | Sreekuttan VS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 23 | MF | Farshad Noor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | DF | Aminou Bouba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 27 | FW | Sourav K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 47 | MF | Omar Ramos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | Subhankar Adhikari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | AM | Thahir Zaman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | FW | Auguste Somlaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | MF | Arjun Jayaraj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | FW | Jobby Justin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | FW | Shijin Thadhayouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 46 | DF | Vikas Saini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nation | Name | I-League | Super Cup | Play Offs for AFC Cup | Total |
| 42 | | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | | Bilal Khan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 29 April 2023
| No. | Pos. | Name | I League | I League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Play Offs for AFC CUP | Play Offs for AFC CUP | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Jassim | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Pawan Kumar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Thahir Zaman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Auguste Somlaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Sreekuttan VS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jijo Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Arjun Jayaraj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Aminou Bouba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Shilton D'Silva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Jobby Justin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Dilip Oraon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Shijin Thadhayouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Farshad Noor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Abdul Hakku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Noufal PN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | Vikas Saini | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Subhankar Adhikari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Sergio Mendigutxia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Dodi Ndo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Rahul Raju | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |

## Club awards
### Player of the Month award

| Month | Player |
| December | Shibinraj Kunniyil |
| January | Rahul Raju |
| February | Farshad Noor |