# 2024–25 Gokulam Kerala F.C. season

The 2024–25 season will be the Gokulam Kerala's eighth season since its establishment in 2017 and their seventh season in the I-League.In addition to the I-League, Gokulam Kerala will participate in the Indian Super Cup. on 18 April 2024, Spanish manager Antonio Rueda agreed a two-year deal to become GKFC manager.

## Current technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Ranjith TA |
| Assistant Coach | Vacant |
| Fitness and conditioning Coach | Saifulla |
| Technical Director | Ranjan Choudhury |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Fysal Bappu |
| Team Manager | Nikidesh |

## First-team squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position(s) | Age | Previous club | Since | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Bishorjit Singh | GK | 31 | TRAU | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rakshit Dagar | GK | 28 | Inter Kashi | 2021, 2025- | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Shibinraj Kunniyil | GK | 31 | Punjab | 2018-19, 2022-23, 2024 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Avilash Paul | GK | 29 | Mohun Bagan SG | 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Salam Ranjan Singh | CB | 28 | TRAU | 2023 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Athul Unnikrishnan | RB | 26 | East Bengal II | 2024 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nidhin Krishna | CB/ RB | 25 | Kerala United | 2023 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Rahul khoukar | LB | 25 | Bangalore Eagles | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Laishram Johnson | RB/LB | 18 | Sagolband United | 2023 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Sebastian Thangmuansang | RB | 26 | Churchill Brothers | 2019-2021, 2024 | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Bibin Ajayan | CB | 26 | GKFC Reserves | 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Mashoor Shereef | CB/RB | 31 | Punjab | 2024 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Akhil Praveen | CB | 29 | Kerala United | 2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| MidFielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Rishad PP | CM | 28 | GKFC Reserves | 2021 | 57 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Abhijith Kurungodan | CM | 27 | GKFC Reserves | 2021 | 49 | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Martín Cháves | AM | 26 | Churchill Brothers | 2024 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Emil Benny | AM | 24 | Jamshedpur | 2020-2022, 2024 | 48 | 4 | 8 |
| 28 | Sergio Llamas | CM | 31 | Guabirá | 2024 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| 77 | Saurav Mandal | AM | 24 | Kerala Blasters | 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Rahul Raju | CM | 20 | Bengaluru B | 2022 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Adama Niane | FW | 31 | Kapaz | 2024 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Tharpuia | FW | 22 | Aizawl | 2024 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | VP Suhair | FW | 32 | East Bengal | 2016-17, 2018-19,2024 | 33 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Nacho Abeledo | FW | 28 | Talavera | 2024 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| 21 | Thabiso Brown | FW | 29 | Jiangxi Lushan | 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Michael Soosairaj | FW | 29 | Odisha | 2024 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ranjeet Pandre | FW | 29 | Punjab | 2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Wander Luiz | FW | 32 | Ho Chi Minh City | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Siniša Stanisavić | FW | 29 | Dzhalal-Abad | 2025 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| | Senthamil Shanbagam | FW | 23 | Chennaiyin | 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 |

## New contracts

| Date | Position | No. | Player | Ref. |
| 06 July 2024 | MF | 06 | Rishad PP | |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee |
| 02 May 2024 | FW | Martín Cháves | Churchill Brothers | None |
| 01 June 2024 | MF | Arjun Jayaraj | SC Bengaluru | Loan Return |
| 01 June 2024 | MF | Dilip Oraon | United SC | Loan Return |
| 01 June 2024 | MF | Rahul Raju | Churchill Brothers | Loan Return |
| 22 June 2024 | FW | Michael Soosairaj | Odisha | None |
| 07 July 2024 | MF | Sergio Llamas | Guabirá | None |
| 09 July 2024 | DF | Muhammed Jiyad | Luca SC | None |
| 14 July 2024 | DF | José Luis Moreno | Metropolitanos | None |
| 18 July 2024 | DF | Athul Unnikrishnan | East Bengal Reserves | None |
| 23 July 2024 | FW | Abdu Lumala | Slaven Belupo | None |
| 06 August 2024 | FW | Nacho Abeledo | Talavera | None |
| 13 August 2024 | DF | Sebastian Thangmuansang | Churchill Brothers | None |
| 21 August 2024 | FW | Tharpuia | Aizawl | None |
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Joris Correa | Olympique Alès | None |
| 31 August 2024 | GK | Shibinraj Kunniyil | | None |
| 31 August 2024 | MF | Vasim Inamdar | Dempo | None |
| 29 September 2024 | FW | VP Suhair | East Bengal | None |
| 04 October 2024 | MF | Emil Benny | Jamshedpur | None |
| 17 November 2024 | FW | Adama Niane | Kapaz | None |
| 04 January 2025 | FW | Siniša Stanisavić | Dzhalal-Abad | None |
| 14 January 2025 | FW | Wander Luiz | Ho Chi Minh City | None |
| 31 January 2025 | GK | Rakshit Dagar | Inter Kashi | None |
| 7 February 2025 | FW | Thabiso Brown | Jiangxi Lushan | None |

### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From club | Fee |
| 03 September 2024 | End of the season | FW | Muhammad Ajsal | Kerala Blasters | None |
| 30 October 2024 | End of the season | FW | Ranjeet Pandre | Punjab | None |
| 15 December 2024 | End of the season | MF | Saurav Mandal | Kerala Blasters | None |
| 31 January 2025 | End of the season | DF | Halen Nongtdu | Mumbai City | None |

### Loan out

| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
| 24 January 2025 | End of season | FW | Senthamil S | SAT | None | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 24 April 2024 | FW | 38 | Álex Sánchez | Malappuram | Free Transfer |
| 25 May 2024 | FW | 7 | Komron Tursunov | | |
| 31 May 2024 | MF | 29 | Noufal PN | Mumbai City | Free Transfer |
| 1 June 2024 | DF | 33 | Muhammad Saheef | Kerala Blasters | Loan Return |
| 1 June 2024 | GK | 35 | Devansh Dabas | Chennaiyin | Loan Return |
| 1 June 2024 | MF | 77 | Lalliansanga Renthlei | Odisha | Loan Return |
| 7 June 2024 | FW | 8 | Sreekuttan VS | Jamshedpur FC | Free Transfer |
| 10 June 2024 | DF | 17 | Aminou Bouba | Real Kashmir | Free Transfer |
| 10 July 2024 | DF | 3 | Saurabh Meher | | |
| 10 July 2024 | MF | 44 | Basit Ahmed Bhat | Downtown Heroes | Free Transfer |
| 17 July 2024 | MF | 10 | Pitu Viera | Tamaraceite | |
| 17 July 2024 | MF | 20 | Nikola Stojanović | Inter Kashi | Free Transfer |
| 17 July 2024 | FW | 25 | Matija Babović | Dempo | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2024 | DF | 15 | Abdul Hakku | Calicut | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2024 | DF | 45 | Anas Edathodika | Malappuram FC | Free Transfer |
| 29 July 2024 | FW | 11 | Sourav K | Hyderabad | Free Transfer |
| 01 August 2024 | DF | 04 | Vikas Saini | Kannur Warriors FC | Free Transfer |
| 21 August 2024 | MF | | Arjun Jayaraj | Forca Kochi FC | Free Transfer |
| 17 January 2025 | DF | | José Luis Moreno | Churchill Brothers | Free Transfer |
| 20 January 2025 | FW | | Muhammad Ajsal | Kerala Blasters | Loan Return |
| 12 March 2025 | MF | | Christy Davis | Muthoot FA | Free Transfer |

## Pre-season

On 24 August, Gokulam Kerala announced they will participate in the second edition of Climate Cup in Leh,Ladakh during pre-season.

## 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 | 22 November 2024 | TBA | Match Day 1 | TBD | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 047.37 |
| Indian Super Cup | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 047.37 |
Last updated: 17 March 2025 (2025-03-17) Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 2 | Inter Kashi | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for Super Cup |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 32 | Qualification for Super Cup |
| 4 | Gokulam Kerala | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 31 | |
| 5 | Rajasthan United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 | Shillong Lajong | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 26 | |
* ↑ Inter Kashi were awarded three points after Namdhari fielded an ineligible player in Match 45.

#### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | | | |
| Position | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Points | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | | | |

#### Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2024–25 season on 23 October 2024.

### Indian Super Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
As of match played 17 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I-League | I-League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| 1 | GK | | Bishorjit Singh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | | Salam Ranjan Singh | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | DF | | Athul Unnikrishnan | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 |
| 5 | DF | | Nidhin Krishna | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 |
| 6 | MF | | Rishad PP | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | | Abhijith Kurungodan | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | FW | | Adama Niane | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | MF | | Martín Cháves | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 11 | FW | | Tharpuia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | | Senthamil S | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Rakshit Dagar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | Rahul Khokar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | VP Suhair | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | MF | | Nacho Abeledo | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | DF | | Laishram Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | | Emil Benny | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Thabiso Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | | Michael Soosairaj | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 24 | FW | | Ranjeet Pandre | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 |
| 28 | MF | | Sergio Llamas | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 30 | DF | | Bibin Ajayan | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 42 | GK | | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 66 | DF | | Mashoor Shereef | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 70 | FW | | Wander Luiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | | Saurav Mandal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 93 | DF | | Akhil Praveen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | FW | | Siniša Stanisavić | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| 99 | MF | | Rahul Raju | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |

### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | I League | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 17 | MF | | Nacho Abeledo | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 21 | FW | | Thabiso Brown | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Adama Niane | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 95 | FW | | Siniša Stanisavić | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Athul Unnikrishnan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | Abhijith kurungodan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Martín Cháves | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | MF | | Rishad PP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | FW | | Tharpuia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | FW | | Michael Soosairaj | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 24 | FW | | Ranjeet Pandre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | MF | | Sergio Llamas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 66 | DF | | Mashoor Shereef | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 99 | MF | | Rahul Raju | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 39 |

### Assists

Not all goals have an assist.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | I League | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 17 | MF | Nacho Abeledo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | Martín Cháves | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | VP Suhair | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 28 | MF | Sergio Llamas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | FW | Adama Niane | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | Nidhin Krishna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | Tharpuia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 21 | FW | Thabiso Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 34 | DF | Laishram Johnson Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| No. | Nation | Name | I-League | Super Cup | Total |
| 42 | | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | | Bishorjit Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 09 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Name | I League | I League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Bishorjit Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Salam Ranjan Singh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Athul Unnikrishnan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nidhin Krishna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Abhijith Kurunodan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Adama Niane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Martín Cháves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Tharpuia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | VP Suhair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Nacho Abeledo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Laishram Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Thabiso Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Ranjeet Pandre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Sergio Llamas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Bibin Ajayan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | Shibinraj Kunniyil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Mashoor Shereef | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Rahul Raju | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | | Antonio Rueda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |