Sreenidhi Deccan FC rope in full-back Samad Ali Mallick

By Waseem

Waseem has been part of Khel Now since 2018, covering World Football, Indian Football, Kabaddi, and other Olympic sports.

Published at :July 15, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Modified at :July 15, 2021 at 9:39 PM

The club is bringing in lots of exciting players ahead of their debut campaign.

I-League outfit Sreenidhi Deccan FC announced the signing of Samad Ali Mallick on Thursday. The new I-League entrants are gearing up for their debut campaign by signing players and shaping up their squad. The latest addition to their squad is full-back Mallick, who has previously played for clubs like SC East Bengal and RoundGlass Punjab.

The Visakhapatnam-based outfit are making smart moves in the transfer market. They are identifying players to their liking and bringing them in ahead of the new season. The 2021-22 season of the I-League is tentatively going to start from December 2021 onward in Kolkata.

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Player Profile

Samad Ali Mallick is a defender by trade who can play on either wing. The right-back position is his preference and the player will hope to shine for his new employers. The 26-year-old has a lot of experience under his belt, having made over 43 appearances in the I-League. The player has notched one goal and four assists so far in the league.

Samad has most prominently represented East Bengal in the I-League (35 games), but did not feature for them in the ISL. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab during the January transfer window in 2021 and played eight games for them. He has also previously played in the Calcutta Football League (CFL) with SCEB, after signing for them from Rainbow Club, his first professional team.

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The squad in the making

As previously mentioned, Sreenidhi Deccan FC are making swift decisions in the transfer market. Samad Ali Mallick will join the likes of Ubaid CK, Shibil Mohammed and Lalromawia from Gokulam Kerala FC, Dinesh Singh from TRAU FC and Shibin Raj from Churchill Brothers SC among others. It will be interesting to see how their head-coach Fernando Santiago Varela uses these options ahead of the new campaign.

The former Gokulam Kerala and Churchill Brothers coach knows the I-League well and what works to find success in it. He led the Malabarians to Durand Cup title in 2019 and will use his expertise to good effect with SDFC.

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