The 2025–26 season was the Gokulam Kerala's ninth since its establishment in 2017 and their eighth in the I-League. This is Gokulam Kerala's first season under new head coach José Hevia, it is announced on 6 June 2025. The club is also participating in the IFA Shield and Indian Super Cup.

departure of former coach Jose Hevia in January 2026, former Churchill Brothers manager Dimitris Dimitriou was announced as Malabrians manager that in march.

Current technical staff

PositionName Head coach Renjith CM (Interim) Assistant coach Yelan Wangda Assistant coach Fitness and conditioning coach SaifullaTechnical director Derrick Pereirahttps://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-i-league-gokulam-kerala-fc-announce-derrick-pereira-new-technical-director-202507 Goalkeeping coach Fysal Bappu Team manager Nikidesh

First-team squad Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Previous club Since Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Rakshit Dagar GK 32 Inter Kashi2021, 2025- 39 0 0 25 Kamaludheen Kasim GK 23 Thrissur Magic 2026 1 0 0 42 Shibinraj Kunniyil GK 32 Punjab 2018-19, 2022–23, 2024 61 0 0 Defenders 3 Harpreet Singh CB/RB 25 Namdhari2025800 4 Athul Unnikrishnan RB 27 East Bengal II20242820 5 Nidhin Krishna CB/ RB 26 Kerala United20235811 14 Lalbiakhlua Lianzela CB 24 Churchill Brothers 2026501 15 Aminou Bouba CB 33Free Agent2021-2024,2026-8163 26 Amid Arezou CB 29 Arendal 2026400 27 Sachu Siby LB 24 Calicut 2026900 33 Gursimrat Singh CB 27 Namdhari20251310 43 Soyal Joshy RB 23 Hyderabad2025700 MidFielders 6 Rishad PP CM 29 GKFC Reserves20216934 7 Mirjalol Kasimov DM 31 Mohammedan2026921 8 Vítor Barata AM 30 PSMS Medan2026401 10 Nili Perdomo CM 31Free Agent2025,2026-1834 11 Ashis Pradhan CM 26 Punjab2026-100 13 Armand Bazié CM 34Free Agent2026-500 20 Rahul Raju CM 21 Bengaluru B20225051 23 Trijoy Savio Dias CM 26 Churchill Brothers20251321 30 Kingslee Fernandes CM 28 Churchill Brothers2026500 31 Shigil Nambrath CM 22 NorthEast United20251200 62 Aman CK AM 22 East Bengal2026-400 77 Naseeb Rahman AM 22 East Bengal2026000 Forwards 17 Thabiso Brown FW 30 Boeung Ket202521132 18 Benjamin Kuku FW 31 Free Agent2026610 22 Moses Lalrinzuala FW 21 Chanmari 2025 16 2 2 55 Samuel Kynshi WF 25 Punjab2025810 70 Komal Thatal FW 25 Chennaiyin 2025 2 0 0 Jangjagin kuki FW 25 27 United FC 2025 0 0 0

New contracts DatePositionNo. PlayerRef.03 July 2025 GK 01 Bishorjit Singh03 July 2025 GK 12 Rakshit Dagar03 July 2025 GK 42 Shibinraj Kunniyil 16 September 2025 MF 99 Rahul Raju

Transfers and loans

Transfers in Entry date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.1 June 2025 FW Senthamil Shanbagam SAT Loan return20 June 2025 DF Soyal Joshy Hyderabad None"https://www.madhyamam.com/sports/football/soyal-joshi-in-gokulam-kerala-142045811 July 2025 DF Harpreet Singh Namdhari None"https://www.manoramaonline.com/sports/football/2025/07/12/harpreet-singh-gokulam-kerala.html21 July 2025 MF Lalramdinsanga Ralte Real Kashmir None30 July 2025 FW Moses Lalrinzuala Chanmari Nonehttps://fanport.in/football/gokulam-kerala-fc-welcomes-moses-lalrinzuala-to-the-squad/13 August 2025 FW Seiminmang Manchong Rajasthan United None18 August 2025 MF Shighil Nambrath NorthEast United None25 August 2025 MF Sibajit Singh Mohun Bagan B None27 August 2025 FW Akshunna Tyagi Bengaluru United None02 September 2025 DF Gursimrat Singh Namdhari None09 September 2025 FW Jangjagin kuki 27 United FC None11 September 2025 MF Samuel Kynshi Punjab None24 September 2025 DF Matías Hernández DPMM II None25 September 2025 MF Edu Martínez Canosa None26 September 2025 FW Juan Carlos Rico Rayo Ibense None30 September 2025 MF Alfred Planas Sestao River None 16 October 2025 DF Thokchom Malemngamba Singh Bengaluru B None21 October 2025 MF Craig Mangkhanlian Bhawanipore Club None22 October 2025 MF Trijoy Savio Dias Churchill Brothers None23 October 2025 MF Albert Torras Ejea None24 October 2025 FW Kevisanyu Peseyie Barak None18 November 2025 FW Komal ThatalFree Agent None4 December 2025 FW Thabiso Brown Boeung Ket None07 January 2026 GK Kamaludheen Kasim Thrissur Magic None30 January 2026 MF Nili PerdomoFree Agent None02 February 2026 FW John Kennedy Malappuram FC None04 February 2026 MF Mirjalol Kasimov Mohammedan None05 February 2026 DF Wungngayam Muirang Diamond Harbour None09 February 2026 DF Sachu Siby Calicut None10 February 2026 DF Amid Arezou Arendal None18 February 2026 MF Ashis Pradhan Punjab None22 February 2026 MF Aman C. K. East Bengal None07 March 2026 MF Kingslee Fernandes Chennaiyin None10 March 2026 FW Muhammed Sinan Kannur Warriors None13 March 2026 DF Lalbiakhlua Lianzela Churchill Brothers None30 March 2026 MF Armand Bazié None30 March 2026 DF Aminou Bouba None06 April 2026 FW Benjamin Kuku None11 April 2026 MF Vítor Barata PSMS Medan None

Transfers out Exit datePosition No. Player To club Fee Ref. 21 May 2025 DF 13 Rahul khoukar Kalighat MS Free Transfer 1 June 2025 FW 70 Wander Luiz Chanthaburi Free Transfer 1 June 2025 FW 23 Michael Soosairaj Forca Kochi Free Transfer 1 June 2025 MF 77 Saurav Mandal Kerala Blasters Loan Return 1 June 2025 FW 24 Ranjeet Pandre Punjab Loan Return 1 June 2025 DF 22 Halen Nongtdu Mumbai City Loan Return 2 June 2025 FW 11 Tharpuia Diamond Harbour Free Transfer 25 June 2025 MF 7 Abhijith Kurungodan Sreenidi Deccan Free Transfer 26 June 2025 MF 93 Akhil Praveen Malappuram FC Free Transfer 03 July 2025 GK Avilash Paul United SC Free Transfer 12 July 2025 FW 21 Thabiso Brown Boeung Ket Free Transfer 22 July 2025 FW 15 VP Suhair Jamshedpur Free Transferhttps://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/vp-suhair-set-to-join-jamshedpur-fc-isl-i-league-gokulam-kerala-transfer-news-updates-khali-jamil/article69838645.ece 12 July 2025 FW 17 Nacho Abeledo Chanthaburi Free Transfer 27 July 2025 DF 2 Salam Ranjan Singh Real Kashmir Free Transfer 10 August 2025 FW 9 Adama Niane Free Agent Free Transfer 12 August 2025 FW 95 Siniša Stanisavić Free Agent Free Transfer 12 August 2025 MF 10 Martín Cháves Free Agent Free Transfer 12 August 2025 MF 28 Sergio Llamas FBC Gravina Free Transfer 19 September 2025 FW Senthamil Shanbagam Thrissur Magic Free Transfer 19 September 2025 DF 30 Bibin Ajayan Thrissur Magic Free Transfer 01 January 2026 FW 10 Edu Martínez Gimnástica Segoviana Free Transfer 07 January 2026 FW 11 Juan Carlos Rico Soneja Free Transfer 07 January 2026 DF 27 Sebastian Thangmuansang Free Agent Free Transfer 20 January 2026 AM 7 Alfred Planas Inter Kashi Free Transfer 27 January 2026 DM 21 Matías Hernández Kerala Blasters Free Transfer 03 February 2026 MF 16 Albert Torras FC Bars Issyk-Kul Free Transfer 20 February 2026 DF 12 Mashoor Shereef Real Kashmir Free Transfer 20 February 2026 MF Sibajit Singh Gokulam Kerala B Free Transfer 2 March 2026 GK 13 Bishorjit Singh Calicut Free Transfer 2 March 2026 DF 14 Malemngamba Singh Kerala Blasters Free Transfer 15 March 2026 MF 19 Craig Mangkhanlian United Free Transfer 17 March 2026 FW 8 Kevisanyu Peseyie Morning Star Free Transfer 24 March 2026 FW 70 Seiminmang Manchong Sudeva Delhi Free Transfer 01 April 2026 FW 9 Akshunna Tyagi Bengaluru United Free Transfer 01 April 2026 MF 17 Lalramdinsanga Ralte Bengaluru United Free Transfer

Loan in Start dateEnd datePositionPlayerFrom clubFeeRef 03 February 2026 End of Season MFNaseeb RahmanEast BengalNone

Loan out Start dateEnd datePositionPlayerTo clubFeeRef 1 March 2026 End of season DF Wungngayam MuirangGokulam Kerala B None 1 March 2026 End of season DF Laishram Singh JohnsonGokulam Kerala B None 1 March 2026 End of season MF Emil BennyGokulam Kerala B None 1 March 2026 End of season GK Kamaludheen KasimGokulam Kerala B None

Pre-season Gokulam Kerala announced their participation in the O Chandrasekharan Memorial Tournament Irinjalakuda, Thrissur during pre-season.

Competitions

Overview

I-League

League table

Results by round

Matches Note:

Relegation Stage

IFA Shield

Group B

Matches

Super Cup

Gokulam Kerala entered the competition in the Group Stage, the fixtures were announced on 25 September 2025.

Matches

Statistics

Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.Pos.Nat.NameI-LeagueIFA ShieldIndian Super CupTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts1GK Rakshit Dagar321121643DF Harpreet Singh541133984DF Athul Unnikrishnan631100745DF Nidhin Krishna109221113126MF Rishad PP402232947MF Alfred Planas002233557MF Mirjalol Kasimov10800001088MF Vítor Barata420000429FW Akshunna Tyagi0020214110FW Edu Martínez0022113310FW Nili3300003311FW Juan Carlos Rico0022315311MF Ashis Pradhan1000001012DF Mashoor Shereef0010001013MF Armand Bazié5400005415MF Emil Benny0021315215DF Aminou Bouba6500006516MF Albert Torras0000333317MF Lalramdinsanga Ralte0011001117FW Thabiso Brown12110000121118DF Laishram Johnson Singh0011213218FW Benjamin Kuku6100006120MF Rahul Raju1191033151221MF Matías Hernández0022002222FW Moses Lalrinzuala119203016923MF Trijoy Savio Dias12100020131025GK Kamaludheen AK 1000001026DF Amid Arezou5500005527DF Sachu Siby10100000101030MF Kingslee Fernandes6400006431MF Shighil Nambrath87213113933DF Gursimrat Singh882233131342GK Shibinraj Kunniyil 10101122131343MF Soyal Joshy3110337455FW Samuel Kynshi5210339562WF Aman CK4100004170MF Komal Thatal2000002099FW John Kennedy32000032

Goal scorers

RankNo.Pos.Nat.NameI LeagueIFA ShieldSuper CupTotal 1 20MF Rahul Raju3003 2 7MF Mirjalol Kasimov2002 17FW Thabiso Brown2002 22WF Moses Lalrinzuala2002 23WF Trijoy Savio Dias2002 5 11FW Juan Carlos Rico0011 15DF Aminou Bouba1001 16MF Albert Torras0011 18FW Benjamin Kuku1001 33DF Gursimrat Singh1001 55WF Samuel Kynshi0011 Own Goals 0101 Total141318

Clean sheets No.NationNameI-LeagueIFA ShieldSuper CupTotal 42 Shibinraj Kunniyil3014 Total3014

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name I League IFA Shield Super Cup Total 1GK Rakshit Dagar000010103DF Harpreet Singh100000104DF Athul Unnikrishnan101000205DF Nidhin Krishna201000306MF Rishad PP000010107MF Mirjalol Kasimov1000001011MF Ashis Pradhan1000001013MF Armand Bazié1000001015DF Aminou Bouba2100002115MF Emil Benny0010001017FW Thabiso Brown2000002018DF Laishram Johnson Singh0000101020MF Rahul Raju1010002022FW Moses Lalrinzuala0010001023MF Trijoy Savio Dias2000012126DF Amid Arezou2000002030MF Kingslee Fernandes1000001031MF Shighil Nambrath1010103033DF Gursimrat Singh1000102042GK Shibinraj Kunniyil1100001143DF Soyal Joshy00001010

References