Bengaluru FC, on Monday, announced their 29-man squad for the AFC Cup 2021 playoff against Maldivian side Club Eagles, on August 15. Skipper Sunil Chhetri will lead the side, which includes as many as seven new signings.
Defenders Alan Costa, Yrondu Musavu King and Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva make up the BFC foreign contingent, which also features six new Indian signings in Harmanpreet Singh, Jayesh Rane, Bidyashagar Singh, Sarthak Golui, Danish Farooq and Rohit Kumar.
The graduates from the club’s reserve side include goalkeeper Sharon Padattil, midfielder Muhammad Inayath, as well as strikers Akashdeep Singh and Sivasakthi Narayanan, who finished as top scorer in the Blues’ BDFA Super Division League campaign.
Bengaluru FC playoff clash against Club Eagles will take place at the National Stadium, in the Maldives, on August 15. Victory in the playoff will send the BFC into Group D, which includes Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) and Maziya S&RC (Maldives).
Bengaluru FC squad for the AFC Cup playoff
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Lara Sharma and Sharon Padattil.
Defenders: Pratik Chaudhari, Wungngayam Muirang, Ajith Kumar, Ashique Kuruniyan, Parag Shrivas, Yrondu Musavu-King, Biswa Darjee, Alan Costa and Sarthak Golui.
Midfielders: Suresh Wangjam, Namgyal Bhutia, Jayesh Rane, Danish Farooq, Rohit Kumar, Muhammad Inayath and Ajay Chhetri.
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Cleiton Silva, Leon Augustine, Naorem Roshan Singh, Bidyashagar Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh.
Head Coach: Marco Pezzaiuoli
Assistant Coach: Naushad Moosa
