Muhammed Nemil

Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil (born 18 March 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.

Muhammed Nemil

Personal information
Full name	Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil
Date of birth	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Goa
Number	44
Youth career
2015–2020	RFYC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Goa	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ Grama (loan)	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Youth and early career with RFYC

Born in Kozhikode, Kerala, Nemil started playing football through V. P. Sathyan Soccer Academy at the age of ten. In 2015, he was scouted by Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy as a part of a nationwide young talent hunt.^[1] His dribbling skill, passing accuracy and two-footed shooting ability earned him praises at the RFYC in Navi Mumbai.^[2] In his first three years at RFYC, Nemil registered 45 goals and 31 assists across various youth level competitions. His strong performances earned him trips to England in 2016 and Japan in 2018, where the RFYC took on the local teams there.^[2]

Nemil won the Best Player Award at the 2018 U-17 Subroto Cup,^[3] was also named the Mumbai District Football Association Super Division's best midfielder in 2019.^[4] He won the 2019 Vedanta Youth Cup with RFYC team as he scored the winner in the final against Bengaluru FC and awarded another Player of the Tournament title.^[5] In March 2019, RFYC sent Nemil to Marcet High-performance academy in Spain, on his consistent display of quality with the academy. During his time in Spain, Nemil had a successful trail at Barcelona-based club FE Grama.^[6]

FC Goa

On 20 October 2020, FC Goa announced that the club had reached an agreement with RFYC for the transfer of Nemil. He joined the Indian Super League club on a four-year deal.^[7]

Loan to FE Grama

After joining Goa, Nemail was sent back to Spain for joining FE Grama on a season-long loan.^[7] He played 11 games for FE Grama U19s in the Liga Nacional Juvenil and scored 7 goals including 2 hat-tricks. Promoted to the senior team, Nemil made his debut against CP San Cristóbal in the Tercera División.^[8][9]

Return to Goa

After his successful loan spell with FE Grama, Nemil returned to Goa ahead of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season.^[10] On 7 September 2021, he made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 2021 Durand Cup group stage win over Army Green.^[11] On 13 September, he scored his first goal for the club against Sudeva Delhi.^[12] Goa defeated Mohammedan 1–0 in the 2021 Durand Cup Final to win the competition for the first time in club history,^[13] with Nemil registering four goals and two assists from six appearances.^[14] On 4 December, he made his ISL debut as a substitute for Princeton Rebello against NorthEast United.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2023^[16][17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goa	2020–21	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22		14	0	6^[a]	4	—		20	4
	2022–23		0	0	3^[a]	2	—		3	2
	2023–24		0	0	2^[a]	1	—		2	1
	Goa total		14	0	11	7	0	0	25	7
Grama (loan)	2020–21	Tercera División	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			15	0	11	7	0	0	26	7

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Goa

• Durand Cup: 2021^[18]

See also

• List of Indian football players in foreign leagues

References

1. Riyas, Ali (16 July 2015). "Football Prodigy Impresses with Dribbling Skills, Ball Control". The New Indian Express. from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
2. "Muhammed Nemil out to conquer after an extraordinary footballing odyssey". Indian Super League. 23 March 2021. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
3. "Bangladesh team lifts Subroto Cup". Hindustan Times. 20 November 2018. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
4. Shetty, Chittu (2 May 2019). "MDFA Awards Night Nominations for the best of Mumbai Football are out". Football Counter. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
5. "Reliance Foundation Young Champs Win Inaugural Vedanta Youth Cup". News18. 30 September 2019. from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
6. "Muhammed Nemil reveals how his time in Spain is helping him at FC Goa". Khel Now. 4 September 2021. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
7. "Muhammed Nemil joins FC Goa". FC Goa. 20 October 2020. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
8. Sundar, Shyam (25 July 2021). "Muhammed Nemil creating ripples on his Spanish sojourn". IFTWC. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
9. "Tercera División RFEF - GRAMA VS. SAN CRISTÓBAL 1 - 1". soccerway. 2 May 2021. from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
10. Rekan, Kumar (8 August 2021). "Muhammed Nemil returns to India and set to join FC Goa". footballexpress.in. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
11. "Durand Cup 2021 FC Goa 2-0 Army Green Highlights: Ferrando's boys start with a win". Sportstar. 7 September 2021. from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
12. Y.B. Sarangi (13 September 2021). "Durand Cup 2021: FC Goa defeats Sudeva to book place in quarters". Sportstar. from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
13. "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in final". espn.in. from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
14. "Durand Cup 2021 TOT: Muhammed Nemil, Marcus Joseph lead the way". Khel Now. 4 October 2021. from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
15. "ISL 2021-22, NorthEast United FC vs FC Goa Highlights: NEUFC defeats FCG 2-1 to win first match of the season". Sportstar. 4 December 2021. from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
16. Muhammed Vailiyattil at WorldFootball.net
17. Muhammed Nemil at Soccerway
18. Amitabha Das Sharma (3 October 2021). "Bedia's spectacular finish helps FC Goa win its maiden Durand Cup". Sportstar. from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

External links

• Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil at the-aiff.com
• Muhammed Vailiyattil at WorldFootball.net