Coach Jamil has signed up almost 25 players so far, including the likes of Willis Plaza, Carlyle Mitchell (both Trinidad & Tobago) and Mahmoud Al Amna (Syria) as foreign recruits.
The squad had a good pre-season and recently got the better of local rivals Kalighat M.S in a friendly ending 4-1 to East Bengal’s favour.
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Al Amna, a former Aizawl FC recruit himself looks to be in fine form heading into the new season. A lot will depend on how he can link up play with Trinidadian striker Willis Plaza throughout the season as he looks to make amends following a disappointing I-League outing last season. The experience of Indian International, Mohammed Rafique too will help heading into the new season.
The defence looks solid with captain Arnab Mondal taking charge. A lot can be expected from new international recruit Carlyle Mitchell who will be lining alongside Mondal in defence.
The full squad:
Goalkeepers: Luis Barreto, Dibyendu Sarkar, Mirshad;
Defenders: Lalramchullova, Tanmoy Ghosh, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Ghosh, Salam Ranjan Singh, Carlyle Mitchell, Deepak Kumar, Kaushik Sarkar, Gurwinder Singh, Samad Ali Mallick;
Midfielders: Mahmoud Al Amna, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Richard Costa, Surabuddin Mallick, Yami Longvah, Bidyasagar Singh, Lalchanchima, Gabriel Fernandes, Nikhil Poojary, Cavin Lobo, Laldanmawia Ralte;
Forwards: Willis Deon Plaza, VP Suhair, Jobi Justin, T Suranjit Singh, Prakash Sarkar, Mohammed Rafique.
