Sushanth Mathew
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1981 | ||
Place of birth | |||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2001 | FC Kochin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 |
Vasco | 61 | (5) |
2004–2010 |
Mahindra United | (8) | |
2010–2012 |
East Bengal | 77 | (4) |
2012–2013 |
Mohun Bagan | 4 | (0) |
2013–2014 |
Rangdajied United | 4 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Kerala Blasters FC | 4 | (1) |
2015 | FC Pune City | 7 | (1) |
2016 | NEROCA FC | 6 | (0) |
2017−2019 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2020– | Technical Director & Coaching for Academies | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2018 |
Sushanth Mathew (born 18 May 1981) is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder, who currently works as a technical director and coach in academies.
Career
Sushanth was born in the
He was called for the Kerala
He played for three years for
Rangdajied United
On 13 January 2014 Mathew signed for
Kerala Blasters
He became the first Malayali player to be drafted into the Kochi based squad on day one of the draft picks for the
Sushanth played just 56 minutes over four matches for the Blasters in the inaugural season.
However, on 13 December 2014, Sushanth scored a long-range goal for Kerala Blasters in the first leg of semi-final match against Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, which made him an instant hero and propelled the team to the finals. It is considered to be one of the best goals in the history of Kerala Blasters as well as Indian Super League.[4]
After his retirement, ISL media team had an interview with him, below is an excerpt about the strike:
"I must say I have a lot of fantastic memories from my football career - sharing dressing rooms and playing with world football stars, etc. But ‘that’ goal, I will cherish always. That goal made me a hero to the Kerala fans, I so adore, almost overnight. I still get messages from fans and well-wishers saying that they still have goosebumps whenever they watch that goal. A lot of them keep insisting that it is the best goal in Hero ISL so far. I feel very fortunate to be remembered so fondly."[5]
FC Pune City
In July 2015, Mathew was drafted to play for FC Pune City in the 2015 Indian Super League.[6]
After playing just thrice for the Stallions, he suffered a horrific injury following a late tackle by former France international Florent Malouda. The injury kept Mathew out for the season and marked the end of his time in the Hero ISL.[5]
Gokulam FC
In January 2017, Sushanth joined the Kerala based I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC.
References
- ^ MV, Vijesh. "Sushanth Mathew joins Rangdajied United". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Churchill Brothers SC 1-0 Rangdajied United FC: Wolfe's debut goal hands Churchill a vital win". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Jitendran, Nikhil. "Sushanth Mathew: Kerala Blasters are in sync already". GOAL.com.
- ^ "Top seven defining moments in the history of Kerala Blasters". Khel Now. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Sushanth Mathew: Kerala fans still message me saying 'that goal' gives them goosebumps". ISL Media Team. 13 November 2019.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Profile at Goal.com
- Sushanth Mathew at Soccerway