Zakeer Mundampara

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Zakeer Mundampara
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990
Place of birthAreacode, Malapuram, India
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubMohun Bagan A.C.
Number33
Youth career
2007–2009SBT
2009–2010Viva Kerala
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012Churchill Brothers17(5)
2012–2013Prayag United3(0)
2013-Mohun Bagan8(1)
National team
2011-presentIndia U231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Zakeer Mundampara is an Indian football player playing for Mohun Bagan A.C. in the I-League.

Early life

Mundampara started taking football seriously at the age of 15. He played for Pandalam, Araecode and Araecode Town Team during his early days as a footballer. He then joined Oriental High School for studies where he continued playing football. From there he went to Markanad Higher Secondary School and then to MES College, Mampad.

Career

SBT

Zakeer joined State Bank of Travancore (SBT) team in 2007. He proved himself to be a very good playmaker with good vision on the field.

Viva Kerala

Viva Kerala acquired Mundampara as a midfielder from SBT in 2009, when they gained promotion to the I-league. He was the backbone of the team, helping them to avoid relegation.

Churchill Brothers

Zakeer accepted a contract offer from Churchill Brothers SC in 2010. He scored his first career goal against Chirag United on 10 April 2011 helping the team secure a win.[1]

Prayag United

On 31 May 2012 it was announced that Mundampara signed with Prayag United of the I-League.[2]

Mohun Bagan

On 6 August 2013 it was announced that Zakeer has signed for Mohun Bagan on one year deal.[3] He made his debut for Mohun Bagan in the I-League on 22 September 2013 against Bengaluru FC at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which he played the whole match and earned a yellow card in the 83rd minute as Mohun Bagan drew the match 1-1.[4]

International

Zakeer made his India U-23 debut on 19 June 2011 against Qatar U23 coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Shilton D'Silva.[5]

References

  1. "Tomba Singh, Sandip Nandy join Churchill Brothers". Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2012. 
  2. "Zakeer Mundampara completes move to Mohun Bagan". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 
  3. "Bengaluru vs. Mohun Bagan 1-1". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2013. 
  4. Ghoshal, Amoy. "Pre-Olympic Qualifier: Qatar Under-23 3-1 India Under-23 - Bulpin's Boys Grab Vital Away Goal Despite Being Outplayed In Doha". goal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012. 
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