Zakeer Mundampara

Zakeer Mundampara
Personal information
Date of birth20 May 1990
Place of birthMalapuram, Kerala, India
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Salgaocar
Number20
Youth career
2007–2009SBT
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010Chirag United Kerala
2010–2012Churchill Brothers17(5)
2012–2013United SC3(0)
2013–2014Mohun Bagan14(1)
2014–Salgaocar11(0)
National team
2011India U231(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:29, 25 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Zakeer Mundampara is an Indian football player playing for Salgaocar in the I-League as a midfielder.

Early life

Zakeer started taking football seriously at the age of 15. He played for Spandanam, 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.