Sahal Abdul Samad

Sahal Abdul Samad is an Indian football player. He is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian National Team and Kerala Blasters. Samad began his club career with the substitute side of Kerala Blasters during the 2017–18 season. He soon got promoted to the senior team for which Samad played two matches in the same season.

Samad became an important part of the Kerala franchise. Despite his club's disappointing campaign, Samad enjoyed his successful season and went ahead to win the Indian Super League’s Emerging Player of the Season. Furthermore, in that same year, he was announced as the All India Football Federation’s Emerging Player of the Year.

Samad scored his first senior club goal in a home ground game against Chennaiyin FC on February 15th, 2019 at Kochi. On May 11th, 2019, Samad signed an extension contract with Kerala Blasters which associated him to the franchise till 2022. He started his national career against Curaçao in the Kings Cup 2019. Samad has been selected for India Under 23 football team for the AFC U-23, 2020 Championship Qualifiers. Samad began his career on March 11th, 2019 against Qatar Under 23 in a friendly match ahead of the AFC U-23, 2020 Championship Qualifiers.

Samad was selected in the preliminary group of the senior team in the AFC Asian Cup 2019, but can't make into the final squad. During May 2019, he was selected in the squad for the 2019 King's Cup. He began his career on June 5th, 2019 in a 3–1 defeat against Curaçao in the 2019 King's Cup.