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Churchill Brothers

2021–22 season
CEO	Valanka Alemao
Head coach	Antonio Rueda
I-League	4th
Top goalscorer	Kenneth Ikechukwu (10)
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The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League. A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.

Transfers

In Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref. 29 June 2021 MF Varun Thokchom NEROCA None 26 July 2021 FW Sekou Sylla Haiphong None 20 August 2021 DF Shadi Skaf Bourj None 21 August 2021 FW Afdal Varikkodan None 21 August 2021 FW Kapil Hoble FC Goa None 15 September 2021 MF Guilherme Escuro Retrô None 27 September 2021 FW Faheem Ali Kerala United FC None 28 September 2021 FW Aaron Barretto Salgaocar None 11 October 2021 FW Kenneth Ikechukwu Saif SC None 29 January 2022 FW Komron Tursunov Rajasthan United None

Out Exit date Pos. Name To Fee Ref. 16 June 2021 FW Clayvin Zuniga FAS None 16 June 2021 FW Luka Majcen Bengaluru United None 16 June 2021 MF Bazie Armand Abu Salem None 16 June 2021 DF Hamza Kheir Ahed None 4 August 2021 DF Suresh Meitei Army Red None 4 July 2021 GK Shibinraj Kunniyil Sreenidi Deccan None 4 August 2021 MF Fredsan Marshall Sreenidi Deccan None 4 August 2021 MF Israil Gurung None 12 January 2022 DF Shadi Skaf Nejmeh None

I-League

Current squad

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Shilton Paul (captain) 3 DF  IND Mamit Vanlalduatsanga 4 DF  IND Suresh Meitei 5 DF  IND Vikas Singh Saini 6 MF  IND Quan Gomes 7 MF  BRA Guilherme Escuro 8 MF  IND Kingsley Fernandes 10 FW  NGA Kenneth Ikechukwu 11 FW  IND Vinil Poojary 14 FW  IND Kapil Hoble 15 FW  GUI Sekou Sylla 17 MF  IND Shubert Pereira 18 MF  IND Bryce Miranda 19 FW  IND Lamgoulen Hangshing

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  IND Wendell Savio Coelho 23 DF  SEN Momo Cisse 26 GK  IND Debnath Mondal 27 FW  IND Saurav Mandal 28 FW  IND Aaron Barretto 29 MF  IND Joseph Clemente 30 DF  IND Asif Ali Molla 32 FW  IND Afdal Varikkodan 33 MF  IND Richard Costa 37 DF  IND Jovel Martins 40 GK  IND Nora Fernandes 47 FW  CIV Gnohere Krizo 77 FW  TJK Komron Tursunov — FW  IND Faheem Ali

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Antonio Rueda
Assistant coach	Mario Soares
Assistant coach	Mateus Costa

Competitions

I-League

Squad statistics

Churchill Brothers used a total of 26 players during the 2021–22 season and there were seven different goalscorers. Lamgoulen Hangshing and Richard Costa played in all 18 matches with former starting in all of them, the latter in 14. Kenneth Ikechukwu was the highest scorer with ten goals.

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

No.	Pos.	Name
			Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shilton Paul	14	0	3	0
1	DF	Shadi Skaf †	1	0	0	0
3	DF	Mamit Vanlalduatsanga	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Suresh Meitei	17	0	1	0
5	DF	Vikas Singh Saini	4 (6)	0	1	0
6	MF	Quan Gomes	8 (4)	0	2	0
7	MF	Guilherme Escuro	2	0	1	0
8	MF	Kingsley Fernandes	17	1	4	0
10	FW	Kenneth Ikechukwu	18	10	1	0
11	FW	Vinil Poojary	1 (8)	0	1	0
14	MF	Kapil Hoble	6 (2)	0	1	0
15	FW	Sekou Sylla	5 (3)	0	0	0
17	MF	Shubert Pereira	2 (5)	0	0	0
18	MF	Bryce Miranda	11 (6)	1	0	0
19	DF	Lamgoulen Hangshing	18	0	2	0
20	DF	Meldon D'Silva	3 (3)	0	1	0
22	DF	Wendell Savio Coelho	0 (2)	0	1	0
23	DF	Momo Cisse	15	2	3	0
26	GK	Debnath Mondal	1	0	0	0
27	FW	Saurav Mandal	9 (5)	1	2	0
28	FW	Aaron Barretto	0 (3)	0	0	0
29	MF	Joseph Clemente	8 (1)	0	1	0
30	DF	Asif Ali Molla	1 (1)	0	1	0
32	FW	Afdal Varikkodan	0 (4)	0	1	0
33	MF	Richard Costa	14 (4)	0	1	0
40	GK	Nora Fernandes	3	0	0	0
47	FW	Gnohere Krizo	4 (5)	2	4	0
77	FW	Komron Tursunov	16	6	3	0
—	GK	Pratheesh Dinkan	0	0	0	0

Source:

References

1. https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 Archived 27 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
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4. ^ "Churchill Bros prepare for I-League season ahead with two new foreigners". The Times of India. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
5. "Churchill rope in Nigerian striker Kenneth". The Times of India. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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7. "Churchill Brothers SC star striker Clayvin Zúñiga set to join CD FAS". July 2021.
8. "FC Bengaluru United sign foreign strikers Luka Majcen, Pedro Manzi".
9. "Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil". 4 July 2021.
10. Lopes, Flavio (5 August 2021). "Israil quits Churchill for new challenge | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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