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| Full name | Muhammad Uvais Moyikkal | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nilambur, Kerala, India | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Sudeva | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | FC Kerala | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Thrissur | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ozone | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Bengaluru United | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021 | KSEB | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Jamshedpur | 44 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Punjab | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | India | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 7 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 9 October 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Muhammed Uvais Moyikkal (born 31 July 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Punjab and the India national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Gokulam Kerala
[edit]On 7 June 2021, Uvais joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala[2] on a two-year contract.[3]
Jamshedpur
[edit]Indian Super League (ISL) shield winner Jamshedpur FC has secured the services of Muhammed Uvais ahead of the upcoming season, the club announced. The Defender has joined the Red Miners on a three-year deal, which will keep him at JFC until 2025.[4]
Punjab
[edit]Indian Super League Club Punjab announced That they are signing Jamshedpur left back Muhammad Uvais on Free transfer which will start his journey with them in ISL 25-26.[5]
International career
[edit]On 25 August 2025, Uvais was called up to the India squad for the first time by manager Khalid Jamil for the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 3 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bengaluru United | 2019–20 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2021–22 | I-League | 18 | 1 | 8[a][b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 1 | 7[a][d] | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 2025–26 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 9 October 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Gokulam Kerala
References
[edit]- ↑ "Head Coach Khalid Jamil announces his squad for the CAFA Nations Cup 2025". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala announce squad for IFA Shield 2021". 25 November 2021.
- ↑ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala FC sign young Kerala defender Muhammed Uvais". ANI News.
- ↑ https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/news-isl-transfer-news-jamshedpur-fc-rope-young-full-back-muhammed-uvais
- ↑ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/punjab-fc-signs-uvais-ahead-of-isl-2025-26/article69574681.ece
- ↑ "Surreal to be called up': Punjab FC's Muhammed Uvais on maiden call-up to Indian football team". firstpost. 25 August 2025.
- ↑ Muhammad Uvais at Soccerway
- ↑ "Muhammed Uvais Moyikkal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ↑ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:22 IST (14 May 2022). "Gokulam Kerala 2-1 Mohammedan SC Highlights: GKFC becomes 1st club in 15 years to defend the I-League". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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