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Midfielders
Courage Pekuson
Born on the 2nd of January 1995 in Ghana, Courage Pekuson started his youth career with the famed UAE club Al-Nasr before joining Slovenian side FC Koper in 2016, where he made his professional debut.
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The Ghanian U-23 international spend a year with the Slovenian side before joining Kerala Blasters last season. Pekuson has made 14 appearances for the Kerala Blasters and has scored a goal for them.
Nikola Krcmarevic
The last foreign recruit to join the team in Yellow, Krcmaevic was born on the 18th of December in 1991 in Belgrade and started his footballing career with Serbian club Cukaricki. After 2 years Krcmarevic was on the move joining Smederevo before returning back to his first club the very next season. The return was short-lived as the midfielder moved to FK Sindelic Beograd the next season before moving onto to Greece to join Zakynthos in 2014.
The nomadic nature continued with the former Serbian U19 and U21 player joining Panegialios, Radnik Surdulica, Panelefsiniakos, Syrianska and Vestur in a span of 4 years before signing up for the team from the South this season.
Deependra Negi
Born on the 20th of November 1998, Deependra Negi is another of the AIFF Elite Academy products in the Kerala Blaster roster. After spending nearly 3 years with the Elite Academy before moving abroad to join CF Reus (Spain) in 2016.
After a year with the Catalonian side, the former India U17 captain joined the team in yellow last year. Negi so far has 2 appearances in the ISL before injury cut short his debut season.
Prasanth K
Another of the local lads in the squad, Prasanth was born on the 24th of July 1997. A product of the AIFF Elite Academy as well as the DSK Shivajians. The young winger started his professional career in 2016 joining his home team.
A year on loan with the I-League side followed the same year with the Keralite making 10 appearances and scoring once for Chennai City in the 2016/17 season.
The former U19 player has so far made 7 appearances for the team in yellow and has one goal to his name.
Saha Abdul Samad
Another local lad hailing from the district of Kannur, Sahal Abdul Samad was born on the 1st of April 1997.
The midfielder, who has no known affiliations with well-known Youth teams in India, was signed up by the Blasters last season. Sahal has so far to his name 2 appearances for the men in Yellow while he had an impressive season with the reserve side of the team last season.
Halicharan Narzary
One of the new Indian recruits in the side, Narzary was born on the 10th of May 1994 and started his footballing with SAI Academy, Assam before being selected in the U16 and eventually into the Pailan Arrows and U19 sides of India.
Narzary spent 3 years with the Arrows before Dempo, after the Pailan Arrows were disbanded in 2013. After 3 years with Dempo, a year with North East United, DSK Shivajians and another stint with North East United followed before joining the Blasters this season.
Halicharan Narzary has 31 appearances in the Indian Super League with 28 of them coming during his time with the North East United, with one of them being a season on loan in 2015, while the rest 3 coming during his time with FC Goa, on loan from Dempo in 2014.
