The Yellow Legion

KBFC has Officially announced the Signing of Talented 21-Year Old Manipuri Defender Likmabam Rakesh on a 3-Year Deal that will keep him at the club till 2027. The Second Official Signing of The Season, Likmabam Rakesh plays primarily as a Left-Back and occasionally as a Centre-Back as well. He has made more than 40 appearances for his previous club, Neroca FC across all competitions and has also played 65% of Matches for Neroca last season (Source: Transfermarkt). The Player recently gained notoriety for announcing his own signing through an Instagram Story in his official account - Something the KB Media Team did take notes of.....😏 The Post: The Response : 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎 ✅ Likmabam Rakesh is now officially a Blaster! Yellow Army, let's give him a warm welcome into the Blasters family. ⚽✨ #KBFC #KeralaBlasters #SwagathamRakesh pic.twitter.com/stc6Cn4Oid — Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) June 18, 2024 -------------------------------------- You Can Watch Likmabam Rakes...

  KBFC has officially announced the signing of the talented young goalkeeper, Som Kumar. The 19 Year-Old has signed a 4 Year deal till 2028, which shows the faith the club has regarding his potential. Born in Bangalore, Karnataka - Som also has valuable experience of playing in Europe. He has also showcased his talent in his home soil in a stellar campaign for The Blue Tigers' SAFF Cup Winning U-20 Squad in 2022 at the end of which he was awarded as "The Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.". His addition adds more quality to the goalkeeping department of KBFC which has been running in the right track since the appointment of current goalkeeping coach, Slaven Progovecki. Fun Fact: Som Kumar is The First Official Signing For KBFC Ahead of The 2024-'25 Season.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerala Blasters FC (@keralablasters) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerala Blasters FC (@keralablasters)

  Kerala Blasters have officially announced the departure of  Lithuanian Forward,  Fedor Černych. Brought in January as a replacement for injured Club Captain Adrian Luna, Fedor has went on to score 3 and assist 1 in his 10-Match Spell at the club. The Lithuania International who also captains the Lithuanian National Team opened his account in India on Matchday 16 in the classic 4-2 comeback match against FC Goa, where he put the final nail in the coffin by beating Arshadeep with a screamer from within the box.  Even though his time in India was limited, he has created precious memories to be cherished for a lifetime. Viso gero, Kapitonas Lietuva Viso gero, Fedor 💛 " Once A Blaster, Always A Blaster. " - Fin. -

  Kerala Blasters Officially Announced The Departure of One of The Club Captains' and Longest Serving Foreign Centre-Back, Marko Lešković. The Currently 33-Year Old Croatian is also the 2nd Longest Serving Foreign Player and 10th in Most No. of Appearances in the Kerala Blasters Jersey with 53 Appearances Across All Competitions Since 2021. Arguably The Best Centre-Back in the Blasters' History, Lešković has made an astonishing 199 recoveries and kept 12 clean sheets in his time with the Blasters. One of the Instrumental Figures in The Final Run of KBFC in 2021-'22 Under Ivan, Le ško has also shown Leadership at the Back, Captaining the team on several occasions, as well as being a mentor and helping in the development of our youngsters. A Well Established KBFC Legend in the Books For Me. Hvala, Le ško - The Croatian Wall, Thank You For Safeguarding Our Goal And Giving Us Back The Lost Belief in Our Defence. You Shall Be Remembered For All Your Efforts For The Club, Both On...

  Kerala Blasters have officially announced the departure of our Japanese Samurai - Daisuke Sakai . Brought in as a replacement for the injured AFC Quota Signing  Joshua Sotirio, the Nagasaki born Wide Midfielder has Scored 3 and Assisted 1 in his 21 Appearances for the Club. Out of the 3 Goals he scored, 2 Were Crucial - The Winner against East Bengal in Kolkata and The Beautiful Freekick against FC Goa at Home, which started One of The Greatest Comebacks in KB History, the one match which will leave his name in the history books for the years to come. Arigato, Daisuke........ -------------------------------------------------------- View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerala Blasters FC (@keralablasters) -------------------------------------------------------- " Once A Blaster, Always A Blaster. " - Fin. -

Kerala Blasters have officially declared the departures of the both their backup keepers - the youngster, Lara Sharma and the veteran, Karanjit Singh. Lara Sharma, The 25-Year Old Goalkeeper was signed on a one-year loan deal from Bengaluru F.C. and has successfully shown his worth with the matches he got. Lara Sharma has only conceded 3 goals in 3 Appearances for KBFC and he too was unfortunately lost to injury. Lara will return to his parent club, Bengaluru F.C. where he is contracted till 2026. Thank You Lara, for your efforts for us on the pitch and you deserved better. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kerala Blasters FC (@keralablasters) The Veteran Goal Keeper - 38 Year Old Karanjit Singh Parmar has also left the club. Brought in 2021 as an experienced backup option, he has stepped up while the club was experiencing an unexpected injury crisis and has been an active mentor for the next generation of goal keepers to learn from while also bringing a ...