| Personal information | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, Left-back | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2025– | India | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:10, 7 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct 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 | edit source]
Gokulam Kerala[edit | edit source]
On 7 June 2021, Uvais joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala[2] on a two-year contract.[3]
Jamshedpur[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
On August 25, 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 | edit source]
Club[edit | edit source]
- As of 3 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Jamshedpur | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Punjab | 2025–26 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 9 October 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours[edit | edit source]
Gokulam Kerala
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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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