India worldwide defender Rahul Bheke has signed a two-year contract with Mumbai City FC, the reigning Indian Super League champions.
Bheke, 30, well-known for his deep throw-ins, started his profession with under-19 aspect Mahindra United. Before joning East Bengal in 2015, he performed for I-League aspect Air India, Mumbai Tigers and Mumbai FC. In the ISL, the Mumbai born participant performed Kerala Blasters, FC Pune City and champion aspect Bengaluru FC for the previous 5 years. Bheke’s greatest second got here in 2019 when BFC lifted the ISL title in 2019 when he scored the winner within the extra-time.
He is now within the nationwide camp in Kolkata making ready for the worldwide friendlies and represented India 13 instances making debut towards Curaçao through the 2019 Kings’ Cup in Thailand and each World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers.
“It’s a surreal feeling to have joined Mumbai City. This is my hometown club and of course, the defending champions. The feeling of representing your city and your people is what makes this game more special for me, and I did not have to think twice when the opportunity to join Mumbai City came about. I am aware of the ambitions we have at our club and the expectations that the coach Sergio Lobera has from me, and I’m fully prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. I’m ready to start this new journey with my new family and make memories with our fans,” he remarked.
Hello Mumbai.Kasa Kay?@MumbaiCityFC 💙🙏🏼🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/gkeRxGxqNv
— Rahul Bheke (@RahulBheke) August 19, 2021
Mumbai City FC are the present ISL champions and can characterize India within the 2022 AFC Champions League.
“Rahul is an experienced professional. He’s tremendously versatile in his abilities and he brings the traits of a leader, which is highly regarded in our club. Rahul knows what it takes to be a winner and he has the right mentality. He’s a Mumbai boy and I am sure he knows what it means to be here and what it would take. We are happy to have him here and I am confident that he can contribute positively at Mumbai City,” stated coach Sergio Lobera in a press release.
