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
Gokulam Kerala
On 7 June 2021, Uvais joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala[2] on a two-year contract.[3]
Jamshedpur
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
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
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
Club
- 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[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
- As of 9 October 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Gokulam Kerala
References
- ^ “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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)