Kerala Blasters' new 17-year-old signing wants to replicate Sahal Abdul Samad's path to the first team...
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India was a huge success in terms of popularity and such global events are always an inspiration for a lot of youngsters to take up football as a career. Calicut-born Zayed Bin Waleed was one such aspirant.
A hopeful Zayed attended trials for the India U-17 team when they held it in the UAE, where he has spent the last 10 years of his life. He missed out as he was born on April 16, 2002, and was deemed too young.