Former Manchester United Kavungal (a local team in Malappuram) forward Mashoor Shereef is now proving to be an extremely useful addition in the NorthEast United defence as Khalid Jamil's team chase the playoffs.
The forward-turned-defender, who started his career in Chennai's football leagues, joined the Indian Super League (ISL) club ahead of the ongoing season and has settled into the first team in no time.
He has played nine matches in the ISL so far this season, with seven of those appearances being starts. For an Indian player in his first year in the ISL after making the transition from I-League, he has clocked more minutes than he might have expected at the beginning of the season.