Goalkeeper Muheet Shabir in Punjab FC
Chandigarh, July 5
Punjab FC has announced the signing of midfielder Vinit Rai and goalkeeper Muheet Shabir ahead of the coming 2024-25 season.
Indian international player Rai last played for Indian Super League Cup winners Mumbai City FC while Muheet played for I-League side Real Kashmir FC.
The 26-year-old Assam-born Rai graduated from the Tata Football Academy before signing for Dempo FC in Goa. He was signed by Kerala Blasters ahead of the 2016-17 ISL season and then joined Odisha FC in 2017. He made 68 appearances for the team, scoring once and captaining the side. He later joined Mumbai City FC on loan in the 2022 season and was signed permanently in the next season.
Muheet Shabir made 23 appearances for Real Kashmir in the I-League, keeping 12 clean sheets, the highest in the league. The 22-year-old from Srinagar started his career with the J&K Sports Council Football Academy and later signed for Kerala Blasters. He played for Downtown Heroes FC in the 2023 Durand Cup and later for Real Kashmir in the I-League.
