Muhammed Saheef AP (born 7 February 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Gokulam Kerala, on loan from Kerala Blasters.
Club career
Youth and early career
Saheef spent his youth career with Parappur FC. He gained prominence through performances in the 2021–22 Kerala Premier League with them. Saheef was then selected by the Kerala State Team to play for them in the Santosh Trophy in the 2021–22 season and won the tournament with them.
Kerala Blasters
2022–2023: Rise to the first team
Saheef was noted for his performance in the Santosh Trophy, by the scouts of Kerala Blasters, a Kochi based Indian Super League club. After the trials, he was offered his first ever professional contract by the Blasters, which he signed. Saheef was put into the club's reserve team, and played for them in the 2022–23 Kerala Premier League and the 2023 RFDL. Saheef got his first national level exposure by playing in the 2022 Durand Cup. Kerala Blasters fielded its reserve team as the primary squad for the tournament, in which Saheef was also included. He made one appearance in the tournament, by coming as a substitute against Mohammedan SC, on 9 September 2022.
In April 2023, Saheef was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2023 Super Cup. He made his official Kerala Blasters senior team debut on 12 April 2023, by coming as a substitute against Sreenidi Deccan FC in the 72nd minute. Saheef also started in the game against Bengaluru FC and played for 58 minutes.
2023–2024: Contract extension and loan to Gokulam
On 9 May 2023, Kerala Blasters announced the extension of Saheef's contract until 2026. He was then included in club's 2023 Durand Cup squad and made appearances in all the three games.
On 1 September, Kerala Blasters announced that Saheef has been loaned out to Gokulam Kerala on a season long deal.
