Pune FC have completed the signing of Viva Kerala duo - attacking midfielder Karma Tsewang and goalkeeper Shahinlal Meloly for the 2011-12 season. Both players, aged twenty-two had a three year stint with Viva Kerala after beginning their professional career with the Kerala based club in 2008.
Karma Tsewang - better known to many as T Karma, hails from Mysore, and has been one of Viva Kerala's better players in the last two I-League seasons. The medio has signed a two-year contract with Pune FC and became the second midfielder signed by Pune FC this season after Baldeep Singh.
PFC Head Operations Chirag Tanna, said, “The aim was to strengthen the team with quality players in key positions. Karma is one of those players who fit into our team outline for the season. I am happy he will be in our midst for two years.”
Shahin Lal, who signed the dotted line with Pune FC for a year, is a former India Under-19 player who hails from Kozhikode. He was also part of the Indian squad that travelled for the AFC Under-19 qualification in Tehran, Iran in 2007 under coach Colim Joseph Toal.
PFC had signed Malayali midfielder Anas Edathodika from Mumbai FC last month. Meanwhile the exodus means that Viva Kerala now has to further strengthen their line up to be a challenging side in the coming season.
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Sunday 3 July 2011, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.
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