ISL: Europeans dominate international players pool, 49 player listed for draft

New Delhi The Indian Super League today announced the complete list of 49 international players who will to go into the next weeks central player draft pool to be held in MumbaiThe comprehensive list boasts of experienced footballers and young promising talents from across the world with an average age of 28 years having played 8197 competitive matches in various leagues globally with an average of 186 appearances per playerPlayers of Atleacutetico de KolkataThe 49 international players represent countries like Spain 9 players France 8 Czech Republic 8 Brazil 5 Portugal 5 Colombia 4 South Korea 2 and one each from Argentina Canada Serbia Senegal Burkina Faso England Greece and CameroonScouting of international players for the ISL was aimed at providing the opportunity for each club to fill in the key positions in their respective team These international players will form the spine of each teams lineup and bring in quality to raise the football standard in the countryWe are thrilled with the calibre of international players who will be participating in the Hero Indian Super League this season They have the quality skill determination and ambition to thrive in India and ensure a great playing product to entertain the fans These players have committed to play in India given their excitement and belief in the future of Indian football Andy Knee VP IMG football saidOur expert player team has scoured the global football player market to attract the best possible players at the agreed salary levels on behalf of the Hero ISL clubs he addedISL have a total of 56 international players of which 49 will be picked through the international player draft while the remaining have already been contracted directly by the four clubs Delhi Dynamos FC Mads Junker amp Morten Skoubo FC Pune City Emanuele Belardi amp Bruno Cirillo NorthEast United FC Isaac Chansa amp Cornell Glen Atletico de Kolkata Borja Fernandez under the provision of signing maximum two international players by the clubs on their ownInternational Players PoolStriker Michael Chopra England Arnal Llibert Conde Carboacute Spain Diego Fernando Nadaya Argentina Eduardo Silva Lerma Spain Iain Hume Canada Ivaacuten Bolado Palacios Spain Luis Alfredo Yaacutenes Padilla Colombia Miguel Bruno Pereira Herlein Portugal Miroslav Slepicka Czech Republic Pedro Adriano Veloso Gusmatildeo BrazilMidfielders Park KwangIl South Korea Bojan Djordjic Sweden Bruno Augusto Pelissari de Lima Brazil Cristian Hidalgo Gonzaacutelez Spain Edgar Carvalho Figueira Marcelino Portugal Francisco Javier Fernaacutendez Luque Spain Gustavo Marmentini dos Santos Brazil Viacutector Herrero Forcada Spain Jan Scarontohanzl Czech Republic Omar Andres Rodriguez Martinez Colombia Saiumldou Mady Panandetiguiri Burkina Faso Bruno Herrero Arias Spain Bruno Filipe Tavares Pinheiro Portugal Guilherme Felipe de Castro Brazil Pavel Eliaacutescaron Czech Republic Jakub Podanyacute Czech Republic Jofre Mateu Gonzaacutelez Spain Do DongHyun South KoreaDefenders Andreacutes Felipe Gonzaacutelez Ramiacuterez Colombia Erwin Spitzner Brazil Henrique Dinis Oliveira Dias Portugal Ilias Pollalis Greece Massamba Locirc Sambou Senegal Raphael Romey France Sylvain Monsoreau France Tomaacutescaron Josl Czech Republic Greacutegory Arnolin France Bernard Mendy France Pavel Cmovscaron Czech Republic Youness Bengelloun France Johann Letzelter France Ceacutedric Hengbart France Jairo Andreacutes Suarez Carvajal Colombia Joseacute Miguel Gonzaacutelez Rey SpainGoalkeepers Andreacute Matos Dias Pereira Portugal Apoula Edima Edel Bete Cameroon Gennaro Bracigliano France Jan Scaroneda Czech Republic Marek Cech Czech Republic