ISL Transfer Watch: Mohammad Sajid Dhot to stay with Chennaiyin FC for two more seasons

The
24-year-old
was
impressive
in
the
six
matches
he
had
played
for
the
club
in
the
second
half
of
the
ISL
last
season.

Featuring
in
the
starting
eleven
in
all
the
six
games,
he
made
17
tackles
and
four
interceptions.
Dhot
also
showcased
attack
capabilities
scoring
once.
He
spent
496
minutes
on
the
pitch
before
a
muscle
injury
ruled
him
out
of
the
club’s
last
six
league
games.

And
now
after
getting
an
extension,
the
Punjab-born
footballer
will
be
eager
to
continue
his
fine
form
in
the
upcoming
season.

“I
am
very
happy
and
proud
to
be
part
of
this
club
for
two
more
years.
Last
year
I
got
my
chances
and
gave
my
best.
I
only
want
to
do
better.
I
will
give
it
my
all
for
the
club
and
the
people,”
said
the
India
International.

Dhot
was
part
of
the
Indian
team
that
finished
runners-up
at
the
2018
South
Asian
Football
Federation
Championship.
Besides
playing
one
game
for
the
senior
national
side,
he
had
also
represented
the
country
in
all
age
groups
up
to
U-19.

Before
joining
the
Marina
Machans,
Dhot,
a
product
of
AIFF
Elite
Academy,
was
part
of
Odisha
FC’s
set
up,
formerly
known
as
Delhi
Dynamos
for
four
ISL
seasons.
He
appeared
in
23
matches
after
making
his
debut
in
2018.

He
has
played
37
matches
so
far
in
his
professional
career
which
also
includes
four
I-League
games
for
DSK
Shivajians
FC.

“Sajid
came
in
midway
through
last
season
and
proved
to
be
a
solid
addition
to
the
backline
when
called
upon.
We
are
happy
to
have
someone
of
his
potential
in
our
ranks,”
said
Chennaiyin
FC
co-owner
Vita
Dani.

ISL:
Chennayin
FC
name
Thomas
Brdaric
as
new
coach

In
the
2020-21
ISL
season,
the
Yellow
Brigade
finished
a
poor
eighth
and
failed
to
make
it
to
the
play-offs.

They
had
started
the
ISL
2021-22
season
under
Bozidar
Bandovic
before
the
well-travelled
Montenegrin
coach
and
the
club
decided
to
part
ways
midway
through
the
campaign
following
a
string
of
poor
results.

Ex-India
international
Sabir
Pasha
then
took
over
the
Yellow
Brigade
on
an
interim
basis.

Last
week
they
roped
in
Thomas
Brdaric
as
the
new
head
coach
of
the
club
ahead
of
the
upcoming
season.

In
his
most
recent
spell,
the
German
coach
led
KF
Vllaznia
to
the
Albanian
Cup
for
two
successive
seasons
(2020-21
and
2021-22).

The
team
also
finished
runners
up
in
the
Albanian
Championship
in
the
2020-21
season.

Brdaric
was
thereafter
awarded
Coach
of
the
Year
2021.
He
also
led
the
Albanian
club
in
the
qualifiers
of
the
recently
established
UEFA
Europa
Conference
League.

“I
would
like
to
thank
Mrs.
Vita
Dani
and
the
Chennaiyin
family
for
putting
their
faith
in
me.
Honestly,
I
am
looking
forward
to
this
incredible
journey.
This
will
be
a
great
experience
and
a
challenge
where
we
will
push
further
as
one
team.
This
is
not
my
first
time
outside
of
Germany,
therefore
I
am
aware
of
most
circumstances
and
I
am
ready
to
move
forward
with
Chennaiyin
FC.
I
can’t
wait
to
get
started,”
Brdaric’s
had
told
CFC
Media
after
putting
pen
to
the
papers.