A number of spectacular foreigners have graced the Indian Super League and left an everlasting mark on us with their dazzling performances. Likes of Alessandro del Piero, Robert Pires, Alessandro Nesta, Lucio, such world cuppers and legends were a part of Indian Football.
PIC : ISL MEDIA The superiority of the overseas players is too much for the Indians to compete. So in all the past seasons the foreigners dominated in and out in almost all departments of the game. So let's have a look on how both of them faired so far.
ISL 2014 SEASON : - Total matches: 61 Goals scored: 129 Goals scored by Indians : 26 Goals scored by Foreigners: 101 Top Scorer: Elano (8 goals) Top scorer among the Indians: Jeje Lalpekhlua (4 goals) MOM awards won by Indians: 14 MOM awards won by Foreigners: 47 Most Man of the Match awards (FOREIGNER) : Iaine Hume, Gustavo(4) Most Man of the Match awards (INDIAN) : Romeo Fernandes (3) Hattricks:- Andre Moritz SEASONAL AWARDS :- Hero of the League - Iaine Hume Top Scorer- Elano(8) Most Exciting Player - Luis Garcia Fittest Player - Jan Stohanzl Best Goalkeeper - Jan Seda Goal of the season - Kostas Katsouranis Emerging Player of the season - Sandesh Jhinghan
ISL 2015 SEASON : - Total matches: 61 Goals scored: 186 Goals scored by Indians: 46 Goals scored by Foreigners: 138 Top Scorer (FOREIGNER): Steven Mendoza (13) Top Scorer (INDIAN) : Sunil Chhetri (7) MOM awards won by (INDIANS): 13 MOM awards won by (FOREIGNER): 48 Most Man of the Match (FOREIGNER): Steven Mendoza (4) Most Man of the Match awards (INDIANS) : Sunil Chhetri (3) Hattricks by Indians - 2 Hattricks by Foreigners - 6 Most Hattricks (FOREIGNER) : Steven Mendoza, Iaine Hume (2) Most Hattricks (INDIANS) : Sunil Chhetri, T. Haokip (1) SEASONAL AWARDS Hero of the League: Steven Mendoza Fittest Player: Iaine Hume Top Scorer: Steven Mendoza (13) Best Goalkeeper: Apoula Edel Emerging Player of the season: Jeje Lalpekhlua
ISL 2016 SEASON:- Total matches: 61 Goals scored: 145 Top Scorer (FOREIGNER) : Marcelinho (10) Top Scorer (INDIAN) : CK Vineeth (5) Most Man of the Match awards (FOREIGNERS) Alfaro Javi Lara Cedric Hengbart (3) Most Man of the Match awards (INDIAN): Jeje Lalpekhlua Anas Edathodika CK Vineeth (2) Hattricks: Diego Forlan, Dudu Omagbemi, Marcelinho SEASONAL AWARDS : Hero of the League: Florent Malouda Top Scorer: Marcelinho (10) Fiitest Player: Borja Fernandez Winning Pass Award: Sameehg Doutie Best Goalkeeper: Amrinder Singh Emerging Player of the season: Jerry Lalrinzuala
ALL TIME STATS:- TOP SCORER:- (FOREIGNERS) PLAYER MATCHES GOALS IAINE HUME 46 23 STEVEN MENDOZA 25 17 JEJE LALPEKHLUA 33 14 ELANO BLUMER 26 12 DUDU OMAGBEMI 32 12 TOP SCORER (INDIANS):- PLAYER MATCHES GOALS JEJE LALPEKHLUA 33 14 SUNIL CHHETRI 15 7 ARATA IZUMI 20 6 MOHAMMED RAFI 35 6 ROMEO FERNANDES 38 6 MOST MOM AWARDS (FOREIGNER) : IAINE HUME (8) MOST MOM AWARDS (INDIAN ) : ROMEO FERNANDES (4) BEST GOALKEEPER PLAYER MATCHES SAVES CLEANSHEETS SUBRATA PAL 37 124 13 APOULA EDEL 35 112 11 TP REHENESH 27 97 9