Sanju Samson becomes the co-owner of Super League Kerala club Malappuram FC

After days of speculation, Sanju Samson has taken up the co-ownership of Super League Kerala club Malappuram FC. The club made an official post in collaboration with the keeper-batter on Instagram on Monday, September 9, to make the announcement.

Malappuram FC are the second professional football club to come out of the district, after Gokulam Kerala FC, who compete in the I-League.

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Since last week, Sanju Samson was rumored to buy a minority stake in the club. Now with the official confirmation, the fans of the keeper-batter would be delighted with him joining cricketers like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly, who also co-own a football club.

VA Ajmal Bismi, MD, Bismi Group, Dr. Anvar Ameen Chelat, SAT Tirur FC and Grand Hypermarkets, and Baby Neelambra, President, Saudi Indian Football Forum are already the co-owners of Malappuram FC.

Malappuram made their debut in the Super League Kerala in this season. They made a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Forca Kochi FC on Saturday, September 7, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

Sanju Samson last featured for India in July 2024

The 29-year-old was last seen in international action during India's tour to Sri Lanka in July 2024. In both T20I appearances, Samson was dismissed for a duck and could not make his chances count.

Sanju Samson garnered 70 runs in two T20I innings against Zimbabwe before the Sri Lanka series. Earlier, he produced his best-ever IPL season with 531 runs in 16 innings and led Rajasthan Royals to the playoffs.

Samson was initially overlooked for the Duleep Trophy, which marked the start of the Indian domestic 2023-24 season. However, he was named as a replacement for Ishan Kishan in the India D squad, after the latter sustained a groin injury. Nevertheless, he did not feature in the first game of the tournament.