ISL 2015: Top 5 NorthEast United FC players to watch out for
Ahead of the second season of the Indian Super League, NorthEast United launched their jersey on 23rd September in Guwahati. A host of players, including Simao Sabrosa, Nicolaz Velez, Alan Deory and Aiborlang Khongjee were present during the kit launch, along with manager Cesar Farias and John Abraham, co-owner of the Highlanders.The team did not really have a fruitful season last year, with them finishing at the bottom of the table. This year however, with a re-furnished team and reloaded attacking line up, the Highlanders prepare to conquer the league amidst the hopes of 8 states it is representing.We here look at five players who you should look out for in the NEUFC Squad in the Second Season of ISL.
#5 Boubacar Sanogo
Ivory Coast international Boubacar Sanogo is another name to look up for in the NorthEast United FC attacking line up. The 6ft 2in striker has 21 international caps in which he scored 8 times.
Sanogo started his career in Tunisia and later on moved on to Al-Ain FC in the UAE League. It was in UAE where he attained fame, for winning the AFC Cup with the team also being the top scorer of the UAE League.
In 2005 he started playing for German Club 1. FC Kaiserslautern where he scored 10 goals in 24 matches; a performance that caught the attention of top German clubs. Subsequently he joined Hamburger SV in the summer of 2006, but did not really click well with the team.
In NorthEast United he joins Diomansy Kamara, Holicharan Narzary, Nicolas Velez,Francis Dadzie and Simao Sabora in the attack force and fans would truly hope he can repeat what he did in the UAE League.