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| Full name | Sheoo Mewalal | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1926[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Daulatpur, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 December 2008 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kolkata, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Morning Star Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Napier Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| George Telegraph | ? | (?) | |||||||||||||||
| 1938–? | Kiddirpore | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–1946 | Aryan | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Mohun Bagan | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1947–1955 | Eastern Railway | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1956–1957 | Aryan | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | Bengal Nagpur Railway | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948–? | India | ? | (7[2]) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977[3] | India | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Sheoo Mewalal (also known as Sahu Mewalal;[4] 1 July 1926 – 27 December 2008) was an Indian footballer in Kolkata. He played as a striker and was known for his fitness, bicycle kicks, and goal-scoring abilities,[5] especially using the rabona kick.[6]
Mewalal's playing career with a reported 1032 goals along with 32 hat-tricks in both the official and exhibition matches, was ended in 1958 due to an injury.[7]
- ^ "Player: Sheoo Mewalal". ifawb.com. Kolkata: Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Dey, Subrata. "India — Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Senior National Team at 1977 Kings Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Eastern Railway Sports Club | Kolkata – WEST BENGAL | Famous Players". Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ Raghunandanan, K. G. (22 September 2021). "Was Inder Singh India's greatest forward?". theawayend.co. Kalpanthu's Vuvuzela. The Away End. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (28 December 2008). "Indian Legend Sahu Mewalal Passes Away". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ Rahim (24 May 2020). "Remembering Sheoo Mewalal: A Thousand Goals in Apathy". theawayend.co. Flying Goalie. The Away End. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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