The list of East Bengal first-team players in the 2025-26 season

In the 2025-26 season, East Bengal has assembled a formidable squad. This season, five foreign players from the previous year were not retained. Additionally, three new foreign players have joined the team this season. There are rumours of another foreign player being signed, though there is no official confirmation at this time.

Outgoing foreign players:

The five foreign players who are no longer part of the team this season are:

  1. Cleiton Silva,
  2. Richard Celis,
  3. Messi Bouli,
  4. Héctor Yuste, and
  5. Hijazi Maher.

Retained foreign players:

The two foreign footballers who played in the previous season will be seen playing this season as well, They are:

  1. Saúl Crespo and
  2. Dimitrios Diamantakos.

Incoming foreign players:

The three new foreign signings for this season are:

  1. Brazilian footballer Miguel Figueira,
  2. Palestinian footballer Mohammed Rashid, and
  3. Argentine footballer Kevin Sibille.
    The foreign player under discussion for acquisition, but without confirmed news, is:
  4. Moroccan footballer Hamid Ahadad.

Incoming domestic players:

Alongside the foreign players, several domestic players have been added to the team. These include:

  1. Bipin Singh,
  2. Edmund Lalrindika,
  3. Ramsanga Tlaichhun,
  4. Martand Raina, and
  5. Jay Gupta.

Let’s take a look at the complete squad of East Bengal’s first-team this season.

Goalkeepers:

  1. Prabhsukhan Singh Gill,
  2. Debjit Majumder, and
  3. Aditya Patra.

Defenders:

  1. Provat Lakra,
  2. Anwar Ali,
  3. Lalchungnunga,
  4. Mohammad Rakip,
  5. Martand Raina,
  6. Gursimrat Singh Gill,
  7. Jay Gupta, and
  8. Kevin Sibille.

Midfielders:

  1. Naorem Mahesh Singh,
  2. Souvik Chakrabarti,
  3. Jeakson Singh,
  4. Bipin Singh,
  5. Ramsanga Tlaichhun,
  6. Aman C. K.,
  7. PV Vishnu,
  8. Sayan Banerjee,
  9. Mark Zothanpuia,
  10. Saúl Crespo,
  11. Miguel Figueira, and
  12. Mohammed Rashid.

Forwards:

  1. Edmund Lalrindika,
  2. Nandhakumar Sekar,
  3. David Lalhlansanga,
  4. Jesin TK,
  5. Dimitrios Diamantakos, and potentially
  6. Hamid Ahadad.

Moreover, the coach may incorporate players from the East Bengal team participating in the Kolkata Football League into the first-team if deemed necessary.

I have uploaded a video on YouTube in Bengali related to the topic discussed in this blog, and you can find the link to that video here: