AIFF Awards 2024-25: Subhasish Bose, Soumya Guguloth Named Footballer of the Year

Current Context: Subhasish Bose and Soumya Guguloth were named the AIFF Men's and Women's Footballers of the Year for the 2024-25 season at the AIFF Awards held in Bhubaneswar on May 2, 2025.

Key Highlights

• Subhasish Bose (Mohun Bagan Super Giant): Led his team to Indian Super League (ISL) Shield and Cup victories, setting a record for most clean sheets in an ISL season.
• Soumya Guguloth (East Bengal FC): Played a crucial role in East Bengal’s maiden Indian Women’s League (IWL) triumph, scoring nine goals, including the title-winning strike against Odisha FC.

Other Award Winners:

• Best Men's Goalkeeper: Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan Super Giant).
• Best Women's Goalkeeper: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (East Bengal FC).
• Promising Men's Player: Brison Fernandes (FC Goa).
• Promising Women's Player: Toijam Thoibisana Chanu (Sribhumi FC).
• Best Men's Coach: Khalid Jamil (Jamshedpur FC).
• Best Women's Coach: Sujata Kar (Sribhumi FC)

Question:

Q.1 Who was named the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year for the 2024–25 season?
a) Sunil Chhetri
b) Subhasish Bose
c) Brison Fernandes
d) Vishal Kaith

Answer: b) Subhasish Bose, representing Mohun Bagan Super Giant, won the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year award for leading his team to ISL Shield and Cup wins with a record number of clean sheets.