Who’s Rahul KP, the Indian footballer in English membership West Ham’s squad for USA event?

Indian footballer Rahul KP has turn into the primary from the nation to affix a Premier League staff as West Ham United introduced on Friday that the Kerala participant will play for them within the upcoming TST seven-a-side event in the US. It must be famous that Rahul KP has not joined the Premier League staff of West Ham, however he might be enjoying for the Hammers in a seven-a-side event.

What’s TST 2025 during which Rahul KP will play?

TST is a seven-a-side affiliation soccer event performed in the US. The TST 2025 might be performed at Cary, North Carolina. The lads’s occasion will embody 48 groups, whereas 16 sides will characteristic within the ladies’s occasion.

Each males’s and ladies’s occasions have a mega prize pool of $1 million. Numerous high European soccer golf equipment might be participating within the TST 2025, together with West Ham, Atletico Madrid, AFC Bournemouth and Borussia Dortmund.

Rahul KP expressed his pleasure upon becoming a member of West Ham on Friday in a video shared by the membership. “Hi there, Hammers followers, it’s Rahul KP right here. I’m excited to play for West Ham United at TST this summer season. See you quickly. Come on you Irons,” he stated.

Rahul KP is Claret & Blue ⚒️

Able to symbolize the Hammers at TST this summer season 🔥 pic.twitter.com/hqWkuPIPnB

— West Ham United (@WestHam) Might 23, 2025

Who’s Rahul KP?

Rahul is a 25-year-old Indian footballer who has performed seven matches for the nationwide staff. He hails from Thrissur in Kerala and performs as a winger for Odisha FC within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL).

Earlier than transferring to Odisha FC within the January switch window of 2025, Rahul was along with his house state staff, Kerala Blasters. He performed for them for over 5 seasons and was a part of the staff that completed runners-up within the 2021-22 season within the ISL Cup.

Get to know our No7 at TST, Rahul KP 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/uETlTo35Mm

— West Ham United (@WestHam) Might 23, 2025

Earlier than making a reputation for himself within the ISL, Rahul first made headlines whereas enjoying for India within the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. This was the primary time India performed in a FIFA World Cup of any age group. His India senior debut got here in 2022 beneath former coach Igor Stimac.

Earlier than becoming a member of ISL, Rahul performed for Indian Arrows within the I-League.