On 22 July 2014 , a day after his 21st birthday , Jhingan was selected in the second round of the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft by the Kerala Blasters . He appeared on the bench for the side in their opening match of the season against NorthEast United . Despite not playing in the first match , Jhingan did start for the Blasters in their second match of the season against Chennaiyin . He started the match and put in a good performance but could not prevent the Kerala Blasters from losing 2 – 1 . From that point Jhingan remained a constant presence for the Kerala Blasters throughout the 2014 season , appearing 14 times for the side . His performance for the Kerala Blasters helped earn Jhingan the " Emerging Player of the League " award
2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
Sandesh Jhingan