Actor Tiger Shroff named in Durand Cup squad, likely to make professional debut

Tiger Shroff is set to trade the silver screen for the football pitch, with the Bollywood actor named in Mumbay FC's squad for the Durand Cup and potentially in line to make his professional debut in the tournament.

Shroff has been registered with the club and is currently training with the team, according to co-owner Zoheb Amrani. The actor could travel with the squad for at least one of their group-stage matches in Shillong.

"He's registered with the squad, and we are trying our best to arrange everything. A person like Tiger, we'll need a lot of security in tier-2, tier-3 cities. People can gather around, and it could be chaotic," Zoheb told Sportstar.

"And since social media is so ruthless, things can actually escalate. Keeping that in mind,



we've got a date from him. If everything goes well, he will definitely travel for one of the games. He's training with the team at the moment," he added.

Shroff has been associated with Mumbay FC since its inception in 2024 and has regularly featured for the side in the Mumbai District League. His involvement, however, goes beyond simply being a celebrity face attached to the club.

Zoheb first got a look at Tiger Shroff's abilities in an influencers league game in 2023, which featured the likes of Ranbir Kapoor and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as well.

"It was during an influencers league with personalities and former sportspersons in 2023 that I realised that Tiger can play; he has that technical understanding of the game," Zoheb recalled.