Born and brought up in Ernakulam, Soyal Joshy is a gifted full-back who started off as a professional footballer at the age of 11. He gathered valuable experience playing for the likes of Al-Azhar Football Club, Don Bosco Football Academy, SEALAND, Prodigy Sportz as a teenager and has since grown into one of the most well-rounded full-backs in the country. In 2022 so far, Soyal won the Kerala Premier League with Golden Threads FC and the Santosh trophy with the Kerala state team, putting in some impressive performances throughout the year. A right-back by trait, Soyal has now signed a three-year deal with Hyderabad FC and will be a part of the first team next season. He will look to impress Manolo Marquez and make his Indian Super League debut in the 2022-23 campaign.