[1] After retiring from football at an early age due to injury problems, he started his professional managerial career by managing the under-15 team of Kerala Blasters in 2017.

[16][17] His first accomplishment as a professional football coach came out during the 2018–19 Juniors League as the Under 15 side of the Blasters reached the semi-finals of the tournament.

[19] Shameel also worked with the reserve team of Kerala Blasters as their assistant manager and is known for the development of players like Sahal Abdul Samad and Mohammad Rakip.

[22] In 2020, the reserve side of the Blasters won the 2019–2020 season of the Kerala Premier League making it Shameel's first title claim as a manager.

[23] He also got some few chances to work as the assistant manager of the Kerala Blasters senior team towards the end of the 2018–2019 regular season.

[24] On 2 January 2021 it was announced that Shameel had signed a three-year deal with Hyderabad FC as the head coach of their reserves team.