Sushanth Mathew (born 18 May 1981) is a retired Indian professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder, who currently works as a technical director and coach in academies.

[citation needed] He showed glimpses of his skills for his school team, from where he pursued his footballing career to a local club named the Dyna FC.

[1] He made his debut in the I-League on 11 February 2014 against Churchill Brothers at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in which he started and played until the 89th minute before being replaced by Sandesh Gadkari as Rangdajied lost the match 1-0.

However, on 13 December 2014, Sushanth scored a long-range goal for Kerala Blasters in the first leg of semi-final match against Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, which made him an instant hero and propelled the team to the finals.

[6] After playing just thrice for the Stallions, he suffered a horrific injury following a late tackle by former France international Florent Malouda.