Liston Colaco

Liston Colaco
Personal information
Full name Liston Colaco
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Place of birth Davorlim, Goa, India
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 19
Youth career
Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Salgaocar (13)
2017–present Goa 5 (0)
2018 Goa (R) 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Liston Colaco (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Goa in the Indian Super League.

Career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaco is a product of Salgaocar.[1] He was top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaco also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.[2]

In March 2017, it was announced that Colaco had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[3] He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaco scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1.[4] He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.[5]

Goa

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaco joined Indian Super League side FC Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[6] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa B, Colaco, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[7]

On 19 November 2017, Colaco made his professional debut for Goa in their opening Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 79th substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Goa won 3–2.[8]

Career statistics

As of 31 January 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2017–18 ISL20000020
Career total 20000020

References

  1. ↑ "Seriously joking". Navhind Times. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ D'Cruz, Errol (31 December 2016). "Green at the grassroots and podium top". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Goa Announced Squad For Santosh Trophy". FeverPitch. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Goa kicks off with win, nets 2-1 against Meghalaya". Herald Goa. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Chandran, M.R. Praveen (23 March 2017). "Sankar Roy does the star turn for Bengal". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ Liston Colaco at Soccerway
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