Liston Colaco
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liston Colaco | ||
Date of birth | 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 | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Goa | 2017–18 | ISL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Seriously joking". Navhind Times. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ D'Cruz, Errol (31 December 2016). "Green at the grassroots and podium top". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "Goa Announced Squad For Santosh Trophy". FeverPitch. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "Goa kicks off with win, nets 2-1 against Meghalaya". Herald Goa. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Chandran, M.R. Praveen (23 March 2017). "Sankar Roy does the star turn for Bengal". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway.
- ↑ Liston Colaco at Soccerway