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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George D'Souza
| image =
| position = [[Left-back]]
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = George Ricardo D'Souza
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Goa]], India
| height = 1.74 m
| currentclub = [[Malappuram FC]]
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = 2010–2016
| youthclubs1 = [[Sesa Football Academy]]
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]] (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2022–2024
| clubs4 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| club-update =
}}

'''George Ricardo D'Souza''' (born 30 April 1994) is an [[India|Indian]] professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Siddharth|date=2021-07-12|title=ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United|url=https://thebridge.in/isl/george-dsouza-goes-on-loan-to-fcbu-22912|access-date=2021-07-14|website=thebridge.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=George D'Souza - Player Profile {{!}} Odisha FC|url=https://www.odishafc.com/player/George|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.odishafc.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
D'Souza was born on 30 April 1994 in [[Goa]]. D'souza started his youth career from [[Sanquelim]] based academy, [[Sesa Football Academy]] in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=George D'souza profile - Goals, Passes and more|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/defender-122441-george-d-souza-profile|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 March 2020|title=Who is George D'Souza? The left full-back garnering interest from ISL sides|url=https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/george-dsouza-left-full-back-sporting-goa-isl-interest/10yypve7i5ed61otvrz7peedq6|access-date=29 December 2020|website=[[Goal (website)|goal.com]]}}</ref>

==Career==
===Sporting Clube de Goa===
D'Souza began his senior career by signing for the goan club [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2020|title=Sporting Clube's George D'Souza signs for Odisha FC|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Sporting-Clube%E2%80%99s-George-D%E2%80%99Souza-signs-for-Odisha-FC/160426|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.heraldgoa.in}}</ref> He represented for the club in [[Goa Football League|Goa Professional League]]. D'Souza made 20 appearances for the club and scored four goals and assisted three before leaving for [[Odisha FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 June 2020|title=Odisha FC sign Sporting Clube de Goa fullback George D'Souza|url=https://theawayend.co/2020/06/04/odisha-fc-sign-sporting-clube-de-goa-fullback-george-dsouza/|access-date=29 December 2020|website=The Away End}}</ref>

===Odisha FC===
On 3 June 2020, D'Souza signed for the [[Indian Super League]] club [[Odisha FC]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 June 2020|title=Odisha FC add fullback George D'Souza to their defensive ranks|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/odisha-fc-add-fullback-george-dsouza-to-their-defensive-ranks|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> D'Souza made his debut for the club on 6 December 2020 against [[Mumbai City FC]] which they lost 2–0. He was included in starting eleven on his debut match.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2020|title=Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard, Minute by minute updates|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/36489-mumbai-city-fc-vs-odisha-fc|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com}}</ref> He played his second and last match of the season<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha FC 6-5 East Bengal: The Kalinga Warriors clinch a 11-goal thriller {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/live/odisha-fc-vs-east-bengal-live-follow-isl-real-time/19lk3lmg7uxcq1gyx0s7rkfvoy|access-date=2021-03-23|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> on 27 February 2021 in the all-time highest scoring game in the history of Indian Super League<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=Odisha FC beat SC East Bengal 6-5 to score the highest scoring game in ISL history|url=https://indianewsrepublic.com/odisha-fc-beat-sc-east-bengal-6-5-to-score-the-highest-scoring-game-in-isl-history/214083/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119150422/https://indianewsrepublic.com/odisha-fc-beat-sc-east-bengal-6-5-to-score-the-highest-scoring-game-in-isl-history/214083/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 November 2021|access-date=2021-03-23|website=India News Republic|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Super League - Statistics » Most goals in a game|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co2778/statistics/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref> against [[SC East Bengal]], where they won with a jaw dropping score of 6–5.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Odisha FC get the better of SC East Bengal after goal-fest in Bambolim|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/1102-sc-east-bengal-profile/news/odisha-fc-get-the-better-of-sc-east-bengal-after-goal-fest-in-bambolim|access-date=2021-03-23|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}</ref>

==== FC Bengaluru United (loan) ====
On 12 July 2021, it was announced that D'Souza was loaned to [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]] club [[FC Bengaluru United]] for the [[I-League 2|2021–22 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-12|title=Bengaluru United sign George D'Souza on loan from Odisha FC|url=https://khelnow.com/football/fc-bengaluru-united-sign-george-dsouza-on-loan/|access-date=2021-07-14|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Siddharth|date=2021-07-12|title=ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United|url=https://thebridge.in/isl/george-dsouza-goes-on-loan-to-fcbu-22912|access-date=2021-07-14|website=thebridge.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|14 July 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=G. D'souza - Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/george-dsouza/431674/|access-date=29 December 2020|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |Federation Cup/Super Cup
! colspan="2" |Durand Cup
! colspan="2" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
|[[2016–17 Goa Professional League|2016–17]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Goa Football League|Goa Professional League]]
| rowspan="4" |20
| rowspan="4" |4
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
| rowspan="4" |20
| rowspan="4" |4
|-
|[[2017–18 Goa Professional League|2017-18]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|[[2018–19 Goa Professional League|2018–19]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|[[2019–20 Goa Professional League|2019–20]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!20
!4
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!20
!4
|-
|[[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|[[2020–21 Odisha FC season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|2
|0
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|2
|0
|-
|[[FC Bengaluru United]] (loan)
|[[I-League 2|2021–22]]
|[[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!22
!4
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!22
!4
|}

==Honours==
'''India U20 (Goa India)'''
* [[Lusofonia Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 2014 Lusofonia Games|2014]]<ref>[https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/amp/ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008140842/https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/amp/ |date=8 October 2021 }} ''blog.cpdfootball.de''. Retrieved 7 September 2021</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/defender-122441-george-d-souza-profile George D'Souza] at Indian Super League
* {{Soccerway|431674}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:D'souza, George}}

[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]
[[Category:SC de Goa players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]
[[Category:I-League 2 players]]
[[Category:FC Bengaluru United players]]

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Musicalkd at 09:12, 21 December 2025