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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joshuah Vaz
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Joshuah Vaz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Goa]], India
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| years1 = 2007–2010
| clubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2010
| clubs2 = Salcete
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2011–2013
| clubs4 = Goa Velha
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = Panjim Footballers
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2014–2016
| clubs6 = Santa Cruz Club of Cavellosim
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 2016–2018
| clubs7 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = Santa Cruz Club of Cavellosim
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 21:57, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Joshuah Vaz''' (born 5 August 1990) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Midfielder (association football)|midfielder]] for [[Goa Professional League]] side Santa Cruz Club of Cavellosim.

==Club career==
Born in [[Goa]], Vaz began his career in the youth ranks of [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]. He participated with the club's first-team in the [[Goa Professional League]] before getting called into the side's [[I-League]] squad in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Football Transfers 2008 |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2008.html |website=IndianFootball.de}}</ref> In September 2007 it was reported that Vaz would be sent to Portuguese club [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória Guimarães]] for training.<ref name="Vitoria">{{cite web |title=September 2007 News |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html |website=indianfootball.de}}</ref> Vaz stayed with the club until 2010 before moving to local division side Salcete.<ref>{{cite web |title=Herald Newspaper April 13, 2010 |url=https://issuu.com/herald-goa/docs/13_april_binder1 |website=Issuu}}</ref><ref name="dys">{{cite news |title=Joshuah Vaz–A winner from within…. |url=https://dyslexiagoa.wordpress.com/2020/04/06/joshuah-vaz-a-winner-from-within/ |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=Dyslexia Goa |date=August 2019}}</ref> After spending some time with Salcete, Vaz joined [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] where he spent a season before moving back to local football with Goa Velha.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213 |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=SportsKeeda |date=24 October 2012}}</ref>

After playing a couple of seasons with Goa Velha, Vaz joined Goan second division side Panjim Footballers in order to gain match fitness after an injury.<ref name="dys"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Panjim Footballers qualify for North play offs |url=https://sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/panjim-footballers-qualify-for-north-play-offs/ |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=Sporting Clube de Goa |date=13 January 2014}}</ref> He spent one season with Panjim before moving to Goa Pro League side Santa Cruz Club of Cavellosim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Goa Pro League 2015 |url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/goa_pro_league_2015/index.html#horizontalTab4 |website=Kolkatafootball}}</ref>

Prior to the [[2016–17 I-League]] season, Vaz rejoined [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]].<ref name="dys"/> He would go on to make his professional debut in the league the next season on 10 December 2017 against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. He started and played 70 minutes as Churchill Brothers were defeated 5–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohun Bagan 5–0 Churchill Brothers |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/10/india/i-league/mohun-bagan-ac/churchill-brothers-sc/2683973/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

At the end of the [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]] season, Vaz left Churchill Brothers and returned to Santa Cruz Club of Cavellosim.<ref name="dys"/>

==Personal life==
Vaz has a brother, Charlton, who also played at [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]].<ref name="Vitoria"/>

==Professional statistics==
{{updated|match played 15 January 2018}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|joshauh-vaz/471363}}</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|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|[[I-League]]||4||0||—||—||—||—||4||0
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaz, Joshuah}}
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Goa]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Dempo S.C. players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]

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