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George Ricardo D'Souza (born 30 April 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
Career
Sporting Clube de Goa
D'Souza began his senior career by signing for the goan club Sporting Clube de Goa in 2016.[5] He represented for the club in Goa Professional League. D'Souza made 20 appearances for the club and scored four goals and assisted three before leaving for Odisha FC.[6]
Odisha FC
On 3 June 2020, D'Souza signed for the Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two-year contract.[7] 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.[8] He played his second and last match of the season[9] on 27 February 2021 in the all-time highest scoring game in the history of Indian Super League[10][11] against SC East Bengal, where they won with a jaw dropping score of 6–5.[12]
FC Bengaluru United (loan)
On 12 July 2021, it was announced that D'Souza was loaned to I-League 2nd Division club FC Bengaluru United for the 2021–22 season.[13][14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 2016–17 | Goa Professional League | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2018–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| Odisha | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| FC Bengaluru United (loan) | 2021–22 | I-League 2nd Division | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
Honours
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[16]
References
- ↑ ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United, Mishra, Siddharth. thebridge.in(2021-07-12). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ George D'Souza - Player Profile | Odisha FC. www.odishafc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ George D'souza profile - Goals, Passes and more. www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Who is George D'Souza? The left full-back garnering interest from ISL sides. goal.com(20 March 2020). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Sporting Clube's George D'Souza signs for Odisha FC. www.heraldgoa.in(11 May 2020). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Odisha FC sign Sporting Clube de Goa fullback George D'Souza. The Away End(4 June 2020). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Odisha FC add fullback George D'Souza to their defensive ranks. www.indiansuperleague.com(4 June 2020). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Mumbai City FC vs Odisha FC Live Score Update, Commentary, Scorecard, Minute by minute updates. www.indiansuperleague.com(27 December 2020). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Odisha FC 6-5 East Bengal: The Kalinga Warriors clinch a 11-goal thriller | Goal.com. www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Odisha FC beat SC East Bengal 6-5 to score the highest scoring game in ISL history. India News Republic(2021-02-27). Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Indian Super League - Statistics » Most goals in a game. worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Odisha FC get the better of SC East Bengal after goal-fest in Bambolim. Indian Super League. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ↑ Bengaluru United sign George D'Souza on loan from Odisha FC. Khel Now(2021-07-12). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United, Mishra, Siddharth. thebridge.in(2021-07-12). Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ↑ G. D'souza - Profile. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ↑ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Template:Webarchive blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
External links
- George D'Souza at Indian Super League
- Template:Soccerway