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Leander D'Cunha (born 25 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Right back for Goa in the Indian Super League.
Career
Youth and early career
Born in Cuncolim, Leander began playing football in inter-village tournaments in different age groups. Leander then joined Sesa FA in 2012 and remained their for 2 years until 2014. Later he joined Churchill Brothers and remained their till 2017. Leander represented Goa football team in Santosh Trophy during 2017.[1]
In 2017, Leander joined FC Goa Reserves and captianed the team during 2019 season.[2]
FC Goa
On 15 June 2020, Leander signed a three-year contract extension with FC Goa, keeping him at the club until 2023.[3] Leander earned promotion to the FC Goa first team for 2020–21 FC Goa season.[4] On 5 March 2021, Leander made his debut professional appearance for the club in the 2 leg of the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs against Mumbai City FC. He came on as 34th minute substitute for injured Seriton Fernandes as the game ended on 2–2 draw.[5] He made his first continental appearance for the club on 23 April in 2021 AFC Champions League group stage match against Persepolis.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ FC Goa's Leander D'Cunha: Anyone who performs well with the developmental side can get promoted to the first team. Goal.com(9 July 2020). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ FC Goa Dev Team captain Leander D’Cunha. fcgoa.in(2 April 2020). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Leander D’Cunha signs deal till 2023, promoted to FC Goa first-team. Khelnow(15 June 2020). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ ISL 2020-21: Leander D’Cunha earns promotion to FC Goa first team. thebridge(15 June 2020). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ ISL 2020-21 Semi-finals 1st Leg, highlights: Goa, Mumbai play out 2-2 draw. Sportstar(5 March 2021). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ AFC Champions League 2021 FC Goa vs Persepolis Highlights: Moghanlou, Torabi helps Persepolis beat FC Goa 4-0. Sportstar(24 April 2021). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ Template:Soccerway
External links
- Template:Soccerway
- Leander D'Cunha at Indian Super League