2021–22 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season

Churchill Brothers
2021–22 season
CEOValanka Alemao
Head coachAntonio Rueda
I-League4th
Top goalscorerKenneth Ikechukwu (10)

The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League.[1] A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.[2]

Transfers

I-League

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers
26 December 2021 Gokulam Kerala A 0–1
4 March 2022 RoundGlass Punjab A 2–2 Sylla 16', Ikechukwu 44'
8 March 2022 Sudeva Delhi H 0–1
12 March 2022 TRAU A 0–2
16 March 2022 Mohammedan A 2–1 Ikechukwu 2', 62'
21 March 2022 Rajasthan United A 0–2
24 March 2022 Aizawl H 2–1 Ikechukwu 44', Tursunov 45+3'
28 Match 2022 Sreenidi Deccan A 1–1 Tursunov 62'
1 April 2022 NEROCA A 4–2 Saurav Mandal 9', Tursunov 28', Ikechukwu 57' (pen.), Krizo 89'
6 April 2022 Real Kashmir A 1–0 Fernandes 90'
10 April 2022 Kenkre A 2–1 Tursunov 75', Ikechukwu 81'
18 April 2022 Indian Arrows A 2–1 Tursunov 47', Momo Cisse 90+4'
26 April 2022 Rajasthan United H 2–1 Tursunov 23', Akhand 45+2' (o.g.)
30 April 2022 Gokulam Kerala H 1–1 Ikechukwu 15'
3 May 2022 RoundGlass Punjab H 2–1 Miranda 25', Krizo 85'
6 May 2022 Mohammedan A 0–2
9 May 2022 NEROCA A 3–1 Cisse 36', Ikechukwu 40', 76'
14 May 2022 Sreenidi Deccan H 0–1

Current squad

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Shilton Paul (captain)
3 DF India IND Mamit Vanlalduatsanga
4 DF India IND Suresh Meitei
5 DF India IND Vikas Singh Saini
6 MF India IND Quan Gomes
7 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Escuro
8 MF India IND Kingsley Fernandes
10 FW Nigeria NGA Kenneth Ikechukwu
11 FW India IND Vinil Poojary
14 FW India IND Kapil Hoble
15 FW Guinea GUI Sekou Sylla
17 MF India IND Shubert Pereira
18 MF India IND Bryce Miranda
19 FW India IND Lamgoulen Hangshing
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF India IND Wendell Savio Coelho
23 DF Senegal SEN Momo Cisse
26 GK India IND Debnath Mondal
27 FW India IND Saurav Mandal
28 FW India IND Aaron Barretto
29 MF India IND Joseph Clemente
30 DF India IND Asif Ali Molla
32 FW India IND Afdal Varikkodan
33 MF India IND Richard Costa
37 DF India IND Jovel Martins
40 GK India IND Nora Fernandes
47 FW Ivory Coast CIV Gnohere Krizo
77 FW Tajikistan TJK Komron Tursunov
— FW India IND Faheem Ali

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Antonio Rueda[2]
Assistant coach India Mario Soares
Assistant coach India Mateus Costa[11]

Competitions

I-League

Main article: 2021–22 I-League

Squad statistics

Churchill Brothers used a total of 26 players during the 2021–22 season and there were seven different goalscorers. Lamgoulen Hangshing and Richard Costa played in all 18 matches with former starting in all of them, the latter in 14. Kenneth Ikechukwu was the highest scorer with ten goals.

Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

No. Pos. Name
Apps Goals
1 GK India Shilton Paul 14 0 3 0
1 DF Lebanon Shadi Skaf † 1 0 0 0
3 DF India Mamit Vanlalduatsanga 0 0 0 0
4 DF India Suresh Meitei 17 0 1 0
5 DF India Vikas Singh Saini 4 (6) 0 1 0
6 MF India Quan Gomes 8 (4) 0 2 0
7 MF Brazil Guilherme Escuro 2 0 1 0
8 MF India Kingsley Fernandes 17 1 4 0
10 FW Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu 18 10 1 0
11 FW India Vinil Poojary 1 (8) 0 1 0
14 MF India Kapil Hoble 6 (2) 0 1 0
15 FW Guinea Sekou Sylla 5 (3) 0 0 0
17 MF India Shubert Pereira 2 (5) 0 0 0
18 MF India Bryce Miranda 11 (6) 1 0 0
19 DF India Lamgoulen Hangshing 18 0 2 0
20 DF India Meldon D'Silva 3 (3) 0 1 0
22 DF India Wendell Savio Coelho 0 (2) 0 1 0
23 DF Senegal Momo Cisse 15 2 3 0
26 GK India Debnath Mondal 1 0 0 0
27 FW India Saurav Mandal 9 (5) 1 2 0
28 FW India Aaron Barretto 0 (3) 0 0 0
29 MF India Joseph Clemente 8 (1) 0 1 0
30 DF India Asif Ali Molla 1 (1) 0 1 0
32 FW India Afdal Varikkodan 0 (4) 0 1 0
33 MF India Richard Costa 14 (4) 0 1 0
40 GK India Nora Fernandes 3 0 0 0
47 FW Ivory Coast Gnohere Krizo 4 (5) 2 4 0
77 FW Tajikistan Komron Tursunov 16 6 3 0
— GK India Pratheesh Dinkan 0 0 0 0

Source:[12][13]

References

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  3. ^ "CHURCHILL BROTHERS FC GOAChurchill Brothers rope in Guinean forward Sekou Sylla". footballexpress.in. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Churchill Bros prepare for I-League season ahead with two new foreigners". The Times of India. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Churchill rope in Nigerian striker Kenneth". The Times of India. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b Lopes, Flavio (30 January 2022). "I-League: Churchill sign Tajik striker Tursunov". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Churchill Brothers SC star striker Clayvin Zúñiga set to join CD FAS". July 2021.
  8. ^ "FC Bengaluru United sign foreign strikers Luka Majcen, Pedro Manzi".
  9. ^ "Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil". 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ Lopes, Flavio (5 August 2021). "Israil quits Churchill for new challenge | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  11. ^ Flavio Lopes (9 November 2020). "Churchill Brothers start training, coach Varela lands in Goa". Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Football: Churchill Brothers - squad". flashscore.in. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  13. ^ "India - Churchill Brothers FC Goa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.