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Leander D'Cunha
Personal information
Date of birth	25 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Cuncolim, Goa, India
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Goa
Number	6
Youth career
2012–2014	Sesa Football Academy
2015–2017	Churchill Brothers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Goa B
2020–	Goa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Leander D'Cunha (born 25 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Goa in the Indian Super League.

Career

Youth

Born in Cuncolim, Leander began playing football in intervillage tournaments in different age groups. Leander then joined Sesa in 2012 and remained there for two years until 2014. He then joined Churchill Brothers till 2017. He represented Goa football team in its 2017 run at the Santosh Trophy.^[1]

Goa

In 2017, Leander joined Goa B and captained it during the 2019 season.^[2] On 15 June 2020, he signed a three-year contract extension with Goa, keeping him at the club until 2023,^[3] earning promotion to the first team for 2020–21 season.^[4]

On 5 March 2021, Leander made his debut professional appearance for the club in the second leg of the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs against Mumbai City. 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

As of 6 March 2022^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goa B	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	8	0	0	0	–		8	0
	2018–19		8	0	0	0	–		8	0
	2019–20		7	0	3^[a]	0	–		10	0
Goa	2020–21	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	1^[b]	0	2	0
Goa	2021–22	Indian Super League	9	0	5^[a]	1	–		14	1
Career total			33	0	8	1	1	0	42	1