George D'Souza

George D'Souza
Personal information
Full name George Ricardo D'Souza
Date of birth (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Goa, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Malappuram FC
Youth career
2010–2016 Sesa Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Sporting Clube de Goa 20 (4)
2020–2021 Odisha 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Bengaluru United (loan)
2022–2024 Churchill Brothers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

As of 14 July 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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)

References

  1. ^ Mishra, Siddharth (12 July 2021). "ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United". thebridge.in. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "George D'Souza - Player Profile | Odisha FC". www.odishafc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "George D'souza profile - Goals, Passes and more". www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Who is George D'Souza? The left full-back garnering interest from ISL sides". goal.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Sporting Clube's George D'Souza signs for Odisha FC". www.heraldgoa.in. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Odisha FC sign Sporting Clube de Goa fullback George D'Souza". The Away End. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Odisha FC add fullback George D'Souza to their defensive ranks". www.indiansuperleague.com. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Odisha FC 6-5 East Bengal: The Kalinga Warriors clinch a 11-goal thriller | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Odisha FC beat SC East Bengal 6-5 to score the highest scoring game in ISL history". India News Republic. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Indian Super League - Statistics » Most goals in a game". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Odisha FC get the better of SC East Bengal after goal-fest in Bambolim". Indian Super League. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Bengaluru United sign George D'Souza on loan from Odisha FC". Khel Now. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  14. ^ Mishra, Siddharth (12 July 2021). "ISL: Odisha FC loan George D'Souza to FC Bengaluru United". thebridge.in. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ "G. D'souza - Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  16. ^ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021