Sewram Gobin

Sewram Gobin
Personal information
Full name Sewram Gobin
Date of birth (1983-01-19) January 19, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Mauritius
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AS Rivière du Rempart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill – (–)
2005–2007 Savanne SC – (–)
2007–2008 Mohun Bagan AC – (–)
2009 Pune FC – (–)
2011– AS Rivière du Rempart – (14)
International career‡
2006–2013 Mauritius 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 10, 2011

Sewram Gobin (born January 19, 1983) is a Mauritian footballer who played as a forward for AS Rivière du Rempart in the Mauritian League and the Mauritius national football team.[1]

Club career

Gobin started off his professional career in 2003 with US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill of the Mauritian League. In 2005, he transferred to Savanne SC, also of the Mauritian league. In 2007, after a trial with Mohun Bagan AC of the I-League, he signed with the Indian giants, becoming the team's first Player of Indian Origin (PIO).[2]

Gobin had expressed interest in playing in his ancestral homeland, India. In early 2009, he signed with Pune FC, who at that time was competing in the I-League 2nd Division. He was released later that year. In January 2011, after undergoing a trial back in Mauritius with his former club Savanne SC, Gobin signed with fellow competitor AS Rivière du Rempart.[3]

International career

Gobin earned 2 caps for the national team in 2006. In 2009, he played for Mauritius in a friendly match against Egypt.

Personal life

Gobin's father Ganesh is a former footballer. He has three brothers, Jayram, Kabiraj and Sailesh, all of whom played football in Mauritius.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sewram Gobin déçu". lemauricien.com.
  2. ^ SEWRAM GOBIN - THE FIRST PIO OF MOHUN BAGAN Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gobin to AS Rivière du Rempart
  4. ^ Sarkar, Saikat (7 March 2009). "Root cause: In ancestral land, for the game he loves". indianexpress.com. Gurgaon: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Note: subscription needed for reading the full article on the website.