Devendra Murgaonkar

Devendra Murgaonkar (born 2 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Indian Super League club Goa.

Devendra Murgaonkar
Personal information
Full name Devendra Murgaokar
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998
Place of birth Panaji, Goa, India
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 29
Youth career
Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Salgaocar 0 (0)
2020– Goa 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:44, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Youth and early career

Born in Panaji, Devendra begins his football career with Salgaocar SC. During 2017–18 Goa Professional League season Devandra made his debut for Salgaocar in the Goa Professional League.[1] Devendra scored 20 goals for Salgaocar during 2018–19 Goa Professional League season and also he was named as the league top scorer for that season. During 2019–20 Goa Professional League he scored 9 goals for the club.[2]

FC Goa

On 1 October 2020, Devendra joined Indian Super League side FC Goa on a three-year deal, after Salgaocar was paid an undisclosed transfer fee.[3] On 11 December 2020, Devendra made his professional debut for Goa against Jamshedpur. He came on as a 58th minute substitute for Alexander Romario as Goa won the match 2–1.[4] On 6 January 2021, Devendra scored his first goal in Indian Super League as well as for Goa in the 81st minute against East Bengal, taking the game to a 1–1 draw.[5] He made his debut in AFC Champions League on 14 April against Al-Rayyan SC after coming in as substitute for Ishan Pandita.

Murgaonkar scored his second goal for the club on 11 December against Bengaluru FC in their 2–1 win.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 April 2021[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2020–21 Indian Super League131004[lower-alpha 1]0171
Career total 1310040171
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References
  1. "To play for FC Goa is the ultimate step for every Goan: Devendra Murgaokar". FC Goa. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. Ingale, Shreyash (7 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21 – 5 Lesser known players to watch out". IFTWC. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. "FC Goa sign forward Devendra Murgaonkar". The Times of India. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. Kundu, Abhishek (24 December 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Our mentality is to work until the last minute, says FC Goa coach Juan Ferrando after win over Jamshedpur FC". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. "Murgaonkar saves blushes for FC Goa in a 1-1 draw against SC East Bengal". Business Standard. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. Devendra Murgaonkar at Soccerway
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