Leander D'Cunha

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

Leander D'Cunha
Personal information
Full name Leander D'Cunha
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997
Place of birth Cuncolim, Goa, India
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2014 Sesa Football Academy
2015–2017 Churchill Brothers
2017–2020 FC Goa Reserves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Goa 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2021

Career

Youth and early career

Born in Cuncolim, Leander began playing football in inter-village tournaments in different age groups. Leander then joined Sesa FA in 2012 and remained their for 2 years until 2014. Later he joined Churchill Brothers and remained their till 2017. Leander represented Goa football team in Santosh Trophy during 2017.[1]

In 2017, Leander joined FC Goa Reserves and captianed the team during 2019 season.[2]

FC Goa

On 15 June 2020, Leander signed a three-year contract extension with FC Goa, keeping him at the club until 2023.[3] Leander earned promotion to the FC Goa first team for 2020–21 FC Goa season.[4] On 5 March 2021, Leander made his debut professional appearance for the club in the 2 leg of the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs against Mumbai City FC. 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 match played 25 April 2021[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2020–21 Indian Super League10001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 10001020
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

References
  1. "FC Goa's Leander D'Cunha: Anyone who performs well with the developmental side can get promoted to the first team". Goal.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "FC Goa Dev Team captain Leander D'Cunha". fcgoa.in. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. "Leander D'Cunha signs deal till 2023, promoted to FC Goa first-team". Khelnow. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "ISL 2020-21: Leander D'Cunha earns promotion to FC Goa first team". thebridge. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. "ISL 2020-21 Semi-finals 1st Leg, highlights: Goa, Mumbai play out 2-2 draw". Sportstar. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "AFC Champions League 2021 FC Goa vs Persepolis Highlights: Moghanlou, Torabi helps Persepolis beat FC Goa 4-0". Sportstar. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. Leander D'Cunha at Soccerway


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