Liston Colaco

Liston Colaço (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan and the India national team.

Liston Colaço
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Place of birth Davorlim, Goa, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan
Number 17
Youth career
2016–2017 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Goa 14 (0)
2018 Goa B 9 (6)
2019–2020 Hyderabad B 3 (0)
2019–2021 Hyderabad 23 (4)
2021– ATK Mohun Bagan 6 (3)
National team‡
2021– India 8 (0)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2021

Club career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaço is a product of Salgaocar.[1] He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaço also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.[2]

In March 2017, it was announced that Colaço had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[3] He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaço scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1.[4] He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.[5]

Goa

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaço joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[6] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa Development team, Colaço, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[7]

On 19 November 2017, Colaço made his professional debut for Goa in their opening Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Goa won 3–2.[8]

Hyderabad

On 14 January 2020, Liston joined Indian Super league side Hyderabad on a two and half year deal.[9] On 30 January 2020, Liston made his debut for Hyderabad against Bengaluru. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Asish Rai as the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.[10] He ended up the season by scoring four goals for the club.

ATK Mohun Bagan

On 10 April 2021, it was officially announced that ATK Mohun Bagan and Hyderabad FC have agreed on the transfer of Liston Colaco, which involves an undisclosed transfer fee around ₹1 crores.[11] This move set a new record in Indian football for the highest transfer fee for an Indian player, breaking the previous record of transfer of Manvir Singh from FC Goa to ATK Mohun Bagan for ₹80 lakhs.[12]

Colaco scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Maziya S&RC at the 2021 AFC Cup. He debuted for Mohun Bagan in the 2021–22 season opener against Kerala Blasters on 19 November, where he scored a goal in 4–2 win.[13]

International career

In March 2021, Liston was included in the 35-member list of probables for the Indian national team’s international Friendlies against Oman and UAE.[14] He made his national team debut against UAE on 29 March.[15]

Career statistics
As of 11 December 2021[16]

Club
Club Season League Super Cup/Durand Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League40200060
2018–19 10400050
2019–20 30320062
Goa total 809200172
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division83000083
2018–19 13000013
Goa B total 96000096
Hyderabad B 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division30000030
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League42000042
2020–21 1920000192
Hyderabad total 2340000234
ATK Mohun Bagan 2021–22 Indian Super League 5 3 0 0 4 1 9 4
Career total 481392416116

International
As of 7 October 2021[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 8 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Club
FC Goa

International
India

References
  1. "Seriously joking". Navhind Times. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. D'Cruz, Errol (31 December 2016). "Green at the grassroots and podium top". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "Goa Announced Squad For Santosh Trophy". FeverPitch. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "Goa kicks off with win, nets 2-1 against Meghalaya". Herald Goa. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. Chandran, M.R. Praveen (23 March 2017). "Sankar Roy does the star turn for Bengal". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway.
  9. Lopes, Flavio (14 January 2020). "Goa's Liston joins Hyderabad FC". timesofindia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. "Bengaluru dig deep to grind out a crucial win over Hyderabad". indiansuperleague.com. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. "ATK Mohun Bagan sign Hyderabad forward Liston Colaco for a record transfer fee | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  12. "ATK Mohun Bagan Sign Hyderabad FC's Liston Colaco for Record Fee, Brandon Fernandes Signs Contract Extension with FC Goa". News18. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  13. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2021-22 Highlights ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters: ATKMB opens campaign with 4-2 win; Boumous scores brace on debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  14. "Stimac names list of probables for International Friendlies against Oman and UAE".
  15. "United Arab Emirates vs. India - Football Match Report - March 29, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  16. Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  17. Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  18. "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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