Liston Colaco

Liston Colaco (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.

Liston Colaco
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)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 19
Youth career
2016–2017 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Goa 8 (0)
2018 Goa B 8 (3)
2020– Hyderabad 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2020

Career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaco 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. Colaco 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 Colaco 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. Colaco 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, Colaco joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[6] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa B, Colaco, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[7]

On 19 November 2017, Colaco 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]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division83000083
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League40000040
2018–19 10000010
2019–20 30000030
Goa total 80000080
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League42000042
Career total 1220000121

Honours

Club
FC Goa
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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. Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  10. "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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