Jessel Carneiro

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In this Indian name, the name Carneiro is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jessel.

Jessel Carneiro
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Jessel playing for the Blasters in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jessel Allen Carneiro
Date of birth (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Curtorim, Goa, India
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 14
Youth career
Raya FC
Curtorim Gymkhana FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Dempo
2014–2015 → Pune (loan)
2016—2018 FC Bardez 10 (5)
2018—2019 Dempo 13 (12)
2019— Kerala Blasters 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2021

Jessel Allen Carneiro (born 14 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back and captains for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Jessel was born in Curtorim, a town in Southern Goa. He started his youth career at Raya FC and later went on to play for his local club FC Curtorim Gymkhana.[2]

Early career:2012–2019[]

In 2012, he signed for Dempo S.C and spent two years there before moving to Pune F.C on a loan deal for the 2014–15 season.[3] In 2016, he signed for FC Bardez which plays in the Goa Professional League. He was signed again by his former club Dempo S.C in 2018. He also captained the Goan football team during the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy and led them into the semi-finals.[4] Jessel was also one of the key players for Dempo S.C as they finished second place in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League.

2019–Present : Kerala Blasters[]

2019–2020 : ISL debut[]

Jessel arrived at Kerala Blasters after an impressive stint with Dempo SC in Goa Professional League and for the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy. Reportedly, the club paid a transfer fee of around ₹18 lakhs to the Goan club to acquire his services.[5]

He made his debut for Blasters against ATK on 20 October 2019 where Blasters won the match by 2–1.[6] Though Blasters had an ordinary season, Jessel's performance was one of the revelations during 2019-20 ISL.[7] He was a mainstay at the back for the Blasters and provided five assists, made 78 clearances, 28 tackles, 22 blocks and 22 interceptions. He also made 746 passes, the highest among any players from the Blasters with a passing rate of 41.44 per game, with an accuracy of 72.65 percent.[8] He was the only player in the squad to play the entire minutes for the team during the season.[9]

2020–present[]

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they have extended the contract of Jessel till 2023.[10] On 18 November 2020, Jessel was named as one of the vice-captains of the club. On 27 December 2020, Jessel captained the Blasters for the first time, in a 2–0 win against Hyderabad FC.[11] He captained the club in most of the remaining matches of the season when the first choice captain Sergio Cido was ruled out of the season due to an ankle injury.[12]

He was named in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, where he played all three matches for the club. On 13 November 2021, Jessel was appointed as the permanent club captain ahead of the 2021-22 season.[13] He played his first match of the season in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played till 22 December 2021[15]
Club Season League Cup Durand Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kerala Blasters FC 2019–20 Indian Super League 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
2020–21 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
2021–22 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
Kerala Blasters total 41 0 0 0 3 0 44 0

References[]

  1. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Jessel Carneiro extends contract with Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Jessel Carneiro wants to see more Goa Pro League players in ISL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kerala Blasters' Carneiro hoping for national role". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "ISL Transfers: Jessel Carneiro signs 3-year extension with Kerala Blasters". sportskeeda. 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ PTI. "Ogbeche Brace Helps Kerala Blasters Beat ATK 2-1 in ISL Opener". Quintype. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ Apr 18, FLAVIO LOPES |; 2020; Ist, 00:11. "From 'worst' to the best, Jessel sets an example | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Jessel Allan Carneiro profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ^ "ISL 2019-20: Indian Super League's top debutants | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ Scroll Staff. "ISL: Left-back Jessel Carneiro signs three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ "ISL: Kerala Blasters Beat Hyderabad FC 2-0 To Register First Win Of The Season | Football News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ Raghunathan, Abhijit. "ISL 2020/21: Kerala Blasters name three captains for the season". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ Mohamed, Farzan. "ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters FC name Jessel Carneiro as captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (19 November 2021). "ISL 2021 | ATK Mohan Bagan proves too good for Kerala Blasters". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  15. ^ "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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