Leander D'Cunha

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Leander D'Cunha
Personal information
Full name Leander D'Cunha
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Cuncolim, Goa
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2014 Sesa Football Academy
2015–2017 Churchill Brothers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Goa B 23 (0)
2020– Goa 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:22, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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

Career[]

Youth and early career[]

Born in Cuncolim, Leander began playing football in inter-village tournaments in different age groups. Leander then joined Sesa 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 Goa B and captained the team during 2019 season.[2]

Goa[]

On 15 June 2020, Leander signed a three-year contract extension with Goa, keeping him at the club until 2023,[3] earning promotion to the first team for 2020–21 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. 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 25 February 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
2018–19 8 0 0 0 – 8 0
2019–20 7 0 3[a] 0 – 10 0
Goa 2020–21 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2021–22 8 0 5[a] 1 – 13 1
Career total 32 0 8 1 1 0 41 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Durand Cup
  2. ^ 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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