Liston Colaco

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Liston Colaço
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 23)
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
2017–2019 Goa
2019–2020 Hyderabad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Goa B 9 (6)
2017–2020 Goa 8 (0)
2020–2021 Hyderabad B 3 (0)
2020–2021 Hyderabad 23 (4)
2021– ATK Mohun Bagan 18 (8)
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, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 October 2021

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.

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] His goal in ATKMB's 2–1 victory over FC Goa on 29 December is recorded as one of the fastest shots in the history of the game with 181 km/h,[14][15] taking the sixth spot previously held by former England national football team captain David Beckham.[16]

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.[17] He made his national team debut against UAE on 29 March.[18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 27 February 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 8 3 — — 8 3
2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 1 3 — — 1 3
Total 9 6 — — 9 6
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 4 0 2 0 — 6 0
2018–19 Indian Super League 1 0 4 0 — 5 0
2019–20 Indian Super League 3 0 3 2 — 6 2
Total 8 0 9 2 — 17 2
Hyderabad B 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 3 0 — — 3 0
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 4 2 0 0 — 4 2
2020–21 Indian Super League 19 2 — — 19 2
Total 23 4 0 0 — 23 4
ATK Mohun Bagan 2021–22 Indian Super League 18 8 — 4[a] 1 22 9
Career total 61 18 9 2 4 1 74 21
  1. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup

International[]

As of match played 7 October 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
India 2021 6 0 2 0 8 0
Career total 6 0 2 0 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". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. 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. 10 April 2021. 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. ^ GoaDecember 30, India Today Web Desk; December 30, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 00:05. "ISL 2021-22: Liston Colaco wondergoal helps ATK Mohun Bagan beat FC Goa 2-1". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Staff, Scroll. "Watch: Liston Colaco scores a stunning goal for ATK Mohun Bagan against FC Goa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  16. ^ "The Tale Behind The Upswing - Liston Colaco | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  17. ^ "Stimac names list of probables for International Friendlies against Oman and UAE".
  18. ^ "United Arab Emirates vs. India - Football Match Report - March 29, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  19. ^ Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  20. ^ Liston Colaco at National-Football-Teams.com
  21. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (14 April 2019). "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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