| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuncolim, Goa, India | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team 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 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 6 March 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 6 March 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
Honours
Goa
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "FC Goa Dev Team captain Leander D'Cunha". fcgoa.in. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "Leander D'Cunha signs deal till 2023, promoted to FC Goa first-team". Khelnow. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2020-21: Leander D'Cunha earns promotion to FC Goa first team". thebridge. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "ISL 2020-21 Semi-finals 1st Leg, highlights: Goa, Mumbai play out 2-2 draw". Sportstar. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Leander D'Cunha at Soccerway
- ↑ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
- Leander D'Cunha at Soccerway
- Leander D'Cunha at Indian Super League