Sanson Pereira (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Indian Super League club Goa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanson Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuvem, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salgaocar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Salgaocar | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Goa | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Inter Kashi (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Nuvem, Goa, Pereira began his career with the Salgaocar youth teams after impressing in a trial for the club's under-14 side.[2] In 2016, Pereira was promoted to the club's senior squad and was part of the team that won the Goa Professional League, the top tier state league in Goa, in 2016–17.[2]
On 20 June 2020, it was announced that Pereira has signed with Goa of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 22 November 2020 in the club's opening match against Bengaluru. He started as FC Goa drew the match 2–2.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 8 April 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Inter Kashi (loan) | 2023–24 | I-League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
editSalgaocar
Goa
References
edit- ^ "Sanson Pereira FC 24 Rating".
- ^ a b c "FC Goa signs Sanson Pereira". The Hindu. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "FC Goa 2–2 Bengaluru FC". Soccerway.
- ^ Sanson Pereira 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
edit- Profile at the FC Goa website