Sewram Gobin (born January 19, 1983) is a Mauritian footballer who played as a forward for AS Rivière du Rempart in the Mauritian League and the Mauritius national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sewram Gobin | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mauritius | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Rivière du Rempart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill | – | (–) |
| 2005–2007 | Savanne SC | – | (–) |
| 2007–2008 | Mohun Bagan AC | – | (–) |
| 2009 | Pune FC | – | (–) |
| 2011– | AS Rivière du Rempart | – | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2013 | Mauritius | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 10, 2011 | |||
Club career
editGobin started off his professional career in 2003 with US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill of the Mauritian League. In 2005, he transferred to Savanne SC, also of the Mauritian league. In 2007, after a trial with Mohun Bagan AC of the I-League, he signed with the Indian giants, becoming the team's first Player of Indian Origin (PIO).[2]
Gobin had expressed interest in playing in his ancestral homeland, India. In early 2009, he signed with Pune FC, who at that time was competing in the I-League 2nd Division. He was released later that year. In January 2011, after undergoing a trial back in Mauritius with his former club Savanne SC, Gobin signed with fellow competitor AS Rivière du Rempart.[3]
International career
editGobin earned 2 caps for the national team in 2006. In 2009, he played for Mauritius in a friendly match against Egypt.
Personal life
editGobin's father Ganesh is a former footballer. He has three brothers, Jayram, Kabiraj and Sailesh, all of whom played football in Mauritius.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sewram Gobin déçu". lemauricien.com.
- ^ SEWRAM GOBIN - THE FIRST PIO OF MOHUN BAGAN Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gobin to AS Rivière du Rempart
- ^ Sarkar, Saikat (7 March 2009). "Root cause: In ancestral land, for the game he loves". indianexpress.com. Gurgaon: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Note: subscription needed for reading the full article on the website.
External links
edit- Sewram Gobin at National-Football-Teams.com