Liston Colaco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Davorlim, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Goa | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Goa B | 8 | (3) |
| 2020– | Hyderabad | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2020 | |||
Liston Colaco (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaco 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. Colaco 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 Colaco 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. Colaco 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, Colaco joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[6] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa B, Colaco, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[7]
On 19 November 2017, Colaco 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]
Career statistics
- As of 31 January 2018[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa B | 2018–19 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Goa | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Goa total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
References
- ^ "Seriously joking". Navhind Times. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ D'Cruz, Errol (31 December 2016). "Green at the grassroots and podium top". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Goa Announced Squad For Santosh Trophy". FeverPitch. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Goa kicks off with win, nets 2-1 against Meghalaya". Herald Goa. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Chandran, M.R. Praveen (23 March 2017). "Sankar Roy does the star turn for Bengal". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway.
- ^ Liston Colaco at Soccerway
- ^ "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.