Jessel Carneiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jessel Allen Carneiro | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Curtorim, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raya FC | |||
| Curtorim Gymkhana FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Dempo | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Pune (loan) | ||
| 2016-2018 | FC Bardez | ||
| 2018-2019 | Dempo | ||
| 2019- | Kerala Blasters | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 Feb 2020 | |||
Jessel Allen Carneiro (born 14 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Left Back for the Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.[1]
Career
Youth Career
Jessel was born in Curtorim ,a town in southern Goa.He started his youth career at Raya FC and later went on to play for his local club FC Curtorim Gymkhana.[2]
Early Life and Career:2012-2019
In 2012 he signed for Dempo S.C and spent two years there before moving to Pune F.C on a loan deal for the 2014-15 season.[3]In 2016 he signed for FC Bardez which plays in the Goa Professional League.He was signed again by his former club Dempo S.C in 2018.He also captained the Goan football team during the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy and led them into the semi-finals.[4]
2019-Present:Kerala Blasters
2019-2020:ISL Debut
Carneiro arrived at Kerala Blasters after an impressive stint with Dempo SC in Goa Premier League and for the Goa football team in the Santhosh Trophy.Reportedly, the club paid a transfer fee of around ₹18 lakhs to their Goan counterpart to acquire his services.[5]
He made his debut for Blasters against ATK on 20 October 2019 where Blasters won the match by 2-1.[6]Though Blasters had a dismal season, Jessel's performance was one of the revelations during 2019-20 ISL.[7]He was a mainstay at the back for Kerala and provided five assists, made 78 clearances, 28 tackles, 22 blocks and 22 interceptions.He also made 746 passes,the highest among the any player from Blasters with a passing rate of 41.44 per game.[8]Jessel also made 5 assists during the season.He was the only player in the squad to play the entire minutes for the team during the season.He also made the most number of passes for his team, averaging at 41.44 per game with an accuracy of 72.65 percent. [9]
2020-21
On 1 July 2020 Kerala Blasters officially announced that they have extended the contract of Jessel Carneiro till 2023[10]
Career statistics
- As of 25 Feb 2020.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Blasters total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Jessel Carneiro extends contract with Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Jessel Carneiro wants to see more Goa Pro League players in ISL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters' Carneiro hoping for national role". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "ISL Transfers: Jessel Carneiro signs 3-year extension with Kerala Blasters". sportskeeda. 29 January 2020.
- ^ PTI. "Ogbeche Brace Helps Kerala Blasters Beat ATK 2-1 in ISL Opener". Quintype. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Apr 18, FLAVIO LOPES |; 2020; Ist, 00:11. "From 'worst' to the best, Jessel sets an example | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jessel Allan Carneiro profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2019-20: Indian Super League's top debutants | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Staff, Scroll. "ISL: Left-back Jessel Carneiro signs three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/jessel-carneirou/269844/
External sources
- Jessel Carneiro at Soccerway