George D'Souza
Indian footballer
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George Ricardo D'Souza (born 30 April 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Ricardo D'Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malappuram FC | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Sesa Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 20 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Odisha | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bengaluru United (loan) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
D'Souza was born on 30 April 1994 in Goa. D'souza started his youth career from Sanquelim based academy, Sesa Football Academy in 2010.[3][4]
Career
Sporting Clube de Goa
D'Souza began his senior career by signing for the goan club Sporting Clube de Goa in 2016.[5] He represented for the club in Goa Professional League. D'Souza made 20 appearances for the club and scored four goals and assisted three before leaving for Odisha FC.[6]
Odisha FC
On 3 June 2020, D'Souza signed for the Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two-year contract.[7] D'Souza made his debut for the club on 6 December 2020 against Mumbai City FC which they lost 2–0. He was included in starting eleven on his debut match.[8] He played his second and last match of the season[9] on 27 February 2021 in the all-time highest scoring game in the history of Indian Super League[10][11] against SC East Bengal, where they won with a jaw dropping score of 6–5.[12]
FC Bengaluru United (loan)
On 12 July 2021, it was announced that D'Souza was loaned to I-League 2nd Division club FC Bengaluru United for the 2021–22 season.[13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 14 July 2021[15]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 2016–17 | Goa Professional League | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2018–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| Odisha | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| FC Bengaluru United (loan) | 2021–22 | I-League 2nd Division | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 22 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
Honours
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[16]