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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Meldon D'Silva
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Meldon D'Silva
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Benaulim]], [[Goa]], India
| height = 
| currentclub = [[FC Goa S.C.| FC Goa]]
| clubnumber = 4
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centerback]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Wilfried Leisure
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016
| clubs3 = Calangute Association
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] (loan)
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2017–
| clubs5 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 28 February 2017
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Meldon D'Silva''' (born 17 November 1994) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[defender (association football)|center back]] for [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] in the [[I-League]].

==Career==
Born in [[Benaulim]], [[Goa]], D'Silva began his career with [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] and [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]'s youth teams before playing in the [[Goa Professional League]] with Wilfried Leisure.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=Mumbai FC sign 19-year-old Meldon D'Silva|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Mumbai-FC-sign-19-year-old-Meldon-DSilva/articleshow/44836194.cms|accessdate=28 February 2017|work=Times of India|date=16 October 2014}}</ref> In October 2014, he signed with professional [[I-League]] side [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]].<ref name="TOI"/> He stayed with the club for two seasons before returning to Goa to play with Calangute Association. After showing good displays in the Goa Professional League with Calangute, D'Silva signed on loan with his former club [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dempo SC sign Meldon D’Silva on Loan from Calangute Association|url=http://demposportsclub.com/dempo-sc-sign-meldon-dsilva-on-loan-from-calangute-association/|accessdate=28 February 2017|work=Dempo Sports Club|date=2 October 2016}}</ref>

After the Goan football season finished, D'Silva signed with [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] for the [[I-League]]. He made his professional debut for the club on 10 February 2017 against [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]. He started and played the full match but could not prevent the club from losing 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aizawl 3-1 Churchill Brothers|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/10/india/i-league/aizawl-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/2383770/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==International==
In 2014, D'Silva represented the Goan–India team during the [[Lusophony Games]]. He scored the opening goal for Goa–India in the gold medal match against [[Mozambique national under-23 football team|Mozambique]] as the Goan side won 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lusofonia Games: Goa (India) down Mozambique to clinch football gold|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/slide-show-1-lusofonia-games-goa-india-down-mozambique-to-clinch-football-gold/20140129.htm|accessdate=28 February 2017|work=Rediff|date=29 January 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|28 February 2017}}<ref>{{soccerway|meldon-dsilva/394891}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0
|}

==Honour==

===Goa lusophony ===
*[[2014 Lusophony Games]] (1)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Churchill Brothers S.C. squad}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Benaulim]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Dempo S.C. players]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai F.C. players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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