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{{short description|Indian professional football player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Steven Dias
| image = Steven Dias.jpg
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Steven Benedic Dias<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/821 |title=Steven Dias to lead Maharashtra |access-date=7 June 2009 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192003/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/821 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| height = {{height|meter=1.73}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Right midfielder]]
| years1 = 2001–2003
| clubs1 = [[Air India FC|Air India]]
| years2 = 2003–2010
| clubs2 = [[Mahindra United]]
| years3 = 2011–2013
| clubs3 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2013
| clubs4 = [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]]
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = [[Delhi Dynamos FC]]
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = [[Bharat FC]]
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016–2017
| clubs8 = [[Mumbai FC]]
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 51
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| manageryears1 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs1 = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<br/>(Assistant coach)
| manageryears2 = 2021
| managerclubs2 = [[Odisha FC]]<br/>(Interim coach)
| pcupdate = 30 May 2015 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Steven Benedic Dias''' (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played for [[Mumbai FC]] in the [[I-League]] and currently the assistant coach of [[Indian Super League|ISL]] outfit [[Odisha FC]]. An attacking midfielder who plays on the wings, he is known for his long range shooting, crossing and passing. Dias made his debut for India in 2006 and had since become a mainstay in the Indian midfield. He is known as the "[[David Beckham]] of India".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/8623955/australia-cruise-past-india-in-asian-cup/polls/popup/-/poll_id/62771/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715123600/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/8623955/australia-cruise-past-india-in-asian-cup/polls/popup/-/poll_id/62771/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
Dias was playing for one of India's leading clubs [[Mahindra United]] (before the club withdrew from Indian football on 30 April 2010) and played in their NFL winning team, as well as in the [[AFC Cup]].

He has since played for clubs in the [[I-League]] such as [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] where he made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals. He has also played for [[Mumbai Tigers F.C.|Mumbai Tigers]], [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied United]],
[[Delhi Dynamos FC]] in the inaugural season of the ISL and [[Bharat FC]] where he made 17 appearances. He signed for [[Mumbai FC]] in 2016 after [[Bharat FC]] withdrew from the I-league.

Dias has started a club named Ambitious Football Academy in Don Bosco vidyyavihar.
He hopes to bring a sensation of football in the youth of the Mumbai.<ref>[http://www.mumbaimirror.com/sport/football/Mum-are-ready/articleshow/50516021.cms Mumbai are ready] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717130741/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/football/Mum-are-ready/articleshow/50516021.cms |date=17 July 2021 }} ''Mumbaimirror.com''. Retrieved 30 June 2021</ref>

==International career==
Dias made his debut for [[India national football team|India]] in 2004 and was a part of the team that unsuccessfully attempted to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2007. He played in India's first [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007|Nehru cup]] title in 2007, scoring twice in a 6–0 win over [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]]. He usually takes corners for India and scored straight from one of in a 2–2 draw against Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3045/stories/20071110504603200.htm |title=Yet another disappointment |access-date=7 June 2009 |archive-date=2 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402094138/http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3045/stories/20071110504603200.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
He was a regular for the Indian National team and played an integral role in India's win in the [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]. He was a key player in India's win over Syria in the Nehru Cup of 2009. He helped India qualify for the [[2011 Asian Cup]] in Qatar. He had been chosen to be part of the 30 man squad preparing for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha. His combination and understanding with striker, [[Sunil Chhetri]], made them a very threatening duo.

In 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification match against [[Pakistan]] he scored a goal. During the Indian Caribbean tour on 24 August 2011 Dias scored a goal against [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] but could not stop India from losing the match 1–2.


{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 17 August 2007 || [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[Delhi]], [[India]] || {{fb|CAM}}|| '''4'''–0 || 6–0 || [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007|2007 Nehru Cup]]
|-
| 2 || 17 August 2007 || Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, India || {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Cambodia|| '''5'''–0 || 6–0 || 2007 Nehru Cup
|-
| 3 || 30 October 2007 || [[Fatorda Stadium]], [[Margao]], [[India]] || {{fb|LIB}}|| '''2'''–2 || 2–2 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4 || 5 June 2008 || [[Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]], [[Malé]] || {{fb|PAK}}|| '''2'''–0 || 2–1 || [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008 SAFF Cup]]
|-
| 5 || 26 August 2009 || [[Ambedkar Stadium]], [[New Delhi]], India || {{fb|SRI}}|| '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2009|2009 Nehru Cup]]
|-
| 6 || 23 March 2011 || [[Petaling Jaya Stadium]], [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Malaysia]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan|| '''3'''–1 || 3–1 || [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]]
|-
| 7 || 24 August 2011 || [[Al Sadd Stadium]], [[Guyana]] || {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] || '''1'''- 1 || 1–2 || Friendly
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=3121}}
*{{FIFA player|211794|Steven Dias}}

{{India squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Odisha FC managers}}

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