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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name       = Mandar Rao Dessai
| name = Mandar Rao Dessai
| fullname   = Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
| fullname = Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
| image       = Mandar Rao dessai.jpg
| image = Mandar Rao dessai.jpg
| image_size =  
| image_size =  
| caption     = Dessai shaking hands with [[Manohar Parrikar]] at the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]]
| caption = Dessai shaking hands with [[Manohar Parrikar]] at the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandar Rao Married Desai|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/99689/mandar-rao-desai|work=Goal.com|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandar Rao Married Desai|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/99689/mandar-rao-desai|work=Goal.com|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mapusa, Goa]], India
| birth_place = [[Mapusa, Goa]], India
| height     = {{height|m=1.72}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-10255-mandar-rao-desai-profile|title=Mandar Rao Dessai profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more|website=Indian Super League}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.72}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-10255-mandar-rao-desai-profile|title=Mandar Rao Dessai profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more|website=Indian Super League}}</ref>
| position   = [[Defender (association football)|Left back]] / [[Midfielder (association football)|Left winger]]
| position = [[Left-back]], [[Winger (association football)|winger]]
| currentclub = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| currentclub = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| clubnumber = 17
| clubnumber = 77
| youthclubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| youthyears1 =  
| youthyears1 =  
| years1     = 2013–2016
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1     = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| clubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps1       = 30
| caps1 = 30
| goals1     = 3
| goals1 = 3
| years2     = 2014
| years2 = 2014
| clubs2     = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| clubs2 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps2       = 11
| caps2 = 11
| goals2     = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3     = 2015
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3     = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| clubs3 = → [[FC Goa|Goa]] (loan)
| caps3       = 15
| caps3 = 15
| goals3     = 2
| goals3 = 2
| years4     = 2016–2020
| years4 = 2016–2020
| clubs4     = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubs4 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps4       = 71
| caps4 = 71
| goals4     = 3
| goals4 = 3
| years5     = 2016–2017
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5     = → [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
| clubs5 = → [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
| caps5       = 9
| caps5 = 9
| goals5     = 1
| goals5 = 1
| years6     = 2020–
| years6 = 2020–
| clubs6     = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| clubs6 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps6       = 17
| caps6 = 31
| goals6     = 0
| goals6 = 0
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalyears2 = 2019–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update         = 13 March 2021
| club-update = 16:46, 13 February 2022 (UTC
| nationalteam-update = 6 January 2020
| nationalteam-update = 16 October 2021
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[SAFF Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2021 SAFF Championship|2021 Maldives]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Mandar Rao Dessai''' (born 18 March 1992 in [[Mapusa]] in [[Goa]]) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Left-Back|left back]] for [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] in [[Indian Super League]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai City FC Players squad and Support Staff|url=https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/players|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Mumbai City FC|language=en}}</ref> and for [[India national football team|Indian national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Senior Men|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/national-team/men/senior|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-19|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> Mandar is the player with most caps in the history of ISL, having played 114 matches so far in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Super League - All-time appearances|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_top_player/ind-indian-super-league/1/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref>
'''Mandar Rao Dessai''' (born 18 March 1992) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Left-back]] and [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Indian Super League]] side [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai City FC Players squad and Support Staff|url=https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/players|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Mumbai City FC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Senior Men|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/national-team/men/senior|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-19|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> Mandar holds the record for most appearances in the history of Indian Super League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Super League - All-time appearances|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_top_player/ind-indian-super-league/1/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
===Dempo===
===Dempo===
Desai made his professional debut for [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] in the [[2013-14 I-League]] on 22 September 2013 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] at the [[Duler Stadium]] and played the match till 55th minute before he was replaced by [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] as his team lost the match 0–3.<ref name=Debut>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Dempo SC 0-3 Shillong Lajong FC: Glen ends the north eastern side's Goan voodoo|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122544/dempo-sc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>
Desai made his professional debut for [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] in the [[2013-14 I-League]] on 22 September 2013 against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] at the [[Duler Stadium]] and played the match till 55th minute before he was replaced by [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] as his team lost the match 0–3.<ref name=Debut>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Dempo SC 0-3 Shillong Lajong FC: Glen ends the north eastern side's Goan voodoo|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122544/dempo-sc-vs-shillong-lajong-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=22 September 2013}}</ref>
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===Return to Dempo===
===Return to Dempo===
After contractual problems, Mandar returned to play for Dempo, where he had a contract until the end of the [[2015-16 I-League 2nd Division|2015-16 season]] where he helped his team win promotion back to the I-League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/05/30/24076072/indian-super-league-mandar-desai-fines-delaying-my-fc-goa?ICID=SP|title=Indian Super League: Mandar Desai - Fines delaying my FC Goa renewal &#124; Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
After contractual problems, Mandar returned to play for Dempo, where he had a contract until the end of the [[2015-16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16 season]] where he helped his team win promotion back to the I-League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/05/30/24076072/indian-super-league-mandar-desai-fines-delaying-my-fc-goa?ICID=SP|title=Indian Super League: Mandar Desai - Fines delaying my FC Goa renewal &#124; Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>


===Goa===
===Goa===
Desai signed a permanent deal with [[FC Goa|Goa]] from the [[2016 Indian Super League season]].
Desai signed a permanent deal with [[FC Goa|Goa]] from the [[2016 Indian Super League season]]. He later went to Spain for a short training cum trial stint with [[La Liga]] side [[Villarreal CF]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Tina|last=Kaviraj|title=Indian midfielder Mandar Rao Dessai trains with La Liga side Villarreal|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-midfielder-mandar-rao-dessai-trains-la-liga-villareal|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=26 August 2016|access-date=31 March 2022|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828030618/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-midfielder-mandar-rao-dessai-trains-la-liga-villareal}}</ref>
 
===Mumbai City===
In 2020, Dessai moved to [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] and emerged champions of the [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21 season]]. He was later included in club's [[2022 AFC Champions League]] squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/all-need-know-mumbai-city-fc-s-afc-champions-league-2022-campaign|title=All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=6 April 2022|access-date=6 April 2022|first=Sayantan|last=Guha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406165901/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/all-need-know-mumbai-city-fc-s-afc-champions-league-2022-campaign|archive-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>


==International==
==International==
Mandar captained [[Goa football team|Goa-India]] during the [[Football at the 2014 Lusophony Games|2014 Lusophony Games]] where he made 4 appearances and scored once, as he led his team to the Gold Medal, beating the under-20 team of [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Lusofonia-Games-Mozambique-beat-India-to-enter-football-semis/articleshow/29216694.cms|title=Lusofonia Games: Mozambique beat India to enter football semis - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/|title=Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament|first=Chris Punnakkattu|last=Daniel|date=28 January 2014}}</ref>
Mandar captained [[Goa football team|Goa-India]] during the [[Football at the 2014 Lusophony Games|2014 Lusophony Games]] where he made 4 appearances and scored once, as he led his team to the gold medal, beating the under-20 team of [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Lusofonia-Games-Mozambique-beat-India-to-enter-football-semis/articleshow/29216694.cms|title=Lusofonia Games: Mozambique beat India to enter football semis - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/|title=Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament|first=Chris Punnakkattu|last=Daniel|date=28 January 2014}}</ref>
 
Mandar made his [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] debut in the [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] against [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|UAE U23]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/FB/Result?RSC%3DFBM400G02%26lang%3Den |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226115624/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/FB/Result?RSC=FBM400G02&lang=en |archive-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>


Mandar made his [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] debut in the [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]] against [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|UAE U23]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/FB/Result?RSC%3DFBM400G02%26lang%3Den |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226115624/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/FB/Result?RSC=FBM400G02&lang=en |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Mandar was in a relationship with Cecilie Bjørnstrup Andersen, an amateur [[Danes|Danish]] footballer, since 2018. They have a daughter namely Aya. The couple separated in 2021.


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{updated|13 March 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|mandar-rao-desai/271490}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-10255-mandar-rao-dessai-profile Mandar Rao Dessai profile] Indian Super League</ref>
{{updated|1 February 2022}}<ref>{{Soccerway|mandar-rao-desai/271490}}</ref><ref>[https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-10255-mandar-rao-dessai-profile Mandar Rao Dessai profile] Indian Super League</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
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!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup/Super Cup
!colspan="2"|Domestic cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Continental cup
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
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|-
|-
! colspan="3" | Goa total
! colspan="3" | Goa total
!97!!6!!3!!0!!0!!0!!100!!6
!101!!6!!3!!0!!0!!0!!104!!6
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
|rowspan="1"|[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (loan)
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|[[I-League]]||9||1||0||0||2||0||11||1
|[[I-League]]||9||1||0||0||2||0||11||1
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]||17||0||0||0||–||–||17||0
|rowspan="2"|[[Indian Super League]]||17||0||0||0||–||–||17||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
||8||0||0||0||–||–||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Mumbai City total
!25!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!25!!0
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!153!!10!!8!!0!!2!!0!!163!!10
!165!!10!!8!!0!!2!!0!!175!!10
|}
 
=== International ===
{{updated|16 October 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|mandar-rao-desai/271490/}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2019
|5
|0
|-
|2021
|4
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!9
!0
|}
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
===Dempo===
=== Club ===
*'''[[I-League 2nd Division]]: 1'''
'''Dempo'''
::[[2015-16 I-League|2015–16]]
*[[I-League 2nd Division]]: [[2015-16 I-League|2015–16]]
 
*
===FC Goa===
'''Goa'''
*'''[[Indian Super Cup]]: 1'''
*[[Indian Super League|ISL League Winners Shield]]: [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019–20]]
::[[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
*[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]: [[2019 Indian Super Cup|2019]]
*
'''Mumbai City'''
*[[Indian Super League]]: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
*[[Indian Super League|ISL League Winners Shield]]: [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]


===Goa lusophony ===
===International===
*[[2014 Lusophony Games]] (1)
; India
* [[SAFF Championship]]: [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]
=== Mumbai City FC ===
*[[Lusophony Games]]: [[Football at the 2014 Lusophony Games|2014]]<ref>[https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/amp/ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament] ''blog.cpdfootball.de''. Retrieved 7 September 2021</ref>
* [[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020-21 Indian Super League]]: League Premiers (1), Champions (1)


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:People from Mapusa]]
[[Category:People from Mapusa]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Dempo S.C. players]]
[[Category:Dempo SC players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

Latest revision as of 23:20, 9 April 2022

Mandar Rao Dessai
Dessai shaking hands with Manohar Parrikar at the 2014 Lusofonia Games
Personal information
Full name Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Mapusa, Goa, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Club information
Current team
Mumbai City
Number 77
Youth career
Dempo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Dempo 30 (3)
2014Goa (loan) 11 (0)
2015Goa (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2020 Goa 71 (3)
2016–2017Bengaluru (loan) 9 (1)
2020– Mumbai City 31 (0)
National team
2015 India U23 1 (0)
2019– India 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:46, 13 February 2022 (UTC
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2021

Mandar Rao Dessai (born 18 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a Left-back and winger for Indian Super League side Mumbai City and the India national team.[3][4] Mandar holds the record for most appearances in the history of Indian Super League.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Dempo[edit | edit source]

Desai made his professional debut for Dempo in the 2013-14 I-League on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong at the Duler Stadium and played the match till 55th minute before he was replaced by Jeje Lalpekhlua as his team lost the match 0–3.[6]

Goa (loan)[edit | edit source]

Mandar represented Goa in the 2014 Indian Super League, on loan from Dempo, and was a regular for his team on the left wing.[2]

Return to Dempo[edit | edit source]

After the 2014 ISL, Mandar returned to his senior club and started the new season in the 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup, where he played in 5 of his teams' cup-winning campaign, assisting Tolgay Ozbey once in a group game. While he was regular for Dempo during the 2014-15 I-League, he could not prevent his team from getting relegated. He made 14 appearances, with only 5 starts in the league.

Goa (loan)[edit | edit source]

Mandar was retained by Goa for the 2015 Indian Super League with Zico impressed by him from the 2014 season. He started and scored in the first game of the season against Roberto Carlos lead northern outfit Delhi Dynamos from a Romeo Fernandes assist as his team won 2–0.[7] He scored again in a round 4 game away at Guwahati against NorthEast United after coming on as a substitute, from a swift counterattack, showing his impressive pace.[8] Mandar then turned in his first assist of the season at home against Kerala Blasters from a corner, assisting Gregory Arnolin with a goal that turned out be the winner.[9] He won Hero of the Match awards for his performances against Delhi Dynamos and Pune City in 2015 Indian Super League. Mandar scored his 3rd goal of the season against Kerala Blasters in a 1–5 win at Kochi on 29 November 2015, where he also assisted Reinaldo for the 3rd goal.[10]

Return to Dempo[edit | edit source]

After contractual problems, Mandar returned to play for Dempo, where he had a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season where he helped his team win promotion back to the I-League.[11]

Goa[edit | edit source]

Desai signed a permanent deal with Goa from the 2016 Indian Super League season. He later went to Spain for a short training cum trial stint with La Liga side Villarreal CF.[12]

Mumbai City[edit | edit source]

In 2020, Dessai moved to Mumbai City and emerged champions of the 2020–21 season. He was later included in club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[13]

International[edit | edit source]

Mandar captained Goa-India during the 2014 Lusophony Games where he made 4 appearances and scored once, as he led his team to the gold medal, beating the under-20 team of Mozambique in the final.[14][15]

Mandar made his India U23 debut in the 2014 Asian Games against UAE U23.[16]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Mandar was in a relationship with Cecilie Bjørnstrup Andersen, an amateur Danish footballer, since 2018. They have a daughter namely Aya. The couple separated in 2021.

Career statistics[edit | edit source]

As of 1 February 2022[17][18]
Club Season League Domestic cup Continental cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dempo 2013–14 I-League 6 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15 14 0 5 0 19 0
2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 10 3 10 3
Dempo total 30 3 5 0 0 0 35 3
Goa (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 11 0 11 0
2015 15 3 15 3
Goa 2016 12 1 12 1
2017–18 20 2 3 0 23 2
2018–19 19 0 0 0 23 0
2019–20 20 0 0 0 20 0
Goa total 101 6 3 0 0 0 104 6
Bengaluru (loan) 2016–17 I-League 9 1 0 0 2 0 11 1
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 17 0 0 0 17 0
2021–22 8 0 0 0 8 0
Mumbai City total 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Career total 165 10 8 0 2 0 175 10

International[edit | edit source]

As of 16 October 2021[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2019 5 0
2021 4 0
Total 9 0

Honours[edit | edit source]

Club[edit | edit source]

Dempo

Goa

Mumbai City

International[edit | edit source]

India

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Mandar Rao Married Desai". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mandar Rao Dessai profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League.
  3. "Mumbai City FC Players squad and Support Staff". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "Senior Men". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Indian Super League - All-time appearances". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 0-3 Shillong Lajong FC: Glen ends the north eastern side's Goan voodoo". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. "FC Goa beat spirited Delhi Dynamos FC 2-0". Indian Super League.
  8. "FC Goa bounce back with a 3-1 away win". Indian Super League.
  9. "FC Goa down Kerala Blasters 2-1 to go top". Indian Super League.
  10. "Kerala Blasters v Goa Live Commentary & Result, 29/11/15, Indian Super League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. "Indian Super League: Mandar Desai - Fines delaying my FC Goa renewal | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  12. Kaviraj, Tina (26 August 2016). "Indian midfielder Mandar Rao Dessai trains with La Liga side Villarreal". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  14. "Lusofonia Games: Mozambique beat India to enter football semis - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. Daniel, Chris Punnakkattu (28 January 2014). "Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament".
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Mandar Rao Dessai at Soccerway
  18. Mandar Rao Dessai profile Indian Super League
  19. Mandar Rao Dessai at Soccerway
  20. Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021