Liston Colaco

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Liston Colaço
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Davorlim, Goa, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 ATK Mohun Bagan FC
Number 12
Youth career
2016–2017 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Goa 14 (0)
2018 Goa B 12 (8)
2020–2021 Hyderabad 23 (4)
2021– ATK Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
National team‡
2021– India 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2021

Liston Colaço (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan FC and Indian national football team.

Club career[edit]

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaço is a product of Salgaocar.[1] He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaço also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.[2]

In March 2017, it was announced that Colaço had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[3] He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaço scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1.[4] He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.[5]

Goa[edit]

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaço joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[6] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa Development team, Colaço, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[7]

On 19 November 2017, Colaço made his professional debut for Goa in their opening Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Goa won 3–2.[8]

Hyderabad[edit]

On 14 January 2020, Liston joined Indian Super league side Hyderabad on a two and half year deal.[9] On 30 January 2020, Liston made his debut for Hyderabad against Bengaluru. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Asish Rai as the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.[10] He ended up the season by scoring four goals for the club.

ATK Mohun Bagan[edit]

On 10 April 2021, it was officially announced that ATK Mohun Bagan and Hyderabad FC have agreed on the transfer of Liston Colaco, which involves an undisclosed transfer fee around ₹1 crores.[11] This move set a new record in Indian football for the highest transfer fee for an Indian player, breaking the previous record of transfer of Manvir Singh from FC Goa to ATK Mohun Bagan for ₹80 lakhs.[12]

Colaco scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Maziya S&RC at the 2021 AFC Cup.

International career[edit]

In March 2021, Liston was included in the 35-member list of probables for the Indian national team’s international Friendlies against Oman and UAE.[13] He made his national team debut against UAE on 29 March.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 22 August 2021[15]

Club[edit]

Club Season League Super Cup/Durand Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
2019–20 3 0 3 2 0 0 6 2
Goa total 8 0 9 2 0 0 17 2
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 8 3 0 0 0 0 8 3
Goa B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
Hyderabad B 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
2020–21 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
ATK Mohun Bagan 2021–22 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
Career total 43 10 9 2 3 1 55 13

International[edit]

As of 7 October 2021[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 8 0
Total 8 0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

FC Goa

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Seriously joking". Navhind Times. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ D'Cruz, Errol (31 December 2016). "Green at the grassroots and podium top". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Goa Announced Squad For Santosh Trophy". FeverPitch. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Goa kicks off with win, nets 2-1 against Meghalaya". Herald Goa. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Chandran, M.R. Praveen (23 March 2017). "Sankar Roy does the star turn for Bengal". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ Lopes, Flavio (14 January 2020). "Goa's Liston joins Hyderabad FC". timesofindia. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Bengaluru dig deep to grind out a crucial win over Hyderabad". indiansuperleague.com. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan sign Hyderabad forward Liston Colaco for a record transfer fee | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  12. ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan Sign Hyderabad FC's Liston Colaco for Record Fee, Brandon Fernandes Signs Contract Extension with FC Goa". News18. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  13. ↑ "Stimac names list of probables for International Friendlies against Oman and UAE".
  14. ↑ "United Arab Emirates vs. India - Football Match Report - March 29, 2021". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  15. ↑ Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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