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Indian footballer

Meldon D'Silva
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Benaulim, Goa, India
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Mumbai
Calangute Association
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Mumbai
2016 → Dempo (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2018 Churchill Brothers 3 (0)
2018–2019 Goa B 16 (3)
2019–2023 Churchill Brothers 8 (0)
International career
2014 India U20 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Meldon D'Silva (born 17 November 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Born in Benaulim, Goa, D'Silva began his career with Dempo and Salgaocar's youth teams before playing in the Goa Professional League with Wilfried Leisure. In October 2014, he signed with professional I-League side Mumbai. 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.

After the Goan football season finished, D'Silva signed with Churchill Brothers for the I-League. He made his professional debut for the club on 10 February 2017 against Aizawl. He started and played the full match but could not prevent the club from losing 3–1.

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 as the Goan side won 3–2.

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 January 2023
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Churchill Brothers 2016–17 I-League 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 10 1 0 0 — 10 1
2018–19 6 2 0 0 — 6 2
Total 16 3 0 0 0 0 16 3
Churchill Brothers 2021–22 I-League 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2022–23 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 27 3 0 0 0 0 27 3

Honour

India U20 (Goa India)

References

  1. ^ "Mumbai FC sign 19-year-old Meldon D'Silva". Times of India. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. "Dempo SC sign Meldon D'Silva on Loan from Calangute Association". Dempo Sports Club. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. "Aizawl 3-1 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
  4. "Lusofonia Games: Goa (India) down Mozambique to clinch football gold". Rediff. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. Meldon D'Silva at Soccerway
  6. Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
Churchill Brothers SC – current squad
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