Sanson Pereira

Sanson Pereira
Personal information
Full name Sanson Pereira
Date of birth (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Nuvem, Goa, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Goa
Number 2
Youth career
Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Salgaocar 0 (0)
2020– Goa 28 (0)
2024 → Inter Kashi (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:11, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Sanson Pereira (born 2 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Indian Super League club Goa.

Club career

Born in Nuvem, Goa, Pereira began his career with the Salgaocar youth teams after impressing in a trial for the club's under-14 side.[2] In 2016, Pereira was promoted to the club's senior squad and was part of the team that won the Goa Professional League, the top tier state league in Goa, in 2016–17.[2]

On 20 June 2020, it was announced that Pereira has signed with Goa of the Indian Super League.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 22 November 2020 in the club's opening match against Bengaluru. He started as FC Goa drew the match 2–2.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 April 2024[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa 2020–21 Indian Super League 4 0 0 0 6[a] 0 10 0
2021–22 12 0 5[b] 0 – 17 0
2022–23 12 0 0 0 – 12 0
2023–24 0 0 2[b] 0 – 2 0
Total 28 0 7 0 6 0 41 0
Inter Kashi (loan) 2023–24 I-League 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Career total 35 0 7 0 6 0 48 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Salgaocar

Goa

References

  1. ^ "Sanson Pereira FC 24 Rating".
  2. ^ a b c "FC Goa signs Sanson Pereira". The Hindu. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Goa 2–2 Bengaluru FC". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Sanson Pereira at Soccerway
  5. ^ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.