Leander D'Cunha (born 25 October 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Goa in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leander D'Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Cuncolim, Goa | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Sesa Football Academy | ||
| 2015–2017 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Goa B | 23 | (0) |
| 2020– | Goa | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 6 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Cuncolim, Leander began playing football in inter-village tournaments in different age groups. Leander then joined Sesa in 2012 and remained their for 2 years until 2014. Later he joined Churchill Brothers and remained their till 2017. Leander represented Goa football team in Santosh Trophy during 2017.[1]
In 2017, Leander joined Goa B and captained the team during 2019 season.[2]
On 15 June 2020, Leander signed a three-year contract extension with Goa, keeping him at the club until 2023,[3] earning promotion to the first team for 2020–21 season.[4] On 5 March 2021, Leander made his debut professional appearance for the club in the 2 leg of the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs against Mumbai City. He came on as 34th minute substitute for injured Seriton Fernandes as the game ended on 2–2 draw.[5] He made his first continental appearance for the club on 23 April in 2021 AFC Champions League group stage match against Persepolis.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
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