Jessel Carneiro

Jessel Allen Carneiro (born 14 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back and captains for Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League.[1]

In this Indian name, the name Carneiro is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jessel.

Jessel Carneiro
Personal information
Full name Jessel Allen Carneiro
Date of birth (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990
Place of birth Curtorim, Goa, India
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 14
Youth career
Raya FC
Curtorim Gymkhana FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Dempo
2014–2015 → Pune (loan)
2016—2018 FC Bardez
2018—2019 Dempo
2019— Kerala Blasters 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Career

Youth career

Jessel was born in Curtorim, a town in Southern Goa. He started his youth career at Raya FC and later went on to play for his local club FC Curtorim Gymkhana.[2]

Early career:2012–2019

In 2012, he signed for Dempo S.C and spent two years there before moving to Pune F.C on a loan deal for the 2014–15 season.[3] In 2016, he signed for FC Bardez which plays in the Goa Professional League. He was signed again by his former club Dempo S.C in 2018. He also captained the Goan football team during the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy and led them into the semi-finals.[4] Jessel was also one of the key players for Dempo S.C as they finished second place in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League.

2019–2020 : ISL debut

Carneiro arrived at Kerala Blasters after an impressive stint with Dempo SC in Goa Professional League and for the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy. Reportedly, the club paid a transfer fee of around ₹18 lakhs to the Goan club to acquire his services.[5]

He made his debut for Blasters against ATK on 20 October 2019 where Blasters won the match by 2–1.[6] Though Blasters had an ordinary season, Jessel's performance was one of the revelations during 2019-20 ISL.[7] He was a mainstay at the back for the Blasters and provided five assists, made 78 clearances, 28 tackles, 22 blocks and 22 interceptions. He also made 746 passes, the highest among any players from the Blasters with a passing rate of 41.44 per game, with an accuracy of 72.65 percent.[8] He was the only player in the squad to play the entire minutes for the team during the season.[9]

2020–present

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they have extended the contract of Jessel till 2023.[10] He captained the Blasters for the first time on 27 December 2020, a 2–0 win against Hyderabad FC.[11]

Career statistics
As of matches played till 27 December 2020.[12]
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kerala Blasters FC 2019–20
 Indian Super League18000180
2020–21
700070
Blasters total 25000250

References
  1. Sportstar, Team. "Jessel Carneiro extends contract with Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. "Jessel Carneiro wants to see more Goa Pro League players in ISL | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Kerala Blasters' Carneiro hoping for national role". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "ISL Transfers: Jessel Carneiro signs 3-year extension with Kerala Blasters". sportskeeda. 29 January 2020.
  6. PTI. "Ogbeche Brace Helps Kerala Blasters Beat ATK 2-1 in ISL Opener". Quintype. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. Apr 18, FLAVIO LOPES |; 2020; Ist, 00:11. "From 'worst' to the best, Jessel sets an example | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Jessel Allan Carneiro profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. "ISL 2019-20: Indian Super League's top debutants | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. Scroll Staff. "ISL: Left-back Jessel Carneiro signs three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. "ISL: Kerala Blasters Beat Hyderabad FC 2-0 To Register First Win Of The Season | Football News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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