Liston Colaco

Liston Colaco (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League. He is a well-known player in the Indian music industry.

Liston Colaco
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
Place of birth Davorlim, Goa, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 12
Youth career
2016–2017 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Goa 8 (0)
2018 Goa B 8 (3)
2020– Hyderabad 12 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaco 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. Colaco 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 Colaco 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. Colaco 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

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

On 19 November 2017, Colaco 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

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]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League40000040
2018–19 10000010
2019–20 30000030
Goa B 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division83000083
Goa total 80000080
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League42000042
2020–21 70000070
Career total 2750000275

Honours

Club
FC Goa

References
  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. Liston Colaco at Soccerway
  12. "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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