Liston Colaco

Indian professional footballer (born 1998)

Liston Colaço
Personal information
Full name Liston Colaço
Date of birth (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Davorlim, Goa, India
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mohun Bagan SG
Number 17
Youth career
2013–2017 Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Salgaocar B 8 (11)
2016–2017 Salgaocar 20 (13)
2017–2019 Goa B 9 (6)
2017–2020 Goa 8 (0)
2020–2021 Hyderabad B 3 (0)
2020–2021 Hyderabad 23 (4)
2021– Mohun Bagan SG 62 (13)
International career‡
2021– India 21 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
Winner 2023 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Liston Colaço (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG and the India national team.

Club career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaço is a product of Salgaocar.[1][2] He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaço also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.[3]

In March 2017, it was announced that Colaço had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.[4] He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaço scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1.[5] He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.[6]

Goa

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaço joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.[7] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa Development team, Colaço, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.[8]

On 19 November 2017, Colaço 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.[9]

Hyderabad

On 14 January 2020, Liston joined Indian Super league side Hyderabad on a two and half year deal.[10] 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.[11] He ended up the season by scoring four goals for the club.

Mohun Bagan

On 10 April 2021, it was officially announced that ATK Mohun Bagan and Hyderabad FC have agreed on the transfer of Liston Colaco, which involves an undisclosed transfer fee around ₹1 crores.[12] This move set a new record in Indian football for the highest transfer fee for an Indian player, breaking the previous record of transfer of Manvir Singh from FC Goa to ATK Mohun Bagan for ₹80 lakhs.[13]

Colaco scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Maziya S&RC at the 2021 AFC Cup. He debuted for Mohun Bagan in the 2021–22 season opener against Kerala Blasters on 19 November, where he scored a goal in 4–2 win.[14] His goal in ATKMB's 2–1 victory over FC Goa on 29 December is recorded as one of the fastest shots in the history of the game with 181 km/h,[15][16] taking the sixth spot previously held by former England national football team captain David Beckham.[17] He had an excellent season recording 8 goals, the most by a domestic player, along with 3 assists. He was one of the standout performers of the season.[citation needed]

On 21 May 2022, Colaco scored a hat-trick in their 4–0 win against Bangladeshi side Bashundhara Kings at the second group-stage match of 2022 AFC Cup.[18] He finished the tournament with four goals.

International career

In March 2021, Liston was included in the 35-member list of probables for the Indian national team's international friendlies against Oman and UAE.[19] He made his national team debut against UAE on 29 March.[20]

Personal life

Colaço has been in a relationship with Goan air-hostess Bryna Dsouza.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Salgaocar B 2016–17 GFA First Division 8 11 — — — 8 11
Salgaocar 2016–17 Goa Professional League 20 13 0 0 — 4[b] 1 24 14
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 8 3 0 0 — 10[c] 8 18 11
2018–19 1 3 0 0 — 12[d] 6 13 9
2019–20 0 0 0 0 — 3[e] 0 3 0
Total 9 6 0 0 0 0 25 14 34 20
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 4 0 2 0 — — 6 0
2018–19 1 0 4 0 — — 5 0
2019–20 3 0 0 0 — 3[f] 2 6 2
Total 8 0 6 0 0 0 3 2 17 2
Hyderabad B 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League 4 2 0 0 — — 4 2
2020–21 19 2 0 0 — — 19 2
Total 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 4
Mohun Bagan SG 2021–22 Indian Super League 22 8 0 0 4[g] 1 — 26 9
2022–23 24 1 3 2 5[g] 4 3[h] 1 35 8
2023–24 16 4 0 0 7[g] 2 6[f] 1 29 7
Total 62 13 3 2 16 7 9 2 90 24
Career total 133 47 9 2 16 7 41 19 199 75
  1. ^ Includes Super Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances and one goal in Goa Police Cup, one appearance GFA Charity Cup
  3. ^ Eight appearances and seven goals in Goa Professional League, two appearances and one goal in AWES Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Goa Professional League
  5. ^ One appearance in GFA Charity Cup, two appearances in Goa Professional League
  6. ^ a b Appearances in Durand Cup
  7. ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Cup
  8. ^ One appearance in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions, two appearances and one goal in Durand Cup

International

As of 13 January 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 8 0
2022 6 0
2023 4 0
2024 1 0
Total 19 0

Honours

Salgaocar B

Salgaocar

FC Goa

Mohun Bagan SG

India

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Salgaocar avoid 1st loss; Vasco gets 1st point". navahindtines.com. Duler, Goa: Navhind Times. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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  7. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (24 April 2017). "FC Goa agree big transfer fee for Liston". Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  8. ^ Lopes, Flavio (27 October 2017). "Manvir, Liston earn promotion to FC Goa first team". Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Chennaiyin 3-2 Goa". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  10. ^ Lopes, Flavio (14 January 2020). "Goa's Liston joins Hyderabad FC". timesofindia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Bengaluru dig deep to grind out a crucial win over Hyderabad". indiansuperleague.com. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan sign Hyderabad forward Liston Colaco for a record transfer fee | Goal.com". goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  13. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan Sign Hyderabad FC's Liston Colaco for Record Fee, Brandon Fernandes Signs Contract Extension with FC Goa". News18. 10 April 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  14. ^ Sportstar, Team (19 November 2021). "ISL 2021-22 Highlights ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters: ATKMB opens campaign with 4–2 win; Boumous scores brace on debut". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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  22. ^ Liston Colaco at National-Football-Teams.com
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External links

  • Indian Super League Profile
  • Liston Colaco on Twitter
  • Liston Colaco at Global Sports Archive
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