Mandar Rao Desai

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Mandar Rao Dessai
Personal information
Full name Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Mapusa, Goa, India
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Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Dempo
Number 17
Youth career
Dempo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Dempo 30 (3)
2014 FC Goa (loan) 11 (0)
2015 FC Goa (loan) 15 (3)
International career
2015 India U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:30, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Mandar Rao Desai (born 18 March 1992 in Mapusa in Goa) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for FC Goa in the I-League. Mandar has quick feet and outstanding acceleration which he uses to get away from full-backs.

Career

Dempo

Desai made his professional debut for Dempo in the 2013-14 I-League on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong at the Duler Stadium and played the match till 55th minute before he was replaced by Jeje Lalpekhlua as his team lost the match 0–3.[3]

FC Goa (loan)

Mandar represented FC Goa in the 2014 Indian Super League and was a regular for them on the left wing, with steady displays, and impressing with his pace.[4]

Return to Dempo

After the 2014 ISL, Mandar returned to his senior club and started the new season in the 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup, where he played in 5 of his teams' cup-winning campaign, assisting Tolgay Ozbey once in a group game. While he was regular for Dempo during the 2014-15 I-League, he couldn't prevent his team from getting relegated. He made 14 appearances, with only 5 starts in the league.[5]

FC Goa (loan)

Mandar was retained by FC Goa for the 2015 Indian Super League with Zico impressed by him from the first season. He started and scored in the first game of the season against Roberto Carlos lead northern outfit Delhi Dynamos from a Romeo Fernandes assist as his team won 2-0.[6] He scored again in a round 4 game away at Guwahati against NorthEast United after coming on as a substitute, from a swift counter attack, showing his impressive pace.[7] Mandar then turned in his first assist of the season at home against Kerala Blasters from a corner, assisting Gregory Arnolin with a goal that turned out be the winner.[8] He won Hero of the Match awards for his performances against Delhi Dynamos and Pune City in 2015 Indian Super League. Mandar scored his 3rd goal of the season against Kerala Blasters in a 1-5 win at Kochi on 29 November 2015, where he also assisted Reinaldo for the 3rd goal.[9]

Return to Dempo

After contractual problems, Mandar returned to play for Dempo, where he has a contract until the end of the 2016-17 season, for the final round of the 2015-16 I-League 2nd Division where he helped his team in their promotion back to the I-League.[10]

International

Mandar captained Goa-India during the 2014 Lusophony Games where he made 4 appearances and scored once, as he led his team to the Gold Medal, beating the under-20 team of Mozambique in the final.[11][12][13][14]

Mandar made his India U23 debut in the 2014 Asian Games against UAE U23.[15]

Career statistics

As of 29 May 2016[16]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dempo 2013–14 I-League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2014–15 I-League 14 0 5 0 0 0 19 0
2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 10 3 10 3
FC Goa (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 11 0 11 0
2015 Indian Super League 15 3 15 3
Career total 56 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 61 6

References