Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar (born 2 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Goa.

Devendra Murgaokar
Personal information
Full name Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Panaji, Goa
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
Goa
Number 29
Youth career
Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Salgaocar 54 (47)
2020– Goa 44 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Career edit

Youth and early career edit

Born in Panaji, Devendra begins his football career with Salgaocar SC. During 2017–18 Goa Professional League season Devandra made his debut for Salgaocar in the Goa Professional League.[1] Devendra scored 20 goals for Salgaocar during 2018–19 Goa Professional League season and also he was named as the league top scorer for that season. During 2019–20 Goa Professional League he scored 9 goals for the club.[2]

FC Goa edit

On 1 October 2020, Devendra joined Indian Super League side FC Goa on a three-year deal, after Salgaocar was paid an undisclosed transfer fee.[3] On 11 December 2020, Devendra made his professional debut for Goa against Jamshedpur. He came on as a 58th minute substitute for Alexander Romario as Goa won the match 2–1.[4] On 6 January 2021, Devendra scored his first goal in Indian Super League as well as for Goa in the 81st minute against East Bengal, taking the game to a 1–1 draw.[5] He made his debut in AFC Champions League on 14 April against Al-Rayyan SC after coming in as substitute for Ishan Pandita.

Murgaonkar scored his second goal for the club on 11 December against Bengaluru FC in their 2–1 win. He scored his third goal on 19 February 2022 against Hyderabad in their 3–2 defeat.

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 16 August 2023[6]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goa 2020–21 Indian Super League 13 1 0 0 5[a] 0 18 1
2021–22 19 2 6[b] 5 25 7
2022–23 12 0 3[c] 0 15 0
2023–24 0 0 2[b] 1 2 1
Total 44 3 11 6 5 0 60 9
Career total 44 3 11 6 5 0 60 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours edit

Salgaocar

  • AWES Cup runner-up: 2018[7]

Goa

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ "To play for FC Goa is the ultimate step for every Goan: Devendra Murgaokar". FC Goa. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ Ingale, Shreyash (7 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21 – 5 Lesser known players to watch out". IFTWC. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Goa sign forward Devendra Murgaonkar". The Times of India. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ Kundu, Abhishek (24 December 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Our mentality is to work until the last minute, says FC Goa coach Juan Ferrando after win over Jamshedpur FC". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Murgaonkar saves blushes for FC Goa in a 1-1 draw against SC East Bengal". Business Standard. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ Devendra Murgaonkar at Soccerway
  7. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (16 September 2018). "AWES Cup: Sporting Clube end Salgaocar fairytale". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Vasco Da Gama, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ^ "FC Goa receive first-ever League winners shield". Indian Super League. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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