Albino Gomes

Albino Gomes

Personal information
Full name	Albino Giovanni Gomes
Date of birth	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nuvem, Goa, India
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sreenidi Deccan
Youth career
	Sporting Goa
	Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Salgaocar	36	(0)
2015	→ Mumbai City (loan)	5	(0)
2016	Mumbai City	11	(0)
2016–2017	→ Aizawl (loan)	18	(0)
2017–2019	Delhi Dynamos	8	(0)
2019–2020	Odisha	5	(0)
2020–2022	Kerala Blasters	24	(0)
2022–2023	Churchill Brothers	17	(0)
2023–	Sreenidi Deccan	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:34, 22 February 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:40, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Albino Giovanni Gomes (born 7 February 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.

Early life and career

Born in Goa, India, Albino began playing football at the age of 12. He played as a striker but later became a goalkeeper due to his height advantage. Albino began his youth career in Sporting Clube de Goa ^[1] before moving to Salgaocar. ^{[2] [3]}

Club career

Salgaocar

Gomes was promoted to the Salgaocar first-team for 2012–13 season. He was included in the squad and was benched in the I-League match against Shillong Lajong on 9 February 2013. ^[4] Being a fourth choice keeper, he didn't get many opportunities to play but won the 2012-13 Goa Professional League where he started in the final game against Churchill Brothers which ended in a 2-1 victory. ^[5] He continued as a third choice keeper for next two seasons which gave him some gametime in Goa League and won the competition again in 2014-15 season. But didn't manage to make an appearance in any major tournament. ^[6] On 17 July 2015, he extended his contract for another season. ^[7] He returned from loan at Mumbai for 2015-16 I-League. ^[8] It was thought that Gomes would finally get his long awaited proper debut at a major tournament for Salgaocar as he was second choice keeper behind Karanjit Singh but his luck didn't worked and he remained on the bench in all league and Federation Cup games.

Mumbai City

On 10 July 2015, during the 2015 Indian Super League draft, Gomes was picked by Mumbai City FC as their final pick. ^[9] He made his debut and only appearance of the season against Pune City on 5 October 2015. He started and played the whole match but conceded three goals as Mumbai City fell 3–1. ^[10] On 12 July 2016, Gomes signed for Mumbai on a permanent deal. ^[11] He was second choice keeper behind Roberto Volpato but managed to make four starts and keep two cleansheets as Mumbai lost to Atletico de Kolkata 3-2 in semifinal where he was benched. ^[12]

Aizawl FC

Gomes was signed by Aizawl F.C on loan for the 2016-17 I-League season. ^[13] He made his debut in a 1-1 draw against East Bengal on 7 January 2017. ^[14] He kept his first cleansheet in next game against newly promoted Minerva Punjab which ended in a 1-0 win. ^[15] He was a crucial part of the team as he played every minute as Aizwal won the I-League. ^[16] He kept eight cleansheets in eighteen appearances. He later made three appearances in Federation Cup including the 1-0 loss to Bengaluru FC in semifinal. ^[17]

Delhi Dynamos

Gomes' performance in the I-League prompted Delhi Dynamos to buy him in the 2017-18 ISL Players Draft. ^[18] He made his debut for the Dynamos against Pune City on 22 November 2017 in a 3-2 win. He also played in the next three games. Unfortunately, he suffered a horrific knee injury which ruled him out for the remaining season. ^[19] He recovered from injury and returned to training next season. ^[20] He made his first appearance in 11 months when he came as a substitute for Francisco Dorronsoro at half time in a 2-2 draw against Jamshedpur. ^[21] He made only three more appearances which were all starts.

Odisha FC

Albino was included in the squad of rebranded Delhi Dynamos FC, Odisha FC for the 2019-20 Indian Super League season, ^[22] but was left out of every match due to his injury that occurred during the pre-season. ^{[23] [24]}

Kerala Blasters

On 8 June 2020, Albino signed for Kerala Blasters on a two year deal. ^[25] He made his debut for Kerala Blasters against the newly formed ATK Mohun Bagan which ended in a 1–0 loss. ^[26] In the match against Chennaiyin FC on 29 November 2020, Albino played a pivotal role in securing a point for Kerala Blasters by saving a penalty and saving several shots from the opposition thereby claiming the Man of the Match award and finishing the match with a clean-sheet. The match ended 0–0. ^[27] During the match against Mumbai City Albino saved a penalty in the 78th minute becoming the only goalkeeper to save 3 penalties in a single Indian Super League season since 2015. ^[28] Albino assisted for the first time in his career for the goal scored by Jordan Murray against SC East Bengal on 15 January 2021 which ended in a 1-1 draw. ^[29] Thus he became the first Indian goalkeeper and second in overall goalkeepers to have an assist in Indian Super League, second to former Delhi Dynamos goalkeeper, Toni Doblas. ^[30] He played every minute of Kerala's campaign, making twenty appearances and keeping four cleansheets.

He was named in the Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, ^[31] where he started the season with a cleansheet in a 1-0 win over Indian Navy on 11 September 2021. ^[32] He captained The Balsters for the first time in next game against Bengaluru which ended in a 2-0 loss on 15 September. He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season against ATK Mohun Bagan in the season opener on 19 November 2021, which they lost 4–2. ^[33] On 5 December, Albino sustained an injury to his previously operated knee in a match against Odisha FC in a 2-1 win. He was substituted in 73rd minute of the game. ^{[34] [35]} The Blasters later confirmed that he has been ruled out for an indefinite period of time. ^{[36] [37]} He made only six appearances in the season and kept three cleansheets and departed at the expiry of his contract. ^[38]

Churchill Brothers

On 4 November 2022, Gomes penned a one year deal with Churchill Brothers. ^[39] He made his debut on 24 November 2022 in a 1-1 draw against Kenkre FC. ^[40] He kept his cleansheet in next game against Real Kashmir which was forfeited by the later for fielding an extra foreign player. ^[41] In the reverse match against Kenkre on 22 February 2023, Albino picked up an injury which ruled him out of the remaining season. The match ended in a 3-2 victory. ^[42] He kept seven cleansheets in seventeen appearances.

Sreenidi Deccan

On 12 August 2023, Albino joined Sreenidi Deccan on a two year deal. ^[43] He made his debut and kept a cleansheet in 5-0 thrashing of TRAU on 19 November 2023. ^[44]

International career

Gomes was selected by Stephen Constantine for the India U23 side that took part in the 2016 AFC U23 qualifiers. ^{[45] [46]} Albino was called up for the national team on several occasion but was left out on the bench. ^{[47] [48]}

Personal life

Albino idolised Gianluigi Buffon and former Indian international goalkeeper Subrata Pal. ^[49]

Career statistics

As of matches played till 1 February 2024 ^{[50] [51]}

Club	Season	League			League Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Durand Cup		AFC		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salgaocar	2012–13	I-League	0	0	0	0	–		–		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	–		–		6 [lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0
	2014–15		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	3	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	12	0
Mumbai City (loan)	2015	Indian Super League	1	0	–		–		–		–		1	0
Mumbai City	2016		4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Aizawl (loan)	2016−17	I-League	18	0	3	0	–		–		–		21	0
Delhi Dynamos	2017−18	Indian Super League	4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
	2018−19		4	0	3	0	–		–		–		7	0
	Total		8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Odisha FC	2019−20	Indian Super League	0	0	–		–		–		–		0	0
Kerala Blasters FC	2020−21		20	0	–		–		–		–		20	0
	2021–22		4	0	–		2	0	–		–		6	0
	Total		24	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Churchill Brothers	2022–23	I-League	17	0	0	0	–		–		–		17	0
Sreenidi Deccan	2023–24		7	0	1	0	–		–		–		8	0
Career Total			79	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	100	0

Honours

Salgaocar

• Goa Professional League: 2012–13, 2014–15

Aizawl

• I-League: 2016–17

Kerala Blasters

• Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22. ^[52]

Notes

1. Includes Federation Cup and Indian Super Cup
2. Appearance in Goa Professional League
3. Appearances in Goa Professional League
4. 1 Appearance in Goa Professional League and 2 Appearances in Goa Knockout Cup

References

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13. "Goalkeeper Albino Gomes join Aizawl FC for I-League!". 30 December 2016.
14. "I-League: East Bengal score late to snatch 1-1 draw against Aizawl in opener". 7 January 2017.
15. "I-League 2017: Aizawl FC 1-0 Minerva Punjab - Supersub Ashutosh wins it at the death". 13 January 2017.
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35. "ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters Beat Odisha FC 2-1 To Record First victory In 11 Months". Outlook. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
36. "Kerala Blasters's Albino Gomes ruled out indefinitely due to injury". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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38. "Albino Gomes, Seityasen Singh and Chencho Gyeltshen leave Kerala Blasters FC". 3 June 2022.
39. "Churchill Brothers can triumph in I-League, need fan support: Alemao". 14 November 2022.
40. "I-League: Churchill Brothers Hold Mumbai Kenkre FC to 1-1 Draw". 25 November 2022.
41. "I-League 2022-23: Real Kashmir Forfeit Match Against Churchill Brothers After Found Guilty Of Rules Breach, Fined Rs 60,000". 11 February 2023.
42. "Churchill Bros Come Back Twice To Leave Kenkre In Relegation Zone". 22 February 2023.
43. "Sreenidi Deccan FC sign ISL stalwarts Eli Sabia & Albino Gomes!". 18 August 2023.
44. "I-League 2023-24: Five-star Sreenidi Deccan thrash TRAU FC". 19 November 2023.
45. "Constantine names 32 probables for FIFA World Cup qualifier". Rediff. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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49. "ISL 2017-18: Delhi Dynamos' Albino Gomes has proven calibre, but recovering from injury poses tough challenge". Firstpost. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
50. Albino Gomes at Soccerway
51. "Albino Gomes - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
52. "ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

External links

• Albino Gomes at Indian Super League
• Albino Gomes at Soccerway
• Albino Gomes at Global Sports Archive