Cavin Lobo

Cavin Lobo

Cavin at Santiago Bernabéu in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Cavin Peter Lobo
Date of birth	(1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Goa, India
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vasco
Number	15
Youth career
	Sporting Goa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?	Sporting Goa
2010	Dempo
2011–2012	Mumbai	12	(2)
2012–2018	East Bengal	110	(9)
2014	→ Atlético Kolkata (loan)	6	(2)
2015	→ Kerala Blasters (loan)	6	(1)
2018–2019	Atlético Kolkata	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Churchill Brothers (loan)	4	(0)
2019–2020	Punjab	15	(0)
2020–2021	East Bengal	0	(0)
2021–	Vasco	89	(13)
International career‡
2015–	India	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 10 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:10, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Cavin Lobo (born 4 April 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Goa Professional League club Vasco.

Career

Early career

In 2010 Lobo was playing for Sporting Goa who were then in the I-League 2nd Division and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy. ^[1] After a good performance for Goa in the Santosh Trophy, Lobo was signed by then reigning I-League champions Dempo for the 2010-11 season. ^[2] Then in 2011, Lobo signed for another I-League side Mumbai. The midfielder scored twice in the campaign with his new club. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 December 2011 against HAL, in the 77th minute as Mumbai won 4–0. ^[3] He then scored his second goal for Mumbai on 6 February 2012 in the 36th minute to help Mumbai to a surprise 2–1 victory. ^[4]

East Bengal

For the 2012-13 season, Lobo signed for East Bengal. ^[5] Lobo made his debut for East Bengal in the I-League on 30 December 2012 against Pailan Arrows, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Penn Orji in a match that East Bengal won 3–0. ^[6] On 8 May 2013, he scored his 1st goal of the season in a 6-0 win during a 2012-13 season match over United Sikkim. ^[7]

Atlético de Kolkata (loan)

In the 2014 Indian Super League, Lobo was picked in the first round of domestic draft by Atletico de Kolkata. On 23 October 2014, he scored twice in the second half to inspire a 2-1 comeback against FC Goa in a home match and became the first Indian player to score 2 goals in a single ISL match. ^[8]

Kerala Blasters (loan)

In July 2015 Lobo was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League. ^[9]

ATK

Lobo returned to ATK for the fifth season of ISL

International

Cavin Lobo made his debut for India on 12 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Lenny Rodrigues and had an impressive outing, which included winning a penalty. ^[10] Cavin Lobo also has been called up as probable for the World Cup Qualifiers against Oman and Guam .

Career statistics

Club

Statistics as of 10 April 2020 ^[11]

Club	Season	League		Federation Cup		CFL Premier A		AFC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Clube Goa	?-2010
Dempo	2010-11
Mumbai FC	2011-12	2	2							2	2
East Bengal	2012–13	9	1	0	0	14	2	5	0	27	3
	2013–14	23	2	2	0	7	2	—	—	32	4
	2014–15	14	1	4	0	5	0	6	1	29	2
	2015–16	9	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	0
	2016–17	2	0	2	0	2	0	—	—	4	0
	2017–18	13	1	4	0	7	0	—	—	24	1
	Total	70	5	12	0	40	4	11	1	133	10
Atletico de Kolkata (loan)	2014	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2
Kerala Blasters (loan)	2015	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1
ATK	2018–19	1	-	-	0	-	-	—	—	3	0
Churchill Brothers S.C. (loan)	2019	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0
Punjab F.C.	2019–20	15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	0
Career total		102	10	12	0	40	4	11	1	167	15

References

1. Noronha, Anselm. "Santosh Trophy: Cavin Lobo Looking To Win His Maiden Santosh Trophy Title". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
2. Noronha, Anselm. "I-League: Goa Santosh Trophy Star Cavin Lobo Signs For Dempo SC". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
3. "MUMBAI VS. HINDUSTAN AERO 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
4. "MUMBAI VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
5. "Cavin Lobo". East Bengal FC. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
6. Mitra, Atanu. "East Bengal 3-0 Pailan Arrows: Trevor Morgan's side dismantle the Arrows with ease". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
7. "Report: East Bengal 6-0 United Sikkim - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
8. "Goa v ATK Live Commentary & Result, 23/10/14, Indian Super League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
9. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
10. Atanu Mitra & Brendon Netto (12 March 2015). "India 2-0 Nepal: Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to victory over neighbours". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
11. Cavin Lobo at Soccerway