Devendra Murgaonkar

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+1⁄2 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)

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

Career

Youth and early career

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

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

Club

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 [lower-alpha 1]	0	18	1
	2021–22		19	2	6 [lower-alpha 2]	5	–		25	7
	2022–23		12	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	–		15	0
	2023–24		0	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	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. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Salgaocar

• AWES Cup runner-up: 2018 ^[7]

Goa

• ISL League Winners Shield: 2019–20 ^[8]
• Durand Cup: 2021 ^[9]

Individual

• Durand Cup Top Scorer: 2021

References

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.

External links

• Devendra Murgaonkar at Soccerway
• Devendra Murgaonkar at Indian Super League