Jessel Carneiro

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Jessel Carneiro
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Carneiro with Kerala Blasters in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jessel Allan Carneiro
Date of birth (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Curtorim, Goa, India
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Youth career
Raya Football Club
Curtorim Gymkhana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Dempo
2014–2015 → Pune (loan)
2016–2018 FC Bardez 10 (5)
2018–2019 Dempo 13 (12)
2019–2023 Kerala Blasters 63 (0)
2023– Bengaluru 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:34, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Jessel Allan Carneiro (born 14 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League.

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Club career

Youth career

Jessel was born in Curtorim, a town in South Goa, India. He began his youth career with Raya Football Club and later played for his local team, Curtorim Gymkhana. [1]

Early career

In 2012, Jessel signed with Dempo S.C., where he spent two seasons before joining Pune F.C. on loan for the 2014–15 season. [2] In 2016, he joined FC Bardez, a club competing in the Goa Professional League. He returned to Dempo S.C. in 2018.

During the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy, Jessel captained the Goa football team, leading them to the semi-finals. [3] He was also one of the standout performers for Dempo S.C. during the 2018–19 Goa Professional League, helping the team finish in second place.

Kerala Blasters

2019–2020 : ISL debut

Jessel joined Kerala Blasters following an impressive spell with Dempo SC in the Goa Professional League and a strong showing for the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy. Reportedly, the Blasters paid a transfer fee of approximately ₹18 lakh to Dempo SC to secure his services. [4]

He made his debut for the Blasters on 20 October 2019 against ATK in the season opener, where the team won 2–1. [5] While the Blasters had a modest 2019–20 season in the Indian Super League, Jessel emerged as one of the standout performers. [6]

He was a consistent presence in defence, contributing five assists and recording 78 clearances, 28 tackles, 22 blocks, and 22 interceptions. Jessel also completed 746 passes—the highest among all Blasters players—with an average of 41.44 passes per match and an accuracy of 72.65%. [7] He was the only player in the squad to play every minute of the season. [8]

2020–2023

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that Jessel had extended his contract with the club until 2023. [9] On 18 November 2020, he was named one of the vice-captains of the team. Jessel captained Kerala Blasters for the first time on 27 December 2020 in a 2–0 victory over Hyderabad FC. [10] He led the team in most of the remaining matches of the season after first-choice captain Sergio Cidoncha was ruled out due to an ankle injury. [11]

Jessel was included in the squad for the 2021 Durand Cup and played all three matches for the club. On 13 November 2021, he was appointed as the permanent club captain ahead of the 2021–22 season. [12] He featured in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which ended in a 4–2 defeat. [13]

On 9 January 2022, during a 1–0 win over Hyderabad FC, Jessel sustained an injury in stoppage time and had to be stretchered off the pitch. [14] The following day, the club confirmed that he had suffered a shoulder injury [15] and would be sidelined for an extended period. [16] On 19 January, he underwent successful surgery on his left AC joint. [17]

Jessel returned to action in the season opener of the 2022–23 ISL season on 7 October 2022, helping Kerala Blasters to a 3–1 victory over East Bengal. [18] However, following the fifth league match against Mumbai City FC on 28 October—which the Blasters lost 2–0—he was largely used as a substitute. He returned to the starting lineup on 26 December in a home fixture against Odisha FC, which the Blasters won 1–0. [19]

Bengaluru

On 25 July 2023, Bengaluru FC announced the signing of Jessel Carneiro on a two-year deal. [20] He made his debut for the club on 21 September 2023 in the season opener against his former side Kerala Blasters, which Bengaluru lost 2–1. [21]

Career statistics

As of matches played till 10 April 2023 [22]
ClubSeason League Cup Durand CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kerala Blasters FC 2019–20 Indian Super League 18000––180
2020–21 16000––160
2021–22 1000030130
2022–23 19000––190
Kerala Blasters total6300030660
Career total6300030660

Honours

Club

Kerala Blasters FC

References

  1. ↑ "Jessel Carneiro wants to see more Goa Pro League players in ISL". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Blasters' Carneiro hoping for national role". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "ISL Transfers: Jessel Carneiro signs 3-year extension with Kerala Blasters". Sportskeeda. 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ogbeche Brace Helps Kerala Blasters Beat ATK 2-1 in ISL Opener". The Quint. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Lopes, Flavio (18 April 2020). "From 'worst' to the best, Jessel sets an example". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jessel Allan Carneiro profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "ISL 2019-20: Indian Super League's top debutants". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Scroll Staff. "ISL: Left-back Jessel Carneiro signs three-year contract extension with Kerala Blasters". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "ISL: Kerala Blasters Beat Hyderabad FC 2-0 To Register First Win Of The Season". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Raghunathan, Abhijit. "ISL 2020/21: Kerala Blasters name three captains for the season". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Mohamed, Farzan. "ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters FC name Jessel Carneiro as captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Sharma, Amitabha Das (19 November 2021). "ISL 2021 | ATK Mohan Bagan proves too good for Kerala Blasters". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "ISL 2021-22 KBFC 1-0 HFC Highlights: Vazquez goal powers Kerala to the top of the table". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Injury Update : Jessel Carneiro". Kerala Blasters FC. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "ISL: Kerala Blasters confirm Jessel Carneiro shoulder injury". The Week. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. ↑ @KeralaBlasters (19 January 2022). "Another step closer to his return ✅ Jessel successfully underwent surgery on his left AC joint and will start rehabilitation soon! 🙌 Send in your messages for the Skipper ⤵️" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ Sportstar, Team (7 October 2022). "Kerala Blasters 3-1 East Bengal highlights, ISL 2022-23: Ivan's brace on debut gives KBFC the win against EBFC". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters 1-0 Odisha FC Report & Highlights". 26 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC signs former Kerala Blasters captain Jessel Carneiro". Sportstar. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "ISL opener: Blasters edge Bengaluru in a game of errors". OnManorama. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues". The Indian Express. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

External sources

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Preceded by Kerala Blasters FC
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