Jessel Carneiro

In this Indian name, the name Carneiro is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jessel.

Jessel Carneiro

Carneiro with Kerala Blasters in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jessel Allen Carneiro
Date of birth	(1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Curtorim, Goa, India
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Bengaluru
Number	14
Youth career
	Raya Football Club
	Curtorim Gymkhana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jessel Allen Carneiro (born 14 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as left-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

Club career

Youth career

Jessel was born in Curtorim, a town in Southern Goa. He started his youth career at Raya FC and later went on to play for his local club FC Curtorim Gymkhana. ^[1]

Early career

In 2012, he signed for Dempo S.C and spent two years there before moving to Pune F.C on a loan deal for the 2014–15 season. ^[2] In 2016, he signed for FC Bardez which plays in the Goa Professional League. He was signed again by his former club Dempo S.C in 2018. He also captained the Goan football team during the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy and led them into the semi-finals. ^[3] Jessel was also one of the key players for Dempo S.C as they finished second place in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League.

Kerala Blasters

2019–2020 : ISL debut

Jessel arrived at Kerala Blasters after an impressive stint with Dempo SC in Goa Professional League and for the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy. Reportedly, the club paid a transfer fee of around ₹18 lakhs to the Goan club to acquire his services. ^[4]

He made his debut for Blasters against ATK on 20 October 2019 where Blasters won the match by 2–1. ^[5] Though Blasters had an ordinary season, Jessel's performance was one of the revelations during 2019-20 ISL. ^[6] He was a mainstay at the back for the Blasters and provided five assists, made 78 clearances, 28 tackles, 22 blocks and 22 interceptions. He also made 746 passes, the highest among any players from the Blasters with a passing rate of 41.44 per game, with an accuracy of 72.65 percent. ^[7] He was the only player in the squad to play the entire minutes for the team during the season. ^[8]

2020–2023

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they have extended the contract of Jessel till 2023. ^[9] On 18 November 2020, Jessel was named as one of the vice-captains of the club. On 27 December 2020, Jessel captained the Blasters for the first time, in a 2–0 win against Hyderabad FC. ^[10] He captained the club in most of the remaining matches of the season when the first choice captain Sergio Cido was ruled out of the season due to an ankle injury. ^[11]

He was named in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, where he played all three matches for the club. On 13 November 2021, Jessel was appointed as the permanent club captain ahead of the 2021-22 season. ^[12] He played his first match of the season in the season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2. ^[13] In the Kerala Blasters' 1–0 victory over Hyderabad FC on 9 January 2022, Jessel picked up an injury during the stoppage time, and was carried-out of the field. ^[14] In the next day, the Blasters stated that he was contracted with a shoulder injury, ^[15] and would be out of action for an extended period of time. ^[16] On 19 January, he underwent a successful surgery on his left AC joint. ^[17]

Jessel made his return in Blasters' 3–1 victory over East Bengal on 7 October 2022 in the 2022–23 Indian Super League season opener. ^[18] After the fifth league against Mumbai City FC on 28 October, where the Blasters lost 2–0, Jessel was mostly used as a substitute. He made his return to the starting eleven on 26 December against Odisha FC in a home game. ^[19]

Bengaluru

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

Career statistics

As of matches played till 10 April 2023 ^[22]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Durand Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kerala Blasters FC	2019–20	Indian Super League	18	0	0	0	–	–	18	0
	2020–21		16	0	0	0	–	–	16	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
	2022–23		19	0	0	0	–	–	19	0
	Kerala Blasters total		63	0	0	0	3	0	66	0
Career total			63	0	0	0	3	0	66	0

Honours

Club

Kerala Blasters FC

• Indian Super League runner up: 2021–22. ^[23]

References

1. "Jessel Carneiro wants to see more Goa Pro League players in ISL". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "India - J. Carneiro - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. 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". Quintype. 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". www.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. 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.thehindu.com. 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

• Jessel Carneiro at Soccerway

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bartholomew Ogbeche	Kerala Blasters FC Captain 2020–2023	Succeeded by Adrián Luna