Keenan Almeida

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Keenan Almeida
Personal information
Full name Keenan Succour Almeida [1]
Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Margao, Goa, India
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Churchill Brothers FC
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2012 Salgaocar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Sporting Goa 18 (0)
2015–2017 Goa 11 (1)
2016Salgaocar (loan) 14 (0)
2017Churchill Brothers (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2018 Chennaiyin 4 (0)
2018–2019 Pune City
2019–2020 Hyderabad
2020Mumbai City (loan)
2020– Churchill Brothers FC
International career
2014 India U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2020

Keenan Almeida (born 10 December 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back in I-League for Churchill Brothers.

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Career

Born in Margao, Goa, Almeida started his career with Salgaocar in both the I-League and Goa Professional League. [3] [4] Due to lack of playing time, before the 2012–13 season, Almeida signed for Sporting Goa. [5] However, it would not be until the 2013–14 season when Almeida would make his debut for the club. It occurred on 23 November 2013 when Sporting Goa took on eventual champions, Bengaluru FC, at the Bangalore Football Stadium. He started the match and played the full 90 as it ended 0–0. [6]

FC Goa

After failing to get regular playing time at Sporting Goa, Almeida signed for FC Goa of the Indian Super League on 18 July 2015. [7]

On 11 March 2016, Keenan was resigned by FC Goa for 2016 Indian Super League season. He played 7 times for the club in the season but could not help his team qualify for the semi-finals.

Churchill Brothers (loan)

He was signed on loan by the newly re-instated I-League club Churchill Brothers for the 2016–17 I-League season. He would make 17 appearances in the league for his team as they finish a respectable 6th.

International

After being a regular for Sporting Goa during the 2013–14 I-League season, Almeida was selected for the India U23 side that would participate at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. [8]

Career statistics

As of 2 Feb 2020 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueFederation CupDurand Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Goa 2012–13 I-League 0000000000
2013–14 I-League 1500000150
2014–15 I-League 3000000030
FC Goa 2015 Indian Super League 4141
2016 Indian Super League 7070
Salgaocar (loan) 2015–16 I-League 1400000140
Churchill Brothers (loan) 2016–17 I-League 1703000200
Chennaiyin FC 2017-18 Indian Super League 4040
FC Pune City 2018-19 Indian Super League 00
Hyderabad FC 2019-20 Indian Super League 00
Mumbai City FC (loan) 2020 Indian Super League 00
Career total641300000671

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin FC

Personal life

He is married to Liza Araujo since 28 December 2019.

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References

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  2. "Keenan Almeida profile - Goals, Passes and more".
  3. "Edmar wins it for Pune F.C". The All India Football Federation. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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  6. "Bengaluru FC 0-0 Sporting Goa". Soccerway.
  7. Mitra, Atanu (18 July 2015). "FC Goa sign Keenan Almeida". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  8. "Asian Games 2014: Indian football squad announced; team cleared to participate for Incheon Games". India.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  9. Keenan Almeida at Soccerway