Mandar Rao Dessai

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Mandar Rao Dessai
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Dessai shaking hands with Manohar Parrikar at the 2014 Lusofonia Games
Personal information
Full name Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Mapusa, Goa, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Chennaiyin
Youth career
Dempo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Dempo 30 (3)
2014Goa (loan) 11 (0)
2015Goa (loan) 15 (3)
2016–2020 Goa 71 (3)
2016–2017Bengaluru (loan) 9 (1)
2020–2023 Mumbai City 41 (0)
2023–2024 East Bengal 17 (0)
2024– Chennaiyin 0 (0)
International career
2014 India U20 4 (1)
2015 India U23 1 (0)
2019–2021 India 9 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2021

Mandar Rao Dessai (born 18 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin.

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Career

Dempo

Desai made his professional debut for Dempo in the 2013-14 I-League on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong at the Duler Stadium and played the match till 55th minute before he was replaced by Jeje Lalpekhlua as his team lost the match 0–3. [3]

Goa (loan)

Mandar represented Goa in the 2014 Indian Super League, on loan from Dempo, and was a regular for his team on the left wing. [2]

Return to Dempo

After the 2014 ISL, Mandar returned to his senior club and started the new season in the 2014-15 Indian Federation Cup, where he played in 5 of his teams' cup-winning campaign, assisting Tolgay Ozbey once in a group game. While he was regular for Dempo during the 2014-15 I-League, he could not prevent his team from getting relegated. He made 14 appearances, with only 5 starts in the league.

Goa (loan)

Mandar was retained by Goa for the 2015 Indian Super League with Zico impressed by him from the 2014 season. He started and scored in the first game of the season against Roberto Carlos lead northern outfit Delhi Dynamos from a Romeo Fernandes assist as his team won 2–0. [4] He scored again in a round 4 game away at Guwahati against NorthEast United after coming on as a substitute, from a swift counterattack, showing his impressive pace. [5] Mandar then turned in his first assist of the season at home against Kerala Blasters from a corner, assisting Gregory Arnolin with a goal that turned out be the winner. [6] He won Hero of the Match awards for his performances against Delhi Dynamos and Pune City in 2015 Indian Super League. Mandar scored his 3rd goal of the season against Kerala Blasters in a 1–5 win at Kochi on 29 November 2015, where he also assisted Reinaldo for the 3rd goal. [7]

Return to Dempo

After contractual problems, Mandar returned to play for Dempo, where he had a contract until the end of the 2015–16 season where he helped his team win promotion back to the I-League. [8]

Goa

Desai signed a permanent deal with Goa from the 2016 Indian Super League season. He later went to Spain for a short training cum trial stint with La Liga side Villarreal CF. [9]

Mumbai City

In 2020, Dessai moved to Mumbai City and emerged champions of the 2020–21 season. He was later included in club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad. [10]

International

Mandar captained Goa-India during the 2014 Lusophony Games where he made 4 appearances and scored once, as he led his team to the gold medal, beating the under-20 team of Mozambique in the final. [11] [12]

Mandar made his India U23 debut in the 2014 Asian Games against UAE U23. [13]

Personal life

Mandar was in a relationship with amateur Danish footballer Cecilie Bjørnstrup Andersen, from 2018 until their separation in 2021. They have a daughter namely Aya.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 March 2024 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dempo 2013–14 I-League 600060
2014–15 1401 [lower-alpha 1] 0150
2015–16 I-League 2nd Division 103103
Total30310313
Goa (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 110110
2015 152152
Goa 2016 121121
2017–18 2023 [lower-alpha 2] 0232
2018–19 19000230
2019–20 200200
Total975301005
Bengaluru (loan) 2016–17 I-League91002 [lower-alpha 3] 0111
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League170170
2021–22 1405 [lower-alpha 4] 0190
2022–23 1006 [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0170
Total4106060530
East Bengal 2023–24 Indian Super League1707 [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 2] 0240
Chennaiyin 2024–25 0000
Career total1909160802149
  1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League qualifiers

International

As of 16 October 2021 [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201950
202140
Total90

Honours

Dempo

Goa

Mumbai City

East Bengal

India

India U20 (Goa India)

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