Sahil Tavora

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Sahil Tavora
Personal information
Full name Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Panaji, Goa, India
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kerala Blasters
Youth career
Brasil Futebol Academia
Sesa Football Academy
2013–2015 Dempo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Dempo 0 (0)
2016–2017 Goa 6 (2)
2017–2018 Mumbai City 8 (0)
2018–2019 GDSC Alvarenga 26 (1)
2019–2024 Hyderabad 62 (1)
2024 → Punjab (loan) 10 (0)
2024–2026 Goa 30 (2)
2026– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
International career
2014 India U20 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09 October 2026

Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora (born 19 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

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Career

Earlier career

Born in Goa, Tavora was a part of both the Brasil Futebol Academia and Sesa Football Academy before signing with Arthur Papas managed Dempo in September 2013. [3]

FC Goa

On 19 August 2016, it was announced that Tavora had signed with Goa of the Indian Super League. [4] He made his professional debut for the team on 8 October 2016 against Pune City. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Mandar Rao Desai. [5]

GDSC Alvarenga

In 2018, Tavora moved abroad and signed with Campeonato de Portugal side GDSC Alvarenga on 1 July. [6]

Hyderabad

In 2019, he came back to India after signing with Indian Super League side Hyderabad. In the 2020–21 season, after having a goalless draw against FC Goa, they narrowly missed the play-offs as they finished 5th in the league table. [7] [8] He scored an important goal in the Final of 2021–22 Indian Super League against Kerala Blasters and lifted the trophy through penalty-shootout. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2024 [2]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goa 2016 Indian Super League 6200–62
Mumbai City 2017–18 Indian Super League802 [a] 0–100
GDSC Alvarenga 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal 261––261
Hyderabad 2019–20 Indian Super League2000–20
2020–21 10000–100
2021–22 19000–190
2022–23 2105 [b] [a] 01 [c] 0270
2023–24 1003 [b] 0–130
Total6218010711
Punjab (loan) 2023–24 Indian Super League10000–100
Goa 2024–25 Indian Super League0000–00
Career total1122100101232
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions

Honours

India U20 (Goa India)

Hyderabad FC

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sahil Tavora at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  2. 1 2 Sahil Tavora at Soccerway
  3. ↑ Mergulhao, Mercus (17 September 2013). "Sesa's Sahil to move over to Dempo Sports Club". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "FC Goa sign local youngsters Tavora, Cardozo". Business Standard. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Goa 1-2 Pune City.scored equaliser for nizams with a wonderful volley to the game in extra time". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Mitra, Atanu (19 September 2018). "Sahil Tavora joins Portuguese side GDSC Alvarenga". Goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "ISL 2020-21: It was a very satisfying season for all of us at Hyderabad FC, says coach Marquez". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "ISL 2020-21, Match 109: FC Goa, Hyderabad FC Settle For Goalless Draw". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters Live Score, ISL 2022 Final football match: Hyderabad clinch maiden title with 3-1 win on penalties". Firstpost. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "ISL 2021-22 Final Live Score and Updates, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC Beat KBFC to Win Maiden Title". News18. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021