Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar (born 2 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Super League club Hyderabad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Panaji, Goa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salgaocar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Salgaocar | 54 | (47) |
| 2020–2024 | Goa | 46 | (3) |
| 2024– | Hyderabad | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 12 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editYouth and early career
editBorn in Panaji, Devendra began his football career with Salgaocar SC. During the 2017–18 Goa Professional League season Devandra made his debut for Salgaocar in the Goa Professional League.[1] Devendra scored 20 goals for Salgaocar during the 2018–19 Goa Professional League season and also was named as the league top scorer for that season. During the 2019–20 Goa Professional League he scored 9 goals for the club.[2]
FC Goa
editOn 1 October 2020, Devendra joined the Indian Super League's FC Goa on a three-year contract, after his previous team, Salgaocar SC, was paid an undisclosed transfer fee.[3] On 11 December 2020, Devendra made his professional debut for FC Goa against Jamshedpur. He came on as a 58th minute substitute for Alexander Romario with Goa winning the match 2–1.[4] On 6 January 2021, Devendra scored his first goal in the Indian Super League as well as for Goa in the 81st minute against East Bengal, taking the game to a 1–1 draw.[5] He made his debut in the AFC Champions League on 14 April 2021, against Al-Rayyan SC after coming in as substitute for Ishan Pandita.[6]
Devendra scored his second goal for the club on 11 December 2021, against Bengaluru FC in their 2–1 win. He scored his third goal on 19 February 2022, against Hyderabad in their 3–2 defeat.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 17 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 2 | 6[b] | 5 | – | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 3[b][c] | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 11 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 44 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
Honours
editSalgaocar
- AWES Cup runner-up: 2018[9]
Goa
Individual
- Durand Cup Top Scorer: 2021
References
edit- ^ "To play for FC Goa is the ultimate step for every Goan: Devendra Murgaokar". FC Goa. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Ingale, Shreyash (7 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21 – 5 Lesser known players to watch out". IFTWC. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "FC Goa sign forward Devendra Murgaonkar". The Times of India. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Kundu, Abhishek (24 December 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Our mentality is to work until the last minute, says FC Goa coach Juan Ferrando after win over Jamshedpur FC". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Murgaonkar saves blushes for FC Goa in a 1-1 draw against SC East Bengal". Business Standard. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "FC Goa's Devendra Murgaonkar: We are getting closer to scoring in the AFC Champions League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Desk, Outlook Web (11 December 2021). "ISL 2021-22: Devendra Murgaonkar Turns Hero For FC Goa Against Bengaluru FC". Outlook India. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Devendra Murgaonkar at Soccerway
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (16 September 2018). "AWES Cup: Sporting Clube end Salgaocar fairytale". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Vasco Da Gama, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "FC Goa receive first-ever League winners shield". Indian Super League. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
External links
edit- Devendra Murgaonkar at Soccerway
- Devendra Murgaonkar at Indian Super League