Mandar Rao Dessai

Mandar Rao Dessai (born 18 March 1992 in Mapusa in Goa) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Mumbai City FC in Indian Super League[3] and for Indian national team.[4] Mandar is the player with most caps in the history of ISL, having played 107 matches so far in his career.[5]

Mandar Rao Dessai
Personal information
Full name Mandar Rao Dattarao Dessai
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992[1]
Place of birth Mapusa, Goa, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger/Left back
Club information
Current team
Mumbai City
Number 17
Youth career
Dempo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Mumbai City 4 (0)
National team
2015 India U23 1 (0)
2019– India 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:58, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2020

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.[6]

FC 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.

FC 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

FC Goa

Desai signed a permanent deal with Goa from the 2016 Indian Super League season.

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.[12][13]

Mandar made his India U23 debut in the 2014 Asian Games against UAE U23.[14]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2020[15][16]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dempo 2013–14 I-League600060
2014–15 14050190
2015–16 I-League 2nd Division103103
Dempo total 3035000353
Goa (loan) 2014 Indian Super League110110
2015 153153
Goa 2016 121121
2017–18 20230232
2018–19 19040230
2019–20 20000200
Goa total 97670001046
Bengaluru (loan) 2016–17 I-League910020111
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League
Career total 132101202014610

Honours

Dempo

2015–16

FC Goa

2019

Goa lusophony

References

  1. "Mandar Rao Desai". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Mandar Rao Dessai profile - Age, Goals, Avg. passes and more". Indian Super League.
  3. "Mumbai City FC Players squad and Support Staff". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "Senior Men". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. "Indian Super League - All-time appearances". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 0-3 Shillong Lajong FC: Glen ends the north eastern side's Goan voodoo". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  7. "FC Goa beat spirited Delhi Dynamos FC 2-0". Indian Super League.
  8. "FC Goa bounce back with a 3-1 away win". Indian Super League.
  9. "FC Goa down Kerala Blasters 2-1 to go top". Indian Super League.
  10. "Kerala Blasters v Goa Live Commentary & Result, 29/11/15, Indian Super League | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. "Indian Super League: Mandar Desai - Fines delaying my FC Goa renewal | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  12. "Lusofonia Games: Mozambique beat India to enter football semis - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. Daniel, Chris Punnakkattu (28 January 2014). "Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament".
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Mandar Rao Dessai at Soccerway
  16. Mandar Rao Dessai profile Indian Super League
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