Matthew Gonsalves

Matthew Gonsalves
Personal information
Full name Matthew Gonsalves
Date of birth (1978-10-09) October 9, 1978
Place of birth Nerul, Goa, India
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current team
Pune
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2014 Sporting Goa
2014– Pune 12 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:00, 12 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Matthew Gonsalves (born 9 October) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Pune in the I-League as a Right Back.

Career

Mathew was a raw talent when Sporting Clube de Goa president Peter Vaz scouted him from Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) football team, and since then the defender has transformed himself and is currently enjoying with the Sporting Clube de Goa.

His journey began early in his schooling days where he represented his village school Our Lady of Remedios High School, Nerul. Idolising Spanish Gerard Pique, Mathew’s passion won him a place in Goa’s Santosh Trophy squad in 2008. Mathew was also part of the India team at the Special Olympics Asia Pacific.[1]

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