Sahil_Tavora
Sahil Tavora
Indian footballer
Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora (born 19 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab, on loan from Hyderabad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Panaji, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Punjab (on loan from Hyderabad) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brasil Futebol Academia | |||
| Sesa Football Academy | |||
| 2013–2015 | Dempo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dempo | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Goa | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Mumbai City | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | GDSC Alvarenga | 26 | (1) |
| 2019– | Hyderabad | 62 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Punjab (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | India U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 12 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Club
- As of 12 February 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2016 | Indian Super League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |
| Mumbai City | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| GDSC Alvarenga | 2018–19 | Campeonato de Portugal | 26 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Punjab (loan) | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 104 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[11]
Hyderabad FC
- Sahil Tavora at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Sahil Tavora at Soccerway
- Mergulhao, Mercus (17 September 2013). "Sesa's Sahil to move over to Dempo Sports Club". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- "FC Goa sign local youngsters Tavora, Cardozo". Business Standard. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- "ISL 2021-22 Final Live Score and Updates, Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters: HFC Beat KBFC to Win Maiden Title". News18. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
- Sahil Tavora at Indian Super League
- Sahil Tavora at Global Sports Archive
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