Meldon D'Silva (born 17 November 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Career Born in Benaulim, Goa, D'Silva began his career with Dempo and Salgaocar's youth teams before playing in the Goa Professional League with Wilfried Leisure. In October 2014, he signed with professional I-League side Mumbai. He stayed with the club for two seasons before returning to Goa to play with Calangute Association. After showing good displays in the Goa Professional League with Calangute, D'Silva signed on loan with his former club Dempo.
After the Goan football season finished, D'Silva signed with Churchill Brothers for the I-League. He made his professional debut for the club on 10 February 2017 against Aizawl. He started and played the full match but could not prevent the club from losing 3–1.
International In 2014, D'Silva represented the Goan–India team during the Lusophony Games. He scored the opening goal for Goa–India in the gold medal match against Mozambique as the Goan side won 3–2.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChurchill BrothersI-League3000—30Goa B2017–18I-League 2nd Division10100—1012018–196200—62Total1630000163Churchill Brothers2021–22I-League6000—602022–232000—20Total80000080Career total2730000273
Honour
India U20 (Goa India) Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
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