Keenan Almeida Explained

Keenan Almeida
Fullname:Keenan Succour Almeida[1]
Birth Date:10 December 1991
Birth Place:Margao, Goa, India
Height:[2]
Currentclub:Churchill Brothers FC
Clubnumber:23
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:2010–2012
Youthclubs1:Salgaocar
Years1:2012–2015
Clubs1:Sporting Goa
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Goa
Caps2:11
Goals2:1
Years3:2016
Clubs3:Salgaocar (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Churchill Brothers (loan)
Caps4:17
Goals4:0
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:Chennaiyin
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:2018–2019
Clubs6:Pune City
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Hyderabad
Years8:2020
Clubs8:Mumbai City (loan)
Years9:2020–
Clubs9:Churchill Brothers FC
Nationalyears1:2014
Club-Update:2 February 2020

Keenan Almeida (born 10 December 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back in I-League for Churchill Brothers.

Career

Born in Margao, Goa, Almeida started his career with Salgaocar in both the I-League and Goa Professional League.[3] [4] Due to lack of playing time, before the 2012–13 season, Almeida signed for Sporting Goa.[5] However, it would not be until the 2013–14 season when Almeida would make his debut for the club. It occurred on 23 November 2013 when Sporting Goa took on eventual champions, Bengaluru FC, at the Bangalore Football Stadium. He started the match and played the full 90 as it ended 0–0.[6]

FC Goa

After failing to get regular playing time at Sporting Goa, Almeida signed for FC Goa of the Indian Super League on 18 July 2015.[7]

On 11 March 2016, Keenan was resigned by FC Goa for 2016 Indian Super League season. He played 7 times for the club in the season but could not help his team qualify for the semi-finals.

Churchill Brothers (loan)

He was signed on loan by the newly re-instated I-League club Churchill Brothers for the 2016–17 I-League season. He would make 17 appearances in the league for his team as they finish a respectable 6th.

International

After being a regular for Sporting Goa during the 2013–14 I-League season, Almeida was selected for the India U23 side that would participate at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.[8]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFederation CupDurand CupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Goa2012–13I-League0000000000
2013–14I-League1500000150
2014–15I-League3000000030
FC Goa2015Indian Super League4141
2016Indian Super League7070
Salgaocar (loan)2015–16I-League1400000140
Churchill Brothers (loan)2016–17I-League1703000200
Chennaiyin FC2017-18Indian Super League4040
FC Pune City 2018-19Indian Super League00
2019-20Indian Super League00
Mumbai City FC (loan)2020Indian Super League00
Career total641300000671

Honours

Club

Chennaiyin FC

Personal life

He is married to Liza Araujo since 28 December 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Almeida Keenan Succour . incheon2014ag.org . 7 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Keenan Almeida profile - Goals, Passes and more.
  3. News: Edmar wins it for Pune F.C. 18 July 2015. The All India Football Federation. 17 January 2010.
  4. News: SALGAOCAR PROVES TOO STRONG FOR GOA VELHA. 18 July 2015. Niz Goankar. 10 October 2011.
  5. News: De Sousa. Jonathan. Indian Football: Sporting Clube De Goa Season Preview 2012-13. 18 July 2015. The Hard Tackle. 5 September 2012.
  6. Web site: Bengaluru FC 0-0 Sporting Goa. Soccerway.
  7. News: Mitra. Atanu. FC Goa sign Keenan Almeida. 18 July 2015. Goal.com. 18 July 2015.
  8. News: Asian Games 2014: Indian football squad announced; team cleared to participate for Incheon Games. 18 July 2015. India.com. 9 September 2014.