| Ponif Vaz | |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Fatorda, Goa, India |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthclubs1: | Salcete FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2008—2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sesa |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Sesa |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Sporting Goa |
| Years3: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Fateh Hyderabad |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Churchill Brothers |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | NorthEast United |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Real Kashmir |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–present |
| Clubs7: | Churchill Brothers |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 March 2024 |
Ponif Vaz (born 4 October 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Ponif joined Sesa Football Academy at 16 and has got years of experience playing in the Goa Professional League. The highlight of his career was winning the Gold Medal at the 2014 Lusophony Games with the Goa-India team. Ponif started his youth career with Salcete FC and has been part of the Goa football team for Santosh Trophy for the years.[2] In 2015 after sesa withdraw their first team vaz jointed sporting goa.[3]
He made his professional debut for the Churchill Brothers at Fatorda Stadium against Punjab F.C. on 1 December 2019, He started and played full match as Churchill Brothers won 3–0.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Churchill Brothers | 2019–20 | I-League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Real Kashmir | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
India U20 (Goa India)