Sewram Gobin | |
Fullname: | Sewram Gobin |
Birth Date: | 19 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | Mauritius |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | AS Rivière du Rempart |
Years1: | 2003–2005 |
Clubs1: | US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill |
Caps1: | - |
Goals1: | - |
Years2: | 2005–2007 |
Clubs2: | Savanne SC |
Caps2: | - |
Goals2: | - |
Years3: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs3: | Mohun Bagan AC |
Caps3: | - |
Goals3: | - |
Years4: | 2009 |
Clubs4: | Pune FC |
Caps4: | - |
Goals4: | - |
Years5: | 2011– |
Clubs5: | AS Rivière du Rempart |
Caps5: | - |
Goals5: | 14 |
Nationalyears1: | 2006–2013 |
Nationalteam1: | Mauritius |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | October 27, 2011 |
Ntupdate: | February 10, 2011 |
Sewram Gobin (born January 19, 1983) is a Mauritian footballer who played as a forward for AS Rivière du Rempart in the Mauritian League and the Mauritius national football team.[1]
Gobin started off his professional career in 2003 with US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill of the Mauritian League. In 2005, he transferred to Savanne SC, also of the Mauritian league. In 2007, after a trial with Mohun Bagan AC of the I-League, he signed with the Indian giants, becoming the team's first Player of Indian Origin (PIO).[2]
Gobin had expressed interest in playing in his ancestral homeland, India. In early 2009, he signed with Pune FC, who at that time was competing in the I-League 2nd Division. He was released later that year. In January 2011, after undergoing a trial back in Mauritius with his former club Savanne SC, Gobin signed with fellow competitor AS Rivière du Rempart.[3]
Gobin earned 2 caps for the national team in 2006. In 2009, he played for Mauritius in a friendly match against Egypt.
Gobin's father Ganesh is a former footballer. He has three brothers, Jayram, Kabiraj and Sailesh, all of whom played football in Mauritius.[4]