Sewram Gobin Explained

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]

Club career

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]

International career

Gobin earned 2 caps for the national team in 2006. In 2009, he played for Mauritius in a friendly match against Egypt.

Personal life

Gobin's father Ganesh is a former footballer. He has three brothers, Jayram, Kabiraj and Sailesh, all of whom played football in Mauritius.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sewram Gobin déçu. lemauricien.com.
  2. http://www.mohunbaganac.com/SEPT08/news_details.php?newsid=139 SEWRAM GOBIN - THE FIRST PIO OF MOHUN BAGAN
  3. http://lemauricien.com/mauricien/110208/SP.HTM#3 Gobin to AS Rivière du Rempart
  4. Web site: Root cause: In ancestral land, for the game he loves. indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 7 March 2009. 10 December 2022. Gurgaon. Saikat. Sarkar. 10 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210101813/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/root-cause-in-ancestral-land-for-the-game-he-loves/431957/. Note: subscription needed for reading the full article on the website.