| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquim Santan Abranches | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Verna,Goa,India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward /Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Salcete FC | ||
| 2004 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 2004–2007 | Dempo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Dempo | 94 | (20) |
| 2013–2016 | East Bengal | 29 | (1) |
| 2014 | →FC Pune City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | →FC Goa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Dempo | ||
| International career | |||
| 2010 | India U23 | ||
| 2011–2012 | India | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joaquim Abranches (born 28 October 1985) is an Indian professionalfootball player who last played as awinger forDempo S.C. in theGoa Professional League.
Hailing fromVerna,Goa, Abranches was only 19 years old when he signed forDempo S.C. For the next three years he was used in theGoa Professional League where he made a name for himself scoring some vital goals. He was one of Dempo’s top scorers in the Goa League and also helped Dempo to two Goa League crowns during that period. The exposure he gained playing in the Goa League helped him develop as a player.
His first big break came in the2009-10 I-League season, the year Dempo became the national champions for a record equaling fourth time. That year sawIndia’s top marksman,Sunil Chhetri, donning colours for Dempo and initially Abranches had to settle for a place on the bench. But mid-way into the season, a tempting offer fromSporting Kansas City Wizards, a team fromMajor League Soccer, saw Sunil Chhetri suddenly annul his contract and pack his bags for USA. Left with little options, Armando Colaco started including Abranches in the first eleven on a regular basis. He scored a stunning seven goals that year, deservedly earning a call up to theIndia U-23 team as well.[1]
In 2013, Joaquim joined theKolkata-basedEast Bengal. His first competitive match was againstKalighat M.S. in the Calcutta Premier Division 2013, where he scored the 3rd goal for his side from a forward through pass of the Goan veteranAlvito D'Cunha. His first appearance in theI-league for East Bengal came againstShillong Lajong on 9 October 2013 as a substitute forCavin Lobo.
Abranches made his debut forIndia on 21 March 2011 againstChinese Taipei coming on in the 70th minute forN.S.Manju. Abranches scored his first goal for India againstOman on 23 February 2012.[2]
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex,Muscat |  Oman | 1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
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