Liston Colaco

Liston Colaço (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan and the India national team.

Liston Colaço

Personal information
Full name	Liston Colaço
Date of birth	(1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Davorlim, Goa, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mohun Bagan
Number	17
Youth career
2013–2017	Salgaocar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Salgaocar B	8	(11)
2016–2017	Salgaocar	20	(13)
2017–2019	Goa B	9	(6)
2017–2020	Goa	8	(0)
2020–2021	Hyderabad B	3	(0)
2020–2021	Hyderabad	23	(4)
2021–	Mohun Bagan	88	(17)
International career‡
2021–	India	28	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  India SAFF Championship Winner 2021 Maldives Winner 2023 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaço is a product of Salgaocar.^[1][2] He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaço also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.^[3]

In March 2017, it was announced that Colaço had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy.^[4] He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaço scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1.^[5] He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.^[6]

Goa

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaço joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh.^[7] In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa Development team, Colaço, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.^[8]

On 19 November 2017, Colaço made his professional debut for Goa in their opening Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Goa won 3–2.^[9]

Hyderabad

On 14 January 2020, Liston joined Indian Super league side Hyderabad on a two and half year deal.^[10] On 30 January 2020, Liston made his debut for Hyderabad against Bengaluru. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Asish Rai as the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru.^[11] He ended up the season by scoring four goals for the club.

Mohun Bagan

On 10 April 2021, it was officially announced that Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Hyderabad FC have agreed on the transfer of Liston Colaco, which involves an undisclosed transfer fee around ₹1 crores.^[12] This move set a new record in Indian football for the highest transfer fee for an Indian player, breaking the previous record of transfer of Manvir Singh from FC Goa to Mohun Bagan Super Giant for ₹80 lakhs.^[13]

Colaco scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Maziya S&RC at the 2021 AFC Cup. He debuted for Mohun Bagan in the 2021–22 season opener against Kerala Blasters on 19 November, where he scored a goal in 4–2 win.^[14] His goal in MBSG's 2–1 victory over FC Goa on 29 December is recorded as one of the fastest shots in the history of the game with 181 km/h,^[15][16] taking the sixth spot previously held by former England national football team captain David Beckham.^[17] He had an excellent season recording 8 goals, the most by a domestic player, along with 3 assists. He was one of the standout performers of the season.^{[citation needed]}

On 21 May 2022, Colaco scored a hat-trick in their 4–0 win against Bangladeshi side Bashundhara Kings at the second group-stage match of 2022 AFC Cup.^[18] He finished the tournament with four goals.

International career

In March 2021, Liston was included in the 35-member list of probables for the Indian national team's international friendlies against Oman and UAE.^[19] He made his national team debut against UAE on 29 March.^[20] On 19 March 2025, he scored his first goal for India by a header against Maldives, in which India won by 3-0, ending their 489 days winless run.

Personal life

Colaço has been in a relationship with Goan air-hostess Bryna Dsouza.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2024^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		AFC		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salgaocar B	2014–15	GFA Third Division	3	5	—		—		—		3	5
	2015–16	—			—		—		3[b]	4	3	4
	2016–17	GFA First Division	8	11	—		—		—		8	11
	Total
Salgaocar	2016–17	Goa Professional League	20	13	0	0	—		4[c]	1	24	14
Goa B	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	8	3	0	0	—		10[d]	8	18	11
	2018–19		1	3	0	0	—		12[e]	6	13	9
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		3[f]	0	3	0
	Total		9	6	0	0	0	0	25	14	34	20
Goa	2017–18	Indian Super League	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	2018–19		1	0	4	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20		3	0	0	0	—		3[g]	2	6	2
	Total		8	0	6	0	0	0	3	2	17	2
Hyderabad B	2019–20	I-League 2nd Division	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	4	2	0	0	—		—		4	2
	2020–21		19	2	0	0	—		—		19	2
	Total		23	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	4
Mohun Bagan	2021–22	Indian Super League	22	8	0	0	4[h]	1	—		26	9
	2022–23		24	1	3	2	5[h]	4	3[i]	1	35	8
	2023–24		19	4	0	0	7[h]	2	6[g]	1	32	7
	2024–25		23	4	0	0	1	0	4	1	28	5
	Total		88	17	3	2	17	7	13	2	121	29
Career total			159	51	9	2	17	7	45	20	230	80

1. Includes Super Cup
2. Appearances in Bandodkar Gold Trophy
3. Three appearances and one goal in Goa Police Cup, one appearance GFA Charity Cup
4. Eight appearances and seven goals in Goa Professional League, two appearances and one goal in AWES Cup
5. Appearances in Goa Professional League
6. One appearance in GFA Charity Cup, two appearances in Goa Professional League
7. Appearances in Durand Cup
8. Appearances in AFC Cup
9. One appearance in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions, two appearances and one goal in Durand Cup

International

As of 19 March 2025^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2021	8	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	9	0
	2025	1	1
Total		28	1

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 March 2025	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India	Maldives	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Salgaocar B

• GFA First Division: 2016–17^[23]

Salgaocar

• Goa Professional League: 2016–17^[24]

FC Goa

• Super Cup: 2019^[25]

Mohun Bagan

• Durand Cup: 2023
• ISL Cup: 2022–23, 2024-25
• Indian Super League Premiership: 2023–24, 2024-25

India

• SAFF Championship: 2021^[26]
• Intercontinental Cup: 2023

Individual

• FPAI Indian Player of the Year: 2021–22^[27]
• Mohun Bagan Footballer of the year: 2022^[28][29]