Sahil Tavora

Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora (born 19 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.

Sahil Tavora

Personal information
Full name	Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Panaji, Goa, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Goa
Number	15
Youth career
	Brasil Futebol Academia
	Sesa Football Academy
2013–2015	Dempo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Dempo	0	(0)
2016–2017	Goa	6	(2)
2017–2018	Mumbai City	8	(0)
2018–2019	GDSC Alvarenga	26	(1)
2019–2024	Hyderabad	62	(1)
2024	→ Punjab (loan)	10	(0)
2024–	Goa	0	(0)
International career
2014	India U20	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Career

Earlier career

Born in Goa, Tavora was a part of both the Brasil Futebol Academia and Sesa Football Academy before signing with Arthur Papas managed Dempo in September 2013.^[3]

FC Goa

On 19 August 2016, it was announced that Tavora had signed with Goa of the Indian Super League.^[4] He made his professional debut for the team on 8 October 2016 against Pune City. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Mandar Rao Desai.^[5]

GDSC Alvarenga

In 2018, Tavora moved abroad and signed with Campeonato de Portugal side GDSC Alvarenga on 1 July.^[6]

Hyderabad

In 2019, he came back to India after signing with Indian Super League side Hyderabad. In the 2020–21 season, after having a goalless draw against FC Goa, they narrowly missed the play-offs as they finished 5th in the league table.^[7][8] He scored an important goal in the Final of 2021–22 Indian Super League against Kerala Blasters and lifted the trophy through penalty-shootout.^[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 April 2024^[2]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goa	2016	Indian Super League	6	2	0	0	–		6	2
Mumbai City	2017–18		8	0	2[a]	0	–		10	0
GDSC Alvarenga	2018–19	Campeonato de Portugal	26	1	–		–	26	1
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2020–21		10	0	0	0	–		10	0
	2021–22		19	0	0	0	–		19	0
	2022–23		21	0	5[b][a]	0	1[c]	0	27	0
	2023–24		10	0	3[b]	0	–		13	0
	Total		62	1	8	0	1	0	71	1
Punjab (loan)	2023–24	Indian Super League	10	0	0	0	–		10	0
Goa	2024–25		0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			112	2	10	0	1	0	123	2

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
3. Appearance in Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions

Honours

India U20 (Goa India)

• Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014^[11]

Hyderabad FC

• Indian Super League: 2021–22

See also

• List of Indian football players in foreign leagues