Liston Colaco


Liston Colaco is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.

Career

Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaco is a product of Salgaocar. He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaco also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals.
In March 2017, it was announced that Colaco had been selected into Goa's final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy. He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaco scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1. He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final.

Goa

After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaco joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh. In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa B, Colaco, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to the first team.
On 19 November 2017, Colaco 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.

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Club

;FC Goa