FC Goa announce 27-member squad for Indian Super League 2022-23 season

Panaji, Sep 26 : FC Goa have announced the 27-member squad for Hero Indian Super League 2022-23, the club said in a statement on Monday.

Carlos Pena, who formerly played for FC Goa and was a part of the clubs Super Cup-winning side in 2019 and the ISL League Winners Shield-winning squad in 2020, leads the charge of the Gaurs as the squads head coach.

He is assisted by Gouramangi Singh, Gorka Azkorra, Joel Dones and Eduard Carrera who are also part of the coaching staff.The 27-member squad sees a total of 10 Goan players putting on the Gaurs iconic orange jersey this league season.

As per ISL guidelines, FC Goas squad for the season features six overseas signings, one of whom is from an AFC member nation.While the league regulations mandate a minimum of four U23 players to be present in clubs squads, the Gaurs squad features nine such names.

Six homegrown players - who rose through the ranks from FC Goas Developmental Team - viz.Hrithik Tiwari, Leander DCunha, Saviour Gama, Lesly Rebello, Princeton Rebello and Lalremruata HP feature in the Clubs squad for ISL 2022-23.Among them, Lesly and Lalremruata are newly promoted, following their success with the Dev Team over the past few years.

The squad also features two new faces with prior ISL experience in Arshdeep Singh and Alvaro Vazquez joining the squad after spells with Odisha FC and Kerala Blasters respectively.All of the Clubs new signings, namely, Arshdeep Singh, Fares Arnaout, Marc Valiente, Ayush Chhetri, Noah Sadaoui, Iker Guarrotxena and Alvaro Vazquez are expected to make their first ISL appearances for the club this season.

FC Goa squad for Hero ISL 2022-23Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Hrithik TiwariDefenders: Sanson Pereira, Anwar Ali, Fares Arnaout, Leander DCunha, Marc Valiente, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Aibanbha Dohling, Lesly RebelloMidfielders: Brandon Fernandes (Captain), Princeton Rebello, Ayush Chhetri, Phrangki Buam, Makan Chothe, Redeem Tlang, Edu Bedia, Glan Martins, Brison Fernandes, Muhammed Nemil, Lalremruata HPForwards: Noah Sadaoui, Devendra Murgaokar, Iker Guarrotxena, Alvaro VazquezCoaching Staff: Carlos Pena (Head Coach), Gouramangi Singh (Assistant Coach), Gorka Azkorra (Assistant Coach), Joel Dones (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Eduard Carrera (Goalkeeping Coach)inj #announce #squad #Indian #League #season #Kerala #Malayalam #Mollywood #Ali #Goa #Panaji #Kerala #Odisha .