Cavin Lobo (born 4 April 1988) is an Indian professional

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who plays as an

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for Indian

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club Vasco.

Career

Early career

In 2010 Lobo was playing for Sporting Goa who were then in the

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and the

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in the

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. After a good performance for Goa in the Santosh Trophy, Lobo was signed by then reigning

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champions

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for the 2010-11 season. Then in 2011, Lobo signed for another I-League side

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. The midfielder scored twice in the campaign with his new club. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 December 2011 against HAL, in the 77th minute as Mumbai won 4–0. He then scored his second goal for Mumbai on 6 February 2012 in the 36th minute to help Mumbai to a surprise 2–1 victory.

East Bengal

For the 2012-13 season, Lobo signed for

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. Lobo made his debut for East Bengal in the

on 30 December 2012 against

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, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for

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in a match that East Bengal won 3–0. On 8 May 2013, he scored his 1st goal of the season in a 6-0 win during a 2012-13 season match over

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Atlético de Kolkata (loan)

In the

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, Lobo was picked in the first round of domestic draft by

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. On 23 October 2014, he scored twice in the second half to inspire a 2-1 comeback against

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in a home match and became the first Indian player to score 2 goals in a single ISL match.

Kerala Blasters (loan)

In July 2015 Lobo was drafted to play for

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in the 2015 Indian Super League.

ATK

Lobo returned to ATK for the fifth season of ISL

International

Cavin Lobo made his debut for

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on 12 March 2015 against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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and had an impressive outing, which included winning a penalty. Cavin Lobo also has been called up as probable for the World Cup Qualifiers against Oman and Guam .

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics as of 10 April 2020''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lobo, Cavin Indian footballers 1988 births Living people Footballers from Goa Calcutta Football League players I-League players Dempo SC players Mumbai FC players East Bengal Club players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players India international footballers Association football forwards Kerala Blasters FC draft picks Kerala Blasters FC players Sporting Clube de Goa players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players RoundGlass Punjab FC players