Cliffton Gonsalves (born 15 February 1987) is a

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who played as a

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Dempo S.C. Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known as ...

in the

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Career

Dempo

After joining the Dempo U16 team at the age of 14 Gonsalves then graduated to the U18, U19, and U20 team. He then made his debut for the first-team during the 2007–08 season and he scored his first goal in the

at the age of 19 against Viva Kerala FC on 4 January 2008. He then scored again during the

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he scored another goal against

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on 13 February 2009. He then scored 4 more goals during the

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Personal life

Cliffton is the son of former Dempo player Camilo Gonsalves.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonsalves, Cliffton Footballers from Goa 1987 births Living people I-League players Dempo SC players People from North Goa district Men's association football forwards Indian men's footballers