Collin Abranches (born 12 December 1991) is an Indian professional

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who last played as a defender for

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side Gokulam Kerala.

Career

Air India

In early 2011 Collin signed for local

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club

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who play in the national

. On 9 January 2011, Collin played and scored in his first ever professional match for Air India in an

match against HAL. He then scored his second career goal against

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on 18 December 2011.

Salgaocar

Abranches made his debut for Salgaocar F.C. on 22 September 2012 during a

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match against United Sikkim F.C. at the

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; Salgaocar won the match 0–3.

Mohammedan

On 31 May 2013, it was confirmed that Abranches had signed for Mohammedan along with Sandeep Sangha. He made his debut for Mohammedan in the

on 21 September 2013 against

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at the

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and played the whole match; as Mohammedan lost the match 1–3.

Mumbai FC

On 16 September 2014,

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announced that they have signed Collin Abranches.

Ozone FC

In July 2016, Abranches joined

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based

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club

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. He played all the 6 preliminary round matches of

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. However, the club failed to progress to the final round of the league and finished third in their group.

Bengaluru FC

On 24 July 2017, Abranches was drafted by

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debutants

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. After being an unused substitute for both the legs of the club's

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matches against 4.25 Sports Club of North Korea, he made his debut in the same tournament, starting in a 1—0 defeat against Tajik club Istiklol. On 8 July 2018

released him along with four other players.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 17 May 2015''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abranches, Collin Indian footballers 1991 births Living people Footballers from Mumbai I-League players Air India FC players Salgaocar FC players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Indian Super League players Mumbai FC players Bengaluru FC players Association football defenders Association football midfielders