Joy Ferrao (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian

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who plays as a

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for

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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. Joy Ferrao was originally a youth player for

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and broke into the first-team in 2010 and became the top scorer for club and the whole league during the

2010 I-League 2nd Division The 2010 I-League 2nd division was the third season of the second tier of the I-League, the highest football league in India. It commenced on 26 March 2010 with the first matches of the first round and ended in early May 2010 with the last mat ...

Career

Vasco

Ferrao broke into the

first team in time for the

. After the campaign Vasco did not win promotion but Ferrao became the top scorer of the league by scoring four goals throughout the campaign. The next season Ferrao again became top scorer but only for his club and he became the top assist provider as well.

Dempo

On 18 July 2011 Ferrao signed for two-time

champions

for the 2011-12 I-League season. Ferrao made his Dempo debut during the first match of the

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on 17 September 2011 against

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and straight away he made his impact for the club by scoring in that game in the 87th minute. Dempo went on to lose the match 1–2. He then made his

debut on 2 November 2011 against

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, coming on as an 82nd minute substitution for

Joaquim Abranches Joaquim Abranches (born 28 October 1985) is an Indian professional football player who last played as a winger for Dempo S.C. in the Goa Professional League. Club career Dempo Hailing from Verna, Goa, Abranches was only 19 years old when he ...

as Dempo won the match 5–0. Ferrao then scored his first goal for the club on 22 December 2011 against

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa, that competes in Goa Professional League. The club has also competed ...

in the I-League. Dempo won the match 3–2. Ferrao then scored his second goal for the club on 19 January 2013 against

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at the

Duler Stadium Duler Stadium is a football stadium located in Mapusa, Goa, India. It is the former home of local I-League clubs who participated in the highest level of football in the country. Dempo SC, Salgaocar FC, and Sporting Clube de Goa use the venue fo ...

in which Dempo won 7–0 against the Snow Lions and Joy scoring in the 84th minute.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrao, Joy Footballers from Goa 1987 births Indian Christians Living people I-League players Dempo SC players Indian footballers Men's association football forwards People from Verna, Goa