Matthew Gonsalves (born 9 October 1978) is an Indian

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player who currently plays as a

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for Dempo.

Career

Mathew was a raw talent when

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 ...

president Peter Vaz scouted him from

Mormugao Mormugao is a seaport city situated in the eponymous Mormugao taluka (municipality) of the South Goa district, South district, in the Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port. Towards the end of the Indo-Po ...

Port Trust (MPT) football team, and since then the defender has transformed himself and is currently enjoying with the

. His journey began early in his schooling days where he represented his village school Our Lady of Remedios High School,

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. Idolising Spanish Gerard Pique, Mathew’s passion won him a place in

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’s

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squad in 2008. Mathew was also part of the India team at the Special Olympics Asia Pacific.

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*http://goal.com/en-india/people/india/26165/matthew-gonsalves {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonsalves, Matthew 1978 births Living people Indian men's footballers Sporting Clube de Goa players Pune FC players I-League players Footballers from Goa Men's association football fullbacks People from Mormugao