Dom Sahil Krishe de Noronha Tavora (born 19 October 1995) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Earlier career

Born in

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, Tavora was a part of both the Brasil Futebol Academia and

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before signing with Arthur Papas managed

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in September 2013.

FC Goa

On 19 August 2016, it was announced that Tavora had signed with

of the

. He made his professional debut for the team on 8 October 2016 against

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. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for

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GDSC Alvarenga

In 2018, Tavora moved abroad and signed with Campeonato de Portugal side GDSC Alvarenga on 1 July.

Hyderabad

In 2019, he came back to India after signing with

side

. In the 2020–21 season, after having a goalless draw against

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, they narrowly missed the play-offs as they finished 5th in the league table. He scored an important goal in the

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of 2021–22 Indian Super League against

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and lifted the trophy through penalty-shootout.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Goa Lusophony *

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Gold medal:

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Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament
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: 2021–22

References

External links

Sahil Tavora
at Indian Super League * 1995 births Living people Indian men's footballers Indian expatriate men's footballers Dempo SC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Goa Indian Super League players I-League players FC Goa players Mumbai City FC players Hyderabad FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal {{India-footy-bio-stub