Sewram Gobin (born January 19, 1983) is a

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who played as a

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for

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in the

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and the Mauritius national football team.

Club career

Gobin started off his professional career in 2003 with US Bassin Beau/Rose Hill of the

. In 2005, he transferred to

Savanne SC Savanne SC is a Mauritian football club based in Souillac, Savanne. They play in the Barclays League, the top division in Mauritian football. They have never won the league, but have won the Mauritian Cup two times, in 2003 and 2004. They hav ...

, also of the Mauritian league. In 2007, after a trial with

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of the

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, he signed with the Indian giants, becoming the team's first Player of Indian Origin (PIO). Gobin had expressed interest in playing in his ancestral homeland, India. In early 2009, he signed with

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, who at that time was competing in the I-League 2nd Division. He was released later that year. In January 2011, after undergoing a trial back in Mauritius with his former club Savanne SC, Gobin signed with fellow competitor

International career

Gobin earned 2 caps for the national team in 2006. In 2009, he played for Mauritius in a friendly match against Egypt.

Personal life

Gobin's father Ganesh is a former footballer. He has three brothers, Jayram, Kabiraj and Sailesh, all of whom played football in Mauritius. Note: subscription needed for reading the full article on the website.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gobin, Sewram 1983 births Living people Mauritian men's footballers Mauritius men's international footballers Mauritian expatriate men's footballers Mauritian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Mauritian Premier League players Savanne SC players Men's association football forwards AS Rivière du Rempart players I-League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Pune FC players Mauritian people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent