Luis Xavier Barreto (born 14 October 1980) is an Indian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugb ...

who used to play as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

for

East Bengal FC East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fli ...

in the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the wi ...

Career

Mumbai (loan)

Singh made his debut for Churchill Brothers S.C. on 19 January 2013 during an

match against

East Bengal F.C. East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fli ...

at the

Salt Lake Stadium The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium f ...

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

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in which he came on as an 89th-minute substitute for

Steven Dias Steven Benedic Dias (born 25 December 1983) is an Indian former professional footballer and current coach of MFA Elite Division outfit Ambernath United Atlanta FC. An attacking midfielder who played on the wings, he was known for his long ran ...

; Churchill Brothers won the match 3–0.

Mohammedan (loan)

After the 2012–13 season ended, Barreto signed with IMG-Reliance to join their

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federa ...

but due to objection from the

clubs in which they said they would not sign any players who joined the ISL it meant that Barreto would be without a club for a long period of time. Then, on 30 October 2013, it was announced that Mohammedan S.C. had broken that barrier when they signed Barreto on loan.

East Bengal

On 7 June he signed for

on a 3-year contract.

Kerala Blasters FC

Luis Barreto played in the inaugural of the

for

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

FC.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barreto, Luis Indian footballers 1980 births Living people People from South Goa district Footballers from Goa I-League players Dempo SC players Mumbai FC players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players East Bengal Club players Kerala Blasters FC players Kerala Blasters FC draft picks Indian Super League players Association football goalkeepers