Beevan D'Mello (born 15 January 1987) is an Indian

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who plays for Dempo.

Career

Early career

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based D'Mello was a part of

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's successful

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winning team in 2009. He was with Salgaocar for ten years and before that started his youth career with Vasco. D'Mello attended Deepvihar High School in

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

and wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idol

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. This dream turned into a reality in 2003 when he signed for Salgaocar and later represented Goa.

Salgaocar

D'Mello started his football career with Salgaocar S.C. in the

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and scored his first goal for Salgaocar on 25 October 2009 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 compet ...

. In 2010, D'Mello suffered a serious

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injury which saw him out on the sidelines for a long period.

Sporting Goa

D'mello signed to Sporting Clube de Goa in June 2013. He made his debut on 7 December 2013 against Dempo S.C. at the

Fatorda Stadium Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, locally known as Fatorda Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches.However after th ...

in which he came on as a substitute for

Rojen Singh Singam Rojen Singh (born 20 March 1988) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional footba ...

in the 89th minute as Sporting Goa won the match 1–0.

References

External links

Beevan D'Mello
at Goal.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Mello, Beevan People from Margao Footballers from Goa 1987 births Living people Salgaocar FC players I-League players SC de Goa players Men's association football midfielders Indian men's footballers