# 2020–21 Odisha FC season

The 2020–21 season was Odisha FC's second season as a club since its establishment in 2019.

## Colours

| Home | Away | Third |

## Squad
### First-team Squad

    As of 27 February 2021
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Arshdeep Singh | GK | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27) |
| 21 | Kamaljit Singh | GK | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28) |
| 23 | Ravi Kumar | GK | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) |
| 30 | Ankit Bhuyan | GK | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | DF | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) |
| 5 | Hendry Antonay | DF | (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) |
| 12 | Saurabh Meher | DF | (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) |
| 13 | Gaurav Bora | DF | (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 26) |
| 15 | Shubham Sarangi | DF | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24) |
| 18 | Jacob Tratt | DF | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) |
| 26 | Kamalpreet Singh | DF | (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) |
| 27 | Steven Taylor (Captain) | DF | (1986-01-23) 23 January 1986 (age 38) |
| 32 | George D'Souza | DF | (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 30) |
| 66 | Rakesh Pradhan | DF | (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 2 | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | MF | (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 22) |
| 4 | Lalhrezuala Sailung | MF | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) |
| 6 | Cole Alexander | MF | (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35) |
| 7 | Brad Inman | MF | (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33) |
| 8 | Paul Ramfangzauva | MF | (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25) |
| 9 | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | MF | (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 (age 26) |
| 16 | Vinit Rai | MF | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) |
| 17 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | MF | (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 27) |
| 19 | Isak Vanlalruatfela | MF | (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 23) |
| 22 | Nanda Kumar | MF | (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 29) |
| 28 | Laishram Premjit Singh | MF | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) |
| 33 | Baoringdao Bodo | MF | (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) |
| Forwards |||||
| 10 | Marcelinho Leite Pereira | FW | (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37) |
| 11 | Diego Maurício | FW | (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33) |
| 14 | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | FW | (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27) |
| 24 | Manuel Onwu | FW | (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 36) |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Previous Team | Date |
| 9 | MF | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | Kerala Blasters | 22 May 2020 |
| 32 | DF | George D'Souza | Sporting Clube de Goa | 3 June 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Hendry Antonay | Indian Arrows | 5 June 2020 |
| 12 | DF | Saurabh Meher | Indian Arrows | 5 June 2020 |
| 21 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | Hyderabad | 9 June 2020 |
| 33 | FW | Baoringdao Bodo | Kerala Blasters | 11 June 2020 |
| 28 | FW | Laishram Premjit Singh | TRAU | 11 June 2020 |
| 26 | DF | Kamalpreet Singh | East Bengal | 13 June 2020 |
| 2 | MF | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | Minerva Punjab | 16 June 2020 |
| 19 | MF | Isak Vanlalruatfela | Aizawl | 24 June 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Ramfangzauva | Aizawl | 24 June 2020 |
| 23 | GK | Ravi Kumar | Mumbai City | 29 June 2020 |
| — | DF | Jones Lalthakima | Odisha FC Reserves and Academy | 29 July 2020 |
| — | DF | Ronaldo Wairokpam | Odisha FC Reserves and Academy | 29 July 2020 |
| — | MF | Nischay Adhikari | Odisha FC Reserves and Academy | 29 July 2020 |
| — | FW | Rishab Dobriyal | Odisha FC Reserves and Academy | 29 July 2020 |
| — | FW | Akshunna Tyagi | Odisha FC Reserves and Academy | 29 July 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Diego Maurício | Centro Sportivo Alagoano | 31 August 2020 |
| 10 | FW | Marcelinho Leite Pereira | Hyderabad | 2 September 2020 |
| 18 | DF | Jacob Tratt | Perth Glory | 11 September 2020 |
| 24 | FW | Manuel Onwu | Bengaluru | 13 September 2020 |
| 27 | DF | Steven Taylor | Wellington Phoenix | 16 September 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Cole Alexander | Bidvest Wits | 10 October 2020 |
| 66 | DF | Rakesh Pradhan | NorthEast United | 18 January 2021 |
| 7 | MF | Brad Inman | ATK Mohun Bagan | 29 January 2021 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Team | Remarks |
| 6 | MF | Bikramjit Singh | Punjab | Free transfer |
| 8 | MF | Marcos Tébar | — | Free transfer |
| 9 | FW | Aridane Santana | Cultural Leonesa | Loan return |
| 10 | MF | Xisco Hernández | — | Free transfer |
| 11 | MF | Martín Pérez Guedes | Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy | Free transfer |
| 13 | GK | Francisco Dorronsoro | CF Badalona | Free transfer |
| 19 | MF | Romeo Fernandes | — | Free transfer |
| 21 | DF | Narayan Das | East Bengal | Free transfer |
| 23 | DF | Carlos Delgado | CD Castellón | Loan return |
| 26 | DF | Rana Gharami | Bengaluru United | Free transfer |
| 27 | DF | Lalchhuanmawia | Chennaiyin | Free transfer |
| 33 | DF | Amit Tudu | TRAU | Free transfer |
| 41 | FW | Seiminmang Manchong | TRAU | Free transfer |
| 10 | FW | Marcelinho Leite Pereira | ATK Mohun Bagan | Loan return |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 22 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 17 |
| 11 | Odisha | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 12 |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

## Personnel

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Stuart Baxter |
| Assistant Coaches | Gerry Peyton |
| Assistant Coaches | Steven Dias |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Rogerio Ramos |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Joan Casanova |
| Team Manager | Ravi Khedar |
| Head of Football Operations | Abhik Chatterjee |
| Performance & Recruitment Analyst | Abhijit Bharali |
| Head of Football Development | Aakash Narula |
| Head of Youth Development | Steven Dias |
| Youth Teams Manager | Sayantan Ganguly |
| Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das |
| Team Doctor | Praveen Choudhary |
| Team Physiotherapist | Firoz Shaikh |
| Team Masseur | Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur |
| Kit Manager | Tara Joshi |

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Arshdeep Singh | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | IND | Kamaljit Singh | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | IND | Ravi Kumar | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IND | Ankit Bhuyan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | IND | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IND | Hendry Antonay | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IND | Saurabh Meher | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IND | Gaurav Bora | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Shubham Sarangi | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Jacob Tratt | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IND | Kamalpreet Singh | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 17 | 2 | 17+0 | 2 |
| 32 | DF | IND | George D'Souza | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | IND | Rakesh Pradhan | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | MF | IND | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | RSA | Cole Alexander | 15 | 3 | 15+0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | IND | Paul Ramfangzauva | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | IND | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IND | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 17 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IND | Nanda Kumar | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IND | Laishram Premjit Singh | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | IND | Baoringdao Bodo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | AUS | Brad Inman | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Marcelinho Leite Pereira | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Diego Maurício | 20 | 12 | 17+3 | 12 |
| 14 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Manuel Onwu | 18 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 |
* Source: Indian Super League
Updated: 27 February 2021

### Goal scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | ISL |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Diego Maurício | 12 |
| 2 | 6 | DF | | Cole Alexander | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | | Paul Ramfangzauva | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | MF | | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | DF | | Steven Taylor | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | MF | | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | MF | | Brad Inman | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 |
Source: Indian Super League Updated: 27 February 2021

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | ISL | Total |
| 1 | 17 | MF | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | FW | Brad Inman | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Diego Mauricio | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 14 | FW | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 24 | FW | Manuel Onwu | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | DF | Hendry Antonay | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | Cole Alexander | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 18 | DF | Jacob Tratt | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 22 | MF | Nanda Kumar | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 66 | DF | Rakesh Pradhan | 1 | 1 |
Source: Indian Super League Updated: 27 February 2021

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | ISL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | Total: | 1 | 1 |
Source: Indian Super League Updated: 10 January 2021

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | ISL | ISL | Total | Total |
| 1 | 18 | DF | | Jacob Tratt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | | Cole Alexander | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | DF | | Gaurav Bora | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | 27 | DF | | Steven Taylor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | DF | | Shubham Sarangi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | MF | | Vinit Rai | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 24 | FW | | Manuel Onwu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | Hendry Antonay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 17 | MF | | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | DF | | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Diego Maurício | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | DF | | Saurabh Meher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 66 | MF | | Rakesh Pradhan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | GK | | Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | MF | | Nanda Kumar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | Total: | Total: | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Source: Indian Super League Updated: 27 February 2021