# 2021–22 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season

The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League. A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.

## Transfers

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2021 | MF | Varun Thokchom | NEROCA | None |
| 26 July 2021 | FW | Sekou Sylla | Haiphong | None |
| 20 August 2021 | DF | Shadi Skaf | Bourj | None |
| 21 August 2021 | FW | Afdal Varikkodan | | None |
| 21 August 2021 | FW | Kapil Hoble | FC Goa | None |
| 15 September 2021 | MF | Guilherme Escuro | Retrô | None |
| 27 September 2021 | FW | Faheem Ali | Kerala United FC | None |
| 28 September 2021 | FW | Aaron Barretto | Salgaocar | None |
| 11 October 2021 | FW | Kenneth Ikechukwu | Saif SC | None |
| 29 January 2022 | FW | Komron Tursunov | Rajasthan United | None |
| Exit date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 16 June 2021 | FW | Clayvin Zuniga | FAS | None |
| 16 June 2021 | FW | Luka Majcen | Bengaluru United | None |
| 16 June 2021 | MF | Bazie Armand | Abu Salem | None |
| 16 June 2021 | DF | Hamza Kheir | Ahed | None |
| 4 August 2021 | DF | Suresh Meitei | Army Red | None |
| 4 July 2021 | GK | Shibinraj Kunniyil | Sreenidi Deccan | None |
| 4 August 2021 | MF | Fredsan Marshall | Sreenidi Deccan | None |
| 4 August 2021 | MF | Israil Gurung | | None |
| 12 January 2022 | DF | Shadi Skaf | Nejmeh | None |

## I-League

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 26 December 2021 | Gokulam Kerala | A | 0–1 | |
| 4 March 2022 | RoundGlass Punjab | A | 2–2 | Sylla 16', Ikechukwu 44' |
| 8 March 2022 | Sudeva Delhi | H | 0–1 | |
| 12 March 2022 | TRAU | A | 0–2 | |
| 16 March 2022 | Mohammedan | A | 2–1 | Ikechukwu 2', 62' |
| 21 March 2022 | Rajasthan United | A | 0–2 | |
| 24 March 2022 | Aizawl | H | 2–1 | Ikechukwu 44', Tursunov 45+3' |
| 28 Match 2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | A | 1–1 | Tursunov 62' |
| 1 April 2022 | NEROCA | A | 4–2 | Saurav Mandal 9', Tursunov 28', Ikechukwu 57' (pen.), Krizo 89' |
| 6 April 2022 | Real Kashmir | A | 1–0 | Fernandes 90' |
| 10 April 2022 | Kenkre | A | 2–1 | Tursunov 75', Ikechukwu 81' |
| 18 April 2022 | Indian Arrows | A | 2–1 | Tursunov 47', Momo Cisse 90+4' |
| 26 April 2022 | Rajasthan United | H | 2–1 | Tursunov 23', Akhand 45+2' (o.g.) |
| 30 April 2022 | Gokulam Kerala | H | 1–1 | Ikechukwu 15' |
| 3 May 2022 | RoundGlass Punjab | H | 2–1 | Miranda 25', Krizo 85' |
| 6 May 2022 | Mohammedan | A | 0–2 | |
| 9 May 2022 | NEROCA | A | 3–1 | Cisse 36', Ikechukwu 40', 76' |
| 14 May 2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | H | 0–1 | |

## Current squad
### First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IND | Shilton Paul (captain) |
| 3 | DF | IND | Mamit Vanlalduatsanga |
| 4 | DF | IND | Suresh Meitei |
| 5 | DF | IND | Vikas Singh Saini |
| 6 | MF | IND | Quan Gomes |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Escuro |
| 8 | MF | IND | Kingsley Fernandes |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Kenneth Ikechukwu |
| 11 | FW | IND | Vinil Poojary |
| 14 | FW | IND | Kapil Hoble |
| 15 | FW | GUI | Sekou Sylla |
| 17 | MF | IND | Shubert Pereira |
| 18 | MF | IND | Bryce Miranda |
| 19 | FW | IND | Lamgoulen Hangshing |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | IND | Wendell Savio Coelho |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Momo Cisse |
| 26 | GK | IND | Debnath Mondal |
| 27 | FW | IND | Saurav Mandal |
| 28 | FW | IND | Aaron Barretto |
| 29 | MF | IND | Joseph Clemente |
| 30 | DF | IND | Asif Ali Molla |
| 32 | FW | IND | Afdal Varikkodan |
| 33 | MF | IND | Richard Costa |
| 37 | DF | IND | Jovel Martins |
| 40 | GK | IND | Nora Fernandes |
| 47 | FW | CIV | Gnohere Krizo |
| 77 | FW | TJK | Komron Tursunov |
| — | FW | IND | Faheem Ali |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Antonio Rueda |
| Assistant coach | Mario Soares |
| Assistant coach | Mateus Costa |

## Squad statistics

Churchill Brothers used a total of 26 players during the 2021–22 season and there were seven different goalscorers. Lamgoulen Hangshing and Richard Costa played in all 18 matches with former starting in all of them, the latter in 14. Kenneth Ikechukwu was the highest scorer with ten goals.

### Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| No. | Pos. | Name |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Shilton Paul | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | DF | Shadi Skaf † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mamit Vanlalduatsanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Suresh Meitei | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Vikas Singh Saini | 4 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Quan Gomes | 8 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Guilherme Escuro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kingsley Fernandes | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Kenneth Ikechukwu | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Vinil Poojary | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Kapil Hoble | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Sekou Sylla | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Shubert Pereira | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Bryce Miranda | 11 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Lamgoulen Hangshing | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Meldon D'Silva | 3 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Wendell Savio Coelho | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Momo Cisse | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Debnath Mondal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Saurav Mandal | 9 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Aaron Barretto | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Joseph Clemente | 8 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Asif Ali Molla | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Afdal Varikkodan | 0 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Richard Costa | 14 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Nora Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | Gnohere Krizo | 4 (5) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Komron Tursunov | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| — | GK | Pratheesh Dinkan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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