Liston Colaco
Liston Colaço (born 12 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan and the India national team. Club career. Born in Davorlim, Goa, Colaço is a product of Salgaocar. He was the top scorer with the club's under-19 side during the 2016–17 I-League U18 with 16 goals. Colaço also played for Salgaocar's first team during the 2016–17 Goa Professional League, becoming top scorer during that tournament with 13 goals. In March 2017, it was announced that Colaço had been selected into Goa's  final squad for the 2016–17 Santosh Trophy. He began the tournament with a goal in Goa's first match against Meghalaya. Colaço scored in the 52nd minute as Goa won 2–1. He then scored a brace for Goa in the semi-finals against Kerala on 23 March 2017 which sent Goa to the final. Goa. After his performances for Salgaocar and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy, Colaço joined Indian Super League side Goa for a reported 15 lakh. In October 2017, after impressing for FC Goa Development team, Colaço, along with Manvir Singh, was called up to  the first team. On 19 November 2017, Colaço made his professional debut for Goa in their opening Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Goa won 3–2. Hyderabad. On 14 January 2020, Liston joined Indian Super league side Hyderabad on a two and half year deal. On 30 January 2020, Liston made his debut for Hyderabad against Bengaluru. He came on as a 71st minute substitute for Asish Rai as the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Bengaluru. He ended up the season by scoring four goals for  the club. ATK Mohun Bagan. On 10 April 2021, it was officially announced that ATK Mohun Bagan and Hyderabad FC have agreed on the transfer of Liston Colaco, which involves an undisclosed transfer fee around ₹1 crores. This move set a new record in Indian football for the highest transfer fee for an Indian player, breaking the previous record of transfer of Manvir Singh from FC Goa to ATK Mohun Bagan for ₹80 lakhs. Colaco scored his first goal for the club on 21 August against Maziya S&RC at the 2021 AFC Cup. He debuted for Mohun Bagan  in the 2021–22 season opener against Kerala Blasters on 19 November, where he scored a goal in 4–2 win. His goal in ATKMB's 2–1 victory over FC Goa on 29 December is recorded as one of the fastest shots in the history of the game with 181 km/h, taking the sixth spot previously held by former England national football team captain David Beckham. International career. In March 2021, Liston was included in the 35-member list of probables for the Indian national team’s international Friendlies against Oman and UAE. He made his national team debut against UAE  on 29 March.