Introduction
Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar (born 2 November 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Goa.
Career
Youth and early career
Born in Panaji, Devendra begins his football career with Salgaocar SC. During 2017–18 Goa Professional League season Devandra made his debut for Salgaocar in the Goa Professional League. Devendra scored 20 goals for Salgaocar during 2018–19 Goa Professional League season and also he was named as the league top scorer for that season. During 2019–20 Goa Professional League he scored 9 goals for the club.
FC Goa
On 1 October 2020, Devendra joined Indian Super League side FC Goa on a three-year deal, after Salgaocar was paid an undisclosed transfer fee. On 11 December 2020, Devendra made his professional debut for Goa against Jamshedpur. He came on as a 58th minute substitute forAlexander Romario as Goa won the match 2–1. On 6 January 2021, Devendra scored his first goal in Indian Super League as well as for Goa in the 81st minute against East Bengal, taking the game to a 1–1 draw. He made his debut in AFC Champions League on 14 April against Al-Rayyan SC after coming in as substitute for Ishan Pandita.
Murgaonkar scored his second goal for the club on 11 December against Bengaluru FC in their 2–1 win. He scored his third goal on 19 February 2022 against Hyderabad in their 3–2 defeat.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goa | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 5 | – | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 9 | ||
Honours
Salgaocar
- AWES Cup runner-up: 2018
Goa
- ISL League Winners Shield: 2019–20
- Durand Cup: 2021
Individual
- Durand Cup Top Scorer: 2021