Cavin Lobo

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cavin Lobo

| image = Cavin at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu..jpg

| caption = Cavin at Santiago Bernabéu in 2014

| image_size = 200px

| fullname = Cavin Peter Lobo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Goa, India

| height = 1.75 m

| currentclub = Vasco

| clubnumber = 15

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sporting Goa

| years1 = ?

| clubs1 = Sporting Goa

| years2 = 2010

| clubs2 = Dempo

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Mumbai

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2012–2018

| clubs4 = East Bengal

| caps4 = 110

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = → Atlético Kolkata (loan)

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = → Kerala Blasters (loan)

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Atlético Kolkata

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2019

| clubs8 = → Churchill Brothers (loan)

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2019–2020

| clubs9 = Punjab

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2020–2021

| clubs10 = East Bengal

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021–

| clubs11 = Vasco

| caps11 = 89

| goals11 = 13

| nationalyears1 = 2015–

| nationalteam1 = India

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 16:40, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 11:10, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

}}

Cavin Lobo (born 4 April 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Goa Professional League club Vasco.

Career

=Early career=

In 2010 Lobo was playing for Sporting Goa who were then in the I-League 2nd Division and the Goa football team in the Santosh Trophy.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Santosh Trophy: Cavin Lobo Looking To Win His Maiden Santosh Trophy Title|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2290/santosh-trophy/2010/08/05/2057484/santosh-trophy-cavin-lobo-looking-to-win-his-maiden-santosh|work=Goal.com|access-date=16 November 2012}} After a good performance for Goa in the Santosh Trophy, Lobo was signed by then reigning I-League champions Dempo for the 2010-11 season.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=I-League: Goa Santosh Trophy Star Cavin Lobo Signs For Dempo SC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2010/08/19/2077534/i-league-goa-santosh-trophy-star-cavin-lobo-signs-for-dempo|work=Goal.com|access-date=16 November 2012}} Then in 2011, Lobo signed for another I-League side Mumbai. The midfielder scored twice in the campaign with his new club. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 December 2011 against HAL, in the 77th minute as Mumbai won 4–0.{{cite web|title=MUMBAI VS. HINDUSTAN AERO 4 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/22/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/hindustan-aeronautics-limited-sc/1215934/|work=Soccerway|access-date=16 November 2012}} He then scored his second goal for Mumbai on 6 February 2012 in the 36th minute to help Mumbai to a surprise 2–1 victory.{{cite web|title=MUMBAI VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 2 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/02/06/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/churchill-brothers-sc/1216066/|work=Soccerway|access-date=16 November 2012}}

=East Bengal=

For the 2012-13 season, Lobo signed for East Bengal.{{cite web|title=Cavin Lobo|url=http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/player-details.php?playerID=1071&contentID=480|work=East Bengal FC|access-date=16 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215222802/http://www.eastbengaltherealpower.com/player-details.php?playerID=1071&contentID=480|archive-date=15 December 2013|url-status=dead}} Lobo made his debut for East Bengal in the I-League on 30 December 2012 against Pailan Arrows, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Penn Orji in a match that East Bengal won 3–0.{{cite web|last=Mitra|first=Atanu|title=East Bengal 3-0 Pailan Arrows: Trevor Morgan's side dismantle the Arrows with ease|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96212/east-bengal-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=1 January 2013}}

On 8 May 2013, he scored his 1st goal of the season in a 6-0 win during a 2012-13 season match over United Sikkim.{{cite web| url = http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96727/east-bengal-fc-vs-united-sikkim-fc/report?| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921002624/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96727/east-bengal-fc-vs-united-sikkim-fc/report| archive-date = 2013-09-21| title = Report: East Bengal 6-0 United Sikkim - Goal.com}}

==Atlético de Kolkata (loan)==

In the 2014 Indian Super League, Lobo was picked in the first round of domestic draft by Atletico de Kolkata. On 23 October 2014, he scored twice in the second half to inspire a 2-1 comeback against FC Goa in a home match and became the first Indian player to score 2 goals in a single ISL match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/goa-v-atk/c7lswkdvt4do2ah7nz76m8nrc|title=Goa v ATK Live Commentary & Result, 23/10/14, Indian Super League | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}

==Kerala Blasters (loan)==

In July 2015 Lobo was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.{{cite web|last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/07/10/13460302/cavin-lobo-to-kerala-keegan-pereira-to-mumbai-and-the?ICID=SP_HN_1 |work=Goal.com |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=10 July 2015}}

= ATK =

Lobo returned to ATK for the fifth season of ISL

International

Cavin Lobo made his debut for India on 12 March 2015 against Nepal, coming on as a substitute for Lenny Rodrigues and had an impressive outing, which included winning a penalty.{{cite web|author=Atanu Mitra & Brendon Netto |title=India 2-0 Nepal: Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to victory over neighbours |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/india-vs-nepal/2012936?ICID=HP_FM_3 |work=Goal.com |date=12 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2015}}

Cavin Lobo also has been called up as probable for the World Cup Qualifiers against Oman and Guam .

Career statistics

=Club=

Statistics as of 10 April 2020{{Soccerway|cavin-lobo/72602}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Federation Cup !colspan="2"\|CFL Premier A !colspan="2"\|AFC !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Clube Goa \|?-2010 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Dempo \|2010-11 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Mumbai FC \|2011-12 \|2 \|2 \| \| \| \| \| \| \|2 \|2
rowspan="7"\| East Bengal \|2012–13 \|9	1	0	0	14	2	5	0	27	3
2013–14 \|23	2	2	0	7	2	—	—	32	4
2014–15 \|14	1	4	0	5	0	6	1	29	2
2015–16 \|9	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	13	0
2016–17 \|2	0	2	0	2	0	—	—	4	0
2017–18 \|13	1	4	0	7	0	—	—	24	1
Total !70	5	12	0	40	4	11	1	133	10
rowspan="1"\| Atletico de Kolkata (loan) \|2014 \|6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2
rowspan="1"\| Kerala Blasters (loan) \|2015 \|4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1
ATK \|2018–19 \|1\|

\|0\|

\|—	—	3	0
rowspan="1"\| Churchill Brothers S.C. (loan) \|2019 \|4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	0
rowspan="1"\| Punjab F.C. \|2019–20 \|15	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	0
colspan="2" \| Career total !102	10	12	0	40	4	11	1	167	15