Saviour Gama
{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Saviour Gama
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Margao, Goa, India
| height = 1.65 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Odisha
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = 2018
| youthclubs1 = FC Bardez Goa
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Goa B
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2024
| clubs2 = Goa
| caps2 = 63
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Odisha
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 23:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Saviour Gama (born 10 May 1997), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Odisha.
Club career
Born in Goa, Gama represented FC Goa B.{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/saviour-gama/283192/|title=Saviour Gama - Player Info}}{{cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=45833|title=Saviour Gama: new brick in the Gaurs’ wall}} He was a part of the Goa developmental squad in 2017–18 and played for them in the local Goan matches, including the AWES tournament. Saviour earned a name in football after his impressive performance for the Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim in the Taca Goa U-20.{{cite web|date=8 July 2021|url=https://footballexpress.in/saviour-gama-signs-three-year-extension-deal-with-fc-goa-isl/|title=Saviour Gama signs three-year extension deal with FC Goa|website=Football Express|access-date=1 June 2021}}
Gama made his senior debut for Indian Super League side FC Goa against Chennaiyin FC on 28 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/players/saviour-gama-p466753/|title=Saviour Gama|website=mykhel.com}}{{cite web|date=28 February 2018|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-2018-19-goa-vs-chennaiyin-football-live-score-streaming-5605412/|title=ISL 2018-19, FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC Highlights: GOA 1-0 CHE|website=indianexpress|access-date=1 June 2021}} On 8 July 2019, Gama extended his stay with FC Goa until 2021.{{cite web|date=8 July 2021|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-super-league-isl-news-fc-goa-saviour-gama-contract-extension-2021-transfers-football/article28322883.ece|title=FC Goa's Saviour Gama signs contract extension until 2021|website=Sportstar|access-date=1 June 2021}}
He scored his first goal for Goa in Indian Super League Semi-final against Chennaiyin on 29 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/matchcentre/30701-chennaiyin-fc-vs-fc-goa|title=SEMI-FINAL 1 - 1ST LEG - COMPLETED|access-date=2020-09-26|date=29 February 2020|website=www.indiansuperleague.com|language=en}}
On 1 June 2021, Gama signed a new three-year contract with FC Goa, keeping him at the club until 2024.{{Cite web|date=1 June 2021|title=FC Goa extend contract with Saviour Gama until 2024|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/fc-goa-extend-contract-with-saviour-gama-until-2024/2093861|website=outlookindia|access-date=1 June 2021|language=en}}
On 25 August 2024, Gama left Goa and joined fellow ISL club Odisha FC on a contract until the end of the 24-25 season.https://x.com/OdishaFC/status/1827703990483554563https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/81143?type=club
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|25 February 2024}}{{Soccerway|saviour-gama/573660|access-date=17 September 2019}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
!Apps !Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Goa
| rowspan="6" |Indian Super League |2 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearances in the Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |–
| colspan="2" |– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|11 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearances in the Durand Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |–
| colspan="2" |– | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=AFCCL|Appearances in the AFC Champions League}} | 0
| colspan="2" |– | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|17 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |–
|5{{efn|name=DurandCup}} | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|8 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– |11 |0 | ||||||||
| 2023–24
|4 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |– |4{{efn|name=DurandCup}} |0 |9 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!63 !2 !10 !0 !5 !0 !9 !0 !87 !2 | ||||||||
| Odisha
|Indian Super League |18 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |– |0 |0 |18 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!81 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0
!9 ! 0 | 105 | 2 |
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Honours
Goa
- Durand Cup: 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/football/fc-goa/story/4490517/fc-goa-clinch-maiden-durand-cup-trophy-after-beating-mohammedan-sporting-1-0-in-final|title=FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final|publisher=ESPN|date=3 October 2021|access-date=4 October 2021}}
References
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{{Odisha FC squad}}
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Margao
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Indian Super League players
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