Gilbert Oliveira

Gilbert Oliveira (born 31 May 1990) is an Indian footballer who plays as a winger for Churchill Brothers of the I-League.

Career Salgaocar Gilbert was born on 31 May 1990 in Goa. He was playing in the inter-village tournaments when he was spotted and signed for I-League team Salgaocar S.C. and at the age of 16 was put in the u19's squad. Gilbert stayed with the under-19 squad for three years before joining the first team for the 2010–11 I-League. Then on 29 September 2011 Olivera came on as a sub during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup Final win over East Bengal. He then made his club international debut against Al-Oruba on 7 March 2012 in the 2012 AFC Cup. Salgaocar lost 0–1. He then scored his first Asian and club international goal of his career against Neftchi in his second club international game of his career on 21 March 2012.

Chennaiyin (loan) On 18 November 2015, Oliveira was signed by Indian Super League side, Chennaiyin, as a replacement for Dhanpal Ganesh.

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