Alesh Sawant (born 27 November 1994) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the

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Career

Churchill Brothers

Sawant joined Churchill Brothers S.C. as a youth player from Brasil Futebol Academia in 2012. Sawant then made his professional debut for the first-team on 21 September 2013 in the

season opener against

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at the

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in which he started and played 65 minutes before being replaced by Micky Fernandes as Churchill Brothers lost the match 0–1.

Career statistics

Honour

India U20 (Goa India) *

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Gold medal:

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Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawant, Alesh 1994 births Living people Indian men's footballers India men's youth international footballers Footballers from Goa Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Men's association football midfielders I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen