Ponif Vaz (born 4 October 1992) is an

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professional

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Ponif joined Sesa Football Academy at 16 and has got years of experience playing in the

Goa Professional League The Goa Football League is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of Goa, organised by the Goa Football Association as part of the state leagues. It was formed in 1951 as the Goa Primeira Divisão or Goa First Division, and ...

. The highlight of his career was winning the Gold Medal at the

2014 Lusophony Games The 2014 Lusofonia Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusofonia Games, a multi-sport event held between athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa. Brazil and Sri L ...

with the Goa-India team. Ponif started his youth career with

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FC and has been part of the

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for

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for the years. In 2015 after sesa withdraw their first team vaz jointed sporting goa. He made his professional debut for

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...

Fatorda Stadium Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (also known as Fatorda Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both football and cricket matches. It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capac ...

against Punjab F.C. on 1 December 2019. Churchill Brothers won by 3–0.

Honours

Lusofonia Games The Lusofonia Games () was a multinational multi-sport event organized by the ACOLOP, which involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries. Most countries competing are members of the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Lan ...

gold medal:

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Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament
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References

1992 births Living people Footballers from Margao Indian men's footballers India men's youth international footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Sporting CG players I-League players Men's association football central defenders Fateh Hyderabad AFC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen NorthEast United FC players Real Kashmir FC players {{India-footy-defender-stub