Almeida began his professional career in Goa playing for Salgaocar, Sporting Clube De Goa playing before joining ISL side FC Goa in 2015. After spending two seasons with the Gaurs, Almeida was picked by Chennaiyin FC in 2017-18.
FC Goa on Friday signed full backs keenan almeida and Debabrata Roy for the Indian Super League football season three this year.
Had FC Goa not been compelled to sign more Goan players, hero of the last game, keenan almeida, would have been watching the Indian Super League (ISL) on television
Panaji: keenan almeida will join Salgaocar Football Club after the conclusion of the Indian Super League (ISL).
Panaji: At least now there wont be jokes that Mumbai City FC have more Goan players than FC Goa!
The Chennaiyin FC had earlier retained striker Jeje Lalpekhlua and goalkeeper Karanjit Singh and developmental players Jerry Lalrinzuala and Anirudh Thapa. In the end, Chennaiyin spent Rs 5.66 crore on Indian players and now have a handsome purse of Rs 12.34 crore for foreign recruits.
Tolgay Ozbey scored twice as Dempo capitalised on Sporting clube de Goa's shaky defence to score an impressive 4-0 win in their 20th round I-League match.
Goan Franchise Has Ready List Of Domestic Players
Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani is set to join FC Goa and will be the sixth domestic player in the franchise for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League.
Former champions Mohun Bagan rode on a Balwant Singh first-half strike and held their nerves after being reduced to 10 players to secure a hard-fought 1-0 win over Churchill Brothers in their 10th I-League opener on Sunday.
Defending champions Atletico de Kolkata defended doggedly with 10 men as they held FC Goa to a 1-1 draw in Indian Super League match on Wednesday.
Dempo and Salgaocar have been drawn in two separate groups, both of which will be played in Jamshedpur.
FC Goa went down to Bangu Atletico Clube 3-1 in the first of their six pre-season games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mohun Bagan Delay Release Of Gaekwad And Balmuchu
Churchill Brothers will get only a week to prepare for their I-League opener against Mohun Bagan on January 8.
The Goa Football Association (GFA) has suspended 46 professional players, including a few plying their trade in the I-league and ISL, for participating in an unregistered tournament in the state recently.
Two-time champions Churchill Brothers FC face a tricky opponent in a youthful Indian Arrows when they open their campaign in the I-League, here on Sunday.
FC Goa avoided becoming the first team in the short history of the Indian Super League to go winless after five matches as they earned their first three points of the season with a 1-0 win against Mumbai City FC at the Andheri Sports Complex on Friday.
FC Goa and Delhi Dynamos will miss the services of some of their Indian players, who are selected for the two World Cup qualifiers, in Sunday's ISL match.
Indian Super League side FC Goa went down to Bangu Atletico Clube 3-1 in the first of its six pre-season games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.