{{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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/saviour-gama/283192/|title=Saviour Gama - Player Info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://englishnews.thegoan.net/story.php?id=45833|title=Saviour Gama: new brick in the Gaurs' wall}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Gama made his senior debut for Indian Super League side FC Goa against Chennaiyin FC on 28 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/players/saviour-gama-p466753/|title=Saviour Gama|website=mykhel.com}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> On 8 July 2019, Gama extended his stay with FC Goa until 2021.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Goa in Indian Super League Semi-final against Chennaiyin on 29 February 2020.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 1 June 2021, Gama signed a new three-year contract with FC Goa, keeping him at the club until 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 25 August 2024, Gama left Goa and joined fellow ISL club Odisha FC on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Left Hook, Right Punch, Odisha's Triumph! - Left-back dynamo, Saviour Gama, is ready to punch above his weight for the #KalingaWarriors... | url-status=live | url=https://x.com/OdishaFC/status/1827703990483554563 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228154003/https://x.com/OdishaFC/status/1827703990483554563 | archive-date=2025-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Saviour Gama | url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/81143?type=club | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228154005/https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/81143%3Ftype%3Dclub | archive-date=2025-02-28}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|25 February 2024}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|saviour-gama/573660|access-date=17 September 2019}}</ref>
{| 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 |2018–19 | 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 |2024–25 |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 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Goa''' *Durand Cup: 2021<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Odisha FC squad}}
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