Ponif Vaz

Ponif Vaz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-10-04) 4 October 1992
Place of birth	Fatorda, Goa, India
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Churchill Brothers
Number	5
Youth career
	Salcete FC
2008—2012	Sesa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Sesa
2015–2016	Sporting Goa
2016–2019	Fateh Hyderabad	19	(0)
2019–2020	Churchill Brothers	13	(1)
2020–2021	NorthEast United
2022	Real Kashmir	10	(0)
2022–	Churchill Brothers	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024

Ponif Vaz (born 4 October 1992) is an Indian professional footballer 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 highlight of his career was winning the Gold Medal at the 2014 Lusophony Games with the Goa-India team. Ponif started his youth career with Salcete FC and has been part of the Goa football team for Santosh Trophy for the years. In 2015 after sesa withdraw their first team vaz jointed sporting goa.

He made his professional debut for Churchill Brothers at Fatorda Stadium against Punjab F.C. on 1 December 2019. Churchill Brothers won by 3–0.

Honours

• Lusofonia Games gold medal: 2014