Grateful to be playing for a great club like Chennaiyin FC: Vincy Barretto

Chennaiyin FC’s striker Vincy Barretto is grateful to be playing for Marina Machans. The 24-year-old also has the experience of playing for Kerala Blasters FC in the past.

Barretto is part of Chennaiyin FC’s Durand Cup squad and he is currently taking part in the tournament. Meanwhile, Chennaiyin FC didn’t have a great run in Asia’s oldest football tournament as they are currently placed in third place in Group D and have been knocked out of the playoffs race.

However, Barretto has been the solitary positive for the club as he scored the club’s only goal against Jamshedpur FC. But his efforts went in vain as they suffered a 2-1 loss.

Speaking about his introduction to football, Baretto said, “I have come from the streets of Goa. I used to play a lot on the streets, one coach saw me and picked me up to train at a very early age. I started to play for a village club and after that he took me to Raya FC and then to Sporting Club de Goa and eventually to Dempo SC. Because of him, I am a footballer today.”

Barretto also played for FC Goa in the Goa Pro League and played for Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.

“It’s been a good journey so far in various clubs under various coaches. Right now, I am in Chennaiyin FC and I am really grateful to be playing for this great club. The club has given me good opportunities to play and prove myself. When you keep getting playing opportunities, you can keep improving and become the best version of yourself,” he said while speaking about his short career so far.

The 24-year-old said, “I try to improve the smallest things that I can. I try to spend more time to improve my skills to be at the level where I want to be. As a young player, you always have to learn and keep listening to your coaches on their instructions. To be the best player, you have to do all the things correctly which I feel I can do by playing more minutes.”

“It is always an honour to play in the oldest tournament of Asia. We get to face different teams from the other divisions as well as the armed forces. This helps us to improve ourselves and I am so grateful that I am getting opportunities to showcase my talent in this prestigious tournament,” he said about his experience of playing in the Durand Cup.