By Our Reporter
Shillong, May 2: Shillong Lajong FC defender Daniel Goncalves has been named as the winner of the Jarnail Singh Award for Best Defender of the I-League 2024-25 season.
A regular since he joined the Shillong-based club for 2023-24, the Brazilian played 20 of 22 matches this season to go along with his 24 appearances (out of 24 games) last year. Dangerous in set-pieces, he also scored four I-League goals in 2024-25, equalling his tally from the previous campaign.
The Best Player and Golden Boot winner was David Castaneda of Sreenidi Deccan. He scored 17 goals in all, four more than Lajong’s Douglas Tardin.