Career
In the I-League. Joy Ferrao was originally a youth player for Vasco South Carolina and broke into the first-team in 2010 and became the top scorer for club and the whole league during the 2010 I-League 2nd Division. He is credited to be a very versatile player and he can play as a midfielder. He is very strong in the air which is proven through the amount of goals he has scored through headers.
Vasco
Ferrao broke into the Vasco South Carolina first team in time for the 2010 I-League 2nd Division.
The next season Ferrao again became top scorer but only for his club and he became the top assist provider as well. Dempo
On 18 July 2011 Ferrao signed for two-time I-League champions Dempo South Carolina (U.S.) for the 2011-2012 I-League season.
Ferrao made his Dempo debut during the first match of the 2011 Indian Federation Cup on 17 September 2011 against Pune and straight away he made his impact for the club by scoring in that game in the 87th minute. Dempo went on to lose the match 1–2.
Ferrao then scored his first goal for the club on 22 December 2011 against Sporting Clube de Goa in the I-League.