Francisco Fernandes also known as Francis Fernandes (born 25 November 1985 in Vasco da Gama, Goa) is an Indian professional footballer playing primarily as a winger for the Indian club Dempo S.C. in the Goa Professional League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Fernandes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Vasco | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Vasco | ? | (?) |
2006–2014 | Salgaocar | 85 | (15) |
2014–2016 | Delhi Dynamos | 16 | (0) |
2015 | → Dempo (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2016 | Pune City | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Chennaiyin | 30 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | India U23 | ||
2011– | India | 31 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:40, 16 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2015 |
Fernandes has spent his childhood in Bogmalo, near to the tourist hotspot of Bogmalo Beach. It was there that he learnt his first lessons in football. He played for his school, Regina Mundi, and later, while at MES college, he gave trials for Vasco and got selected for Vasco U-19. After two successful seasons with the Vasco S.C. senior team, he joined Salgaocar in 2006.[3]
Fernandes scored his first international goal in a 3–2 loss to Palestine on 6 October 2014.[4]
India national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 11 | 0 |
2013 | 11 | 0 |
2014 | 2 | 1 |
2015 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 31 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 October 2014 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
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Chennaiyin FC
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