| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Fernandes [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | India U23 | ||
| 2011– | India | 31 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:40, 16 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2015 | |||
Francisco Fernandes (born 25 November 1985), also known as Francis Fernandes, is an Indian professional footballer playing primarily as a winger for Dempo S.C. in the Goa Professional League.
Fernandes 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] [5]
| India national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2014 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India |  Palestine | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
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