Kingsley Fernandes

Kingsley Fernandes

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Betalbatim, Goa, India
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Churchill Brothers
Youth career
	Vasco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Vasco
2016–2017	Churchill Brothers	5	(0)
2017–2020	Goa B	19	(0)
2020–2023	Churchill Brothers	53	(1)
2023–2024	Punjab	7	(0)
2024–	Churchill Brothers	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Kingsley Fernandes (born 26 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Churchill Brothers.

Career

Born in Goa, Fernandes started his career with Vasco, playing for their youth side. ^[1] Fernandes also played for the Vasco senior side in the Goa Professional League. ^[2] Fernandes was also selected for the Goa side that would participate in the Santosh Trophy but for unknown reasons, did not appear at training camp. ^[3]

Churchill Brothers

In December 2016 it was revealed that Fernandes had signed with Churchill Brothers for the club's return to the I-League. ^[4] He made his professional debut for the side on 8 January 2017 in their opening match against Mohun Bagan. Despite his side losing 1–0, Fernandes still played the full match and earned the Hero of the Match award for his performance. ^{[5] [6]}

FC Goa

Fernandes then joined the reserves side of FC Goa.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was promoted to the senior team in the year 2019. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 July 2024 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Churchill Brothers	2016–17	I-League	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
Goa B	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
	2018–19		8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Goa	2019–20	Indian Super League	0	0	3 [a]	0	–		–		3	0
Churchill Brothers	2020–21	I-League	15	0	0	0	–		–		15	1
	2021–22		17	1	0	0	–		–		17	1
	2022–23		21	0	4 [b]	1	3 [c]	1	–		28	2
	Total		53	1	4	1	3	1	0	0	60	3
Punjab	2023–24	Indian Super League	7	0	1 [a]	0	–		–		8	0
	2024–25		0	0	1 [a]	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Churchill Brothers	2024–25	I-League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			84	1	9	1	3	1	0	0	96	3

1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Baji Rout Cup

Honours

Churchill Brothers

• Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022 ^[9]

References

1. "LOCAL SPORTS SCAN". Navhind Times. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
2. "Tuff too tough for Vasco SC". Navhind Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
3. "GFA showcause notice to Santosh probables". The Goan. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. Mergulhao, Marcus (25 December 2016). "Not the Churchill Brothers we fondly remember". Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
5. "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
6. "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers - 5 Talking Points". SportsKeeda. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
7. "ISL 2019-20: FC Goa Team Preview: Strength, weakness, squad, key players, prediction".
8. Kingsley Fernandes at Soccerway
9. Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.