Nora Fernandes

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Nora Fernandes
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Goa, India
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Kerala Blasters
Number 2
Youth career
2017–2019 Salgaocar
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Salgaocar 0 (0)
2020–2023 Churchill Brothers 8 (0)
2023–2024 Aizawl 17 (0)
2024– Kerala Blasters 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:34, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Nora Fernandes (born 18 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

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Career

Salgaocar

Fernandes began his professional career with Salgaocar. He played for them in the U-18 I-League and the Goa Professional League. [1] [2] [3] On 11 November 2017, Nora made his debut for Salgaocar in a 2017–18 Goa Professional League game against FC Bardez which ended in a 2-1 loss. [4]

Churchill Brothers

Fernandes moved to Churchill Brothers in 2020 and got his first game in the 2021–22 season of the I-League. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat of Kenkre on 10 April 2022 at the Naihati Stadium. [5]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 7 May, following his tenure at Aizawl FC, Fernandes signed for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year contract until 2027. [6] He made his debut on 10 August in the 2024 Durand Cup match against CISF Protectors, where he came in as a substitute for Som Kumar in the second-half, as the Blasters won the match 7–0 at full-time, keeping a clean-sheet on his debut. [7]

Career statistics

As of 12 August 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Super Cup AFC OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salgaocar 2017—18 Goa Professional League 2020
2018—19 300
2019—20 401 [a] 00
Total
Churchill Brothers 2020–21 I-League 00000000
2021–22 30004 [b] 060
2022–23 50401090
Total80400000120
Aizawl 2023–24 I-League17000170
Kerala Blasters 2024–25 Indian Super League 00001010
Career total250400010300

Notes

  1. Appearance in Goa Police Cup
  2. Appearances in Goa Professional League

References

  1. "Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar FC play out 1-1 draw". oHeraldo. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. "Goan FC inch closer to GPL title after edging out Salgaocar". oHeraldo. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. "East Bengal Breeze Past Salgaocar To Advance To Maiden U-18 I-League Final". i-league.org. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. "FC Bardez keep Salgaocar FC languishing at the bottom". 11 November 2017.
  5. "I-League: Churchill Brothers come from behind to defeat Kenkre FC". ThePrint. 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "Goalkeeper Nora Fernandes joins Kerala Blasters". Onmanorama. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. Kerala Blasters FC [@KeralaBlasters] (11 August 2024). "Blasters Debut ✅🟡
    Memorable game last night for Sreekuttan, our latest academy player to step up to the senior team, while Nora also stood tall as our last line of defense for the first time in a competitive game! 🧤"
    (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024 via Twitter.
  8. Nora Fernandes at Soccerway