Augustin Melwyn Fernandes (born 13 October 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Sudeva Delhi FC in the I-League.
Career
Born in Goa, Fernandes began his career with the Sesa Football Academy before signing a professional contract with I-League side Salgaocar in 2011.[1] During his first season with the club, Fernandes helped Salgaocar win the I-League and Federation Cup titles.[1]
In 2015, Fernandes was part of the Indian Super League Draft where he was selected in the second round by Atlético de Kolkata.[2] After spending the 2015 season with Atlético on loan, Fernandes decided to join Pune City on loan for the 2016 ISL season.[1]
On 23 July 2017, Fernandes was selected in the 12th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by ATK for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[3] He was released by the club in January 2018 without making a single appearance for the side.[4]
A year later, on 25 January 2019, Fernandes was signed by fellow Indian Super League club, Jamshedpur.[5]
International
Fernandes made his international senior debut for India on 12 November 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Guam. He came on as a 91st-minute substitute as India won 1–0.[6] On 3 January 2016, Fernandes was in the starting line-up as India defeated Afghanistan in the 2015 SAFF Championship Final.[7]
Honours
Club
- Salgaocar[8]
International
- India[8]
References
- ^ a b c "FC Pune City ropes in Narayan Das, Augustin Fernandes". Indian Express. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "ISL 2015 Domestic Players Draft: As it happened". SportsKeeda. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (4 January 2019). "Jamshedpur FC set to sign Augustin Fernandes". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Augustin Fernandes signs for Jamshedpur". Jamshedpur (Twitter).
- ^ "India 1-0 Guam". Soccerway.
- ^ "India 2-1 Afghanistan". Soccerway.
- ^ a b "Augustin Fernandes". Soccerway.