Gabriel Fernandes
Gabriel Fernandes (born 22 April 1988) is an Indian professional footballer footballer who plays as a winger for English club Shrivenham F.C. in the Hellenic League
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Batim, Goa, India[2] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Pune City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dempo | |||
| Sporting Goa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Sporting Goa | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mumbai | 24 | (4) |
| 2013–2015 | Dempo | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Pune (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | → FC Goa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mumbai City | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | Salgaocar | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Churchill Brothers | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | East Bengal | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Pune City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Shrivenham F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17,2 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Porvorim, Goa, Fernandes began his career at Sporting Clube de Goa before joining Mumbai in the I-League.[4] Fernandes made his debut for Mumbai on 6 October 2012 against Pailan Arrows at the Salt Lake Stadium. He came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Subhash Chakraborty as Mumbai lost 3–2.[5] He then scored his first professional goal for Mumbai on 9 November 2014 against Sporting Goa on 9 November 2014 in which his 26th-minute strike was the first of three in a comeback from Mumbai as they won 3–2 after going down 2–0 earlier in the match.[6]
Dempo
On 24 May 2013 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with Dempo of the I-League.[4] Fernandes said that his reason for returning to the club where he spent part of his youth career was so he could remain close to family.[4] He made his debut for Dempo on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong at the Duler Stadium. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Clifford Miranda as Dempo lost 3–0.[7]
Pune (loan)
On 13 January 2014 it was confirmed that Fernandes had signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League on loan from Dempo for the rest of the season.[8] He then made his debut for Pune the next day in the club's opening Federation Cup fixture against Eagles. He came on as a half-time substitute for Arata Izumi as Pune drew 1–1.[9] Fernandes then scored his first goals for the club two games later against Churchill Brothers on 20 January 2014. He scored two in this match but they were not enough as Pune lost 3–2 and were thus knocked-out of the Federation Cup.[10]
Fernandes then scored his first league goal for Pune on 19 February 2014 against Mohammedan as Pune won 2–0.[11]
East Bengal
In June 2017, Fernandes signed for East Bengal.[12] He made his debut for East Bengal in the I-League in a 7-1 home win against Chennai City on 24 February 2018. He came in as an 80th-minute substitute for Brandon Vanlalremdika and scored his first goal for the club in the 84th minute.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 29 April 2017[14]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mumbai | 2012–13 | I-League | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| Dempo | 2013–14 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Pune (loan) | 2013–14 | I-League | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| FC Goa (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Dempo | 2014–15 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2015 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Salgaocar | 2015–16 | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2016–17 | I-League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | I-League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | 74 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 11 | ||
References
- Gabriel Fernandes at Soccerway
- "Pune Football Club Adds Nicolau Borges, Gabriel Fernandes, and Nawab Zeeshan For Remainder Of 2013-2014 Season". India Noon. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Gabriel Fernandes". Football Database. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Gabriel Fernandes signs for Dempo". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Arrows vs. Mumbai 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Mumbai vs. Sporting Goa 3 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Dempo vs. Shillong Lajong 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Pune FC add Nicolau, Gabriel and Zeeshan to line up". Zee News. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Noronha, Anselm. "Pune FC 1-1 Eagles FC: Rozario's side steal a point". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- Noronha, Anselm. "Churchill Brothers SC 3-2 Pune FC: A brace on either side in five-goal thriller". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Pune FC blank Mohammedan 2-0". Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "East Bengal sign Salam Ranjan Singh and Gabriel Fernandes, retain Luis Barreto". Goal. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "I-League 2017-18: Dudu Omagbemi bags four goals as East Bengal run riot against shambolic Southerners". goal.com.
- "Gabriel Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
External links
- I-League Profile.
- Gabriel Fernandes at Soccerway