James Fernandes
Indian footballer (born 1994)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Fernandes (born 26 June 1994) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Goa Professional League club Churchill Brothers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Benaulim, Goa, India | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salgaocar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Santa Cruz Cavelossim | |||
| 2015–2016 | Salgaocar | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sporting Goa | ||
| 2018 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2018– | Churchill Brothers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:19, 17 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Benaulim, Goa, Fernandes began his career as part of the Salgaocar youth team.[1] In 2008, he participated with the under-15 side during the Nike U-15 Manchester United Premier Cup.[1] In 2013, he was part of the Salgaocar side which won the Goa Football Association state under-18 league.[2] The next season, he was promoted to the under-19 squad which participated in the I-League U19.[3]
During the summer of 2014, Fernandes had a short spell with Goa Professional League club Santa Cruz Cavelossim.[4] Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season, Fernandes was promoted into the Salgaocar first team for their I-League campaign.[5] He made his professional debut for the club on 23 January 2015 against Royal Wahingdoh. Fernandes came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Karma Tsewang in the 0–1 defeat.[6] This would be his only appearance that season in the I-League, before returning to the I-League squad for the next season following the Goa Professional League campaign.[7]
In January 2016, Fernandes joined Sporting Goa for their Goa Professional League season.[8] With Sporting Goa, Fernandes won his first league title and scored in the final match of the season against Vasco.[9] In 2018, Fernandes briefly returned to Salgaocar for Goa Pro League matches before joining Churchill Brothers.[10] While with Churchill Brothers, Fernandes won his second state league title in 2019–20.[11]