Augustin Fernandes
Augustin Melwyn Fernandes (born 13 October 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augustin Melwyn Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sesa Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Salgaocar | 98 | (8) |
| 2015 | → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Pune City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | ATK | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Jamshedpur | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015–2016 | India | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 8 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
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
References
- "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.
- "Augustin Fernandes". Soccerway.