Aniston Fernandes (born 4 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dempo in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Betalbatim, Goa, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dempo | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Tata FA | ||
| 2011–2014 | Dempo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Dempo | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | India U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Betalbatim, Goa, Fernandes started playing football for his school team at the age of eight while attending St Anthony’s High School.[1] He then joined his village school, St Judas High School, before joining the Tata Football Academy in 2008. He then joined the youth team at Dempo in 2011.[1] While at Dempo, Fernandes played for the youth side in the GFA 2nd Division as well as the first-team in the Goa Professional League, the top state league in Goa.[1] Also, in 2011, along with teammate Myron Fernandes, Aniston went abroad to Denmark for three to four months to train at the academy of Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.[2][3]
Dempo
editOn 8 March 2014 Fernandes made his professional debut for Dempo in the I-League against Sporting Goa at the Fatorda Stadium. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Alwyn George as Dempo won the match 4–0.[4]
International
editGoa-India
editOn 7 January 2014 it was announced that Fernandes was selected in the 20-man squad for the Goa-India football team that would participate in the 2014 Lusophony Games being played in Goa.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 8 March 2014[6]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dempo | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honour
editIndia U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Fernandes, Minoo. "Midfielder Aniston relishing Dempo role". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "DENMARK DREAM FOR MYRON, ANISTON". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Interview: Dempo's emerging star Myron Fernandes". Sportskeeda. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "DEMPO VS. SPORTING GOA 4 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Goa Football Association (GFA) has announced a 20-member Goa-India squad for the Lusofonia Games Goa 2014". NewsWala. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Aniston Fernandes at Soccerway
- ^ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021