Cajetan Fernandes (born 28 February 1989) is an Indian

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who plays for

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa, that competes in Goa Professional League. The club has also competed ...

as a midfielder in

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Career

Early career

Fernandes first hit the headlines when he scored India’s solitary goal in a 1–6 loss to

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at the

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. Fernandes attended Mãe de Pobres High School in

Nuvem Nuvem is a town and part of Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India. Geography Nuvem is situated along the National Highway 17. Its neighbouring villages include Verna, Majorda, and Seraulim. It is located 5 km from ...

and started his youth career with Fransa Pax before moving onto

Salgaocar Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the clu ...

at the age of 17.

Salgaocar

Cajetan won the I-league title with Salgaocar in 2010-11 and was instrumental in Karim Bencherifa's young Indian midfield. His most memorable moment came after scoring & winning the Man of the Match award as Salgaocar came from 2 goals down to beat East Bengal on their way to winning the I-league title. Cajetan also scored an 88th-minute goal for Salgaocar in Delhi as they beat Indian Arrows 3-1 away from home.

Sporting Goa

Fernandes made his debut for Sporting Goa in the

on 21 September 2013 against

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at the Balewadi Sports Complex; as Sporting Goa drew the match 1–1.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

; Salgaocar SC *

(1):

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(1) : 2011–12 ; Sporting Club de Goa *

(runners-up) : 2013-14

References

External links

Cajetan Fernandes
at Goal.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Cajetan 1989 births Living people People from South Goa district Footballers from Goa Salgaocar FC players I-League players Sporting Clube de Goa players Men's association football midfielders Indian men's footballers