Francisco Fernandes also known as Francis Fernandes (born 25 November 1985 in Vasco da Gama, Goa) is an Indian professional

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er playing primarily as a winger for the Indian club

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in the Goa Professional League.

Career

Fernandes has spent his childhood in

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, near to the tourist hotspot of

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. It was there that he learnt his first lessons in football. He played for his school, Regina Mundi, and later, while at MES college, he gave trials for

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and got selected for Vasco U-19. After two successful seasons with the

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senior team, he joined

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in 2006.

International career

Fernandes scored his first international goal in a 3–2 loss to

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on 6 October 2014.

International statistics

International goals

:''India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes goal.''

Honours

India *

SAFF Championship The South Asian Football Federation Championship, commonly known as SAFF Championship (previously known as ''South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup'' and ''South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup''), is the main international ...

runner-up:

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Chennaiyin FC * Indian Super League: 2017–18

References

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