Nicholas Fernandes is an Indian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...

for

Martyr's Memorial A-Division League Martyr's Memorial A-Division League ( Nepali: शहीद स्मारक ए- डिभिजन लिग; formerly known as the Kathmandu League Championship) is the top divisions of football in Nepal. Contested by 12 to 16 clubs, it operat ...

side

New Road Team New Road Team ( ne, न्यु रोड टिम; better known by its abbreviation NRT) is a Nepalese multi-sports club, widely known for its football achievements. The club is based in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. They compete in the Martyr's Me ...

Club career

In India

Born in

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

, Fernandes started his career with

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

in the Goa Professional League. Before the

2015–16 I-League The 2015–16 I-League was the ninth season of the I-League, the Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season commenced on 9 January 2016, after the Indian Super League finished, and concluded on 24 April 2016 ...

, Fernandes was loaned to Sporting Goa. He made his professional debut for the club in their opening match of the season against

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

. He played 65 minutes as Sporting Goa lost 3–1. In 2020, he moved to Gokulam Kerala FC. He debuted for the ''Malabarians'' on 9 January in a 3–2 defeat to Chennai City. He played his last match on 21 February against NEROCA in their 3–2 loss. In March 2021, Fernandes signed with

FC Bengaluru United Football Club Bengaluru United is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competed in 2021 I-League Qualifiers. Founded in 2018, the club mainly participated in local competitions including Bangalore Super ...

for season-long deal. He was part of the team's

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

season of the BDFA Super Division League win.

In Nepal

In October 2021, Fernandes moved to Nepal and signed with

side Three Star Club for their 2021 season as a SAARC-quota player. Few days later, he moved to another Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Jawalakhel Youth Club for season-long deal. He debuted for the club on 21 November in a 1–0 defeat to

Manang Marshyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club ( ne, मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब) is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu, that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The club is record champion of Nepales ...

. He scored his first goal on 18 December against Chyasal Youth Club in their 1–0 win. He scored his second goal on 27 December in their 2–0 win against

Satdobato Youth Club Satdobato Youth Club (formally known as Satdobato FC) is a Nepalese professional football club from Satdobato, Lalitpur. In 2021, the club was first promoted to play in Nepali top flight, the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. History The c ...

. On June 23, 2022, another Nepali outfit

announced the signing of nine new faces including Fernandes as SAARC quota player from India, and set on the pre-season tour to

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

and

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. In a statement issued by the club's general secretary Narendraman Shrestha, NRT will participate in the inaugural tournament Tuan Yang Terut Cup (TYT Cup) in Penang, Malaysia, organized by

Melaka United Melaka United Football Club () was a defunct Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd which is one of nitrile glove producer in Malaysia. Previously, th ...

, in the pre-season targeting the upcoming A-Division league. On 30 June, he was selected in the starting eleven and appeared in the tournament opener against Indonesian Liga 2 side Karo United in their 5–1 defeat. They again suffered a heavy defeat, by 5–0, in their second match against Malaysia Super League side

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting clube de Goa * Goa Professional League: 2015–16 Bengaluru United *

Bangalore Super Division The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state football competitio ...

FC Bengaluru United crowned champions of BDFA Super Division League 2020-21
''Sportskeeda.com''. Retrieved 25 March 2021

References

External links

* *
Nicholas Fernandes
at Everything For Football * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Nicholas Living people Indian men's footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Sporting Clube de Goa players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Goa Goa Professional League players I-League players Year of birth missing (living people) Gokulam Kerala FC players I-League 2nd Division players FC Bengaluru United players Indian expatriate men's footballers Indian expatriate sportspeople in Nepal Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal