Aniston Fernandes (born 4 July 1993) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Dempo Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding c ...

in the

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Career

Early career

Born in Betalbatim,

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, Fernandes started playing football for his school team at the age of eight while attending St Anthony’s High School. He then joined his village school, St Judas High School, before joining the

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in 2008. He then joined the youth team at

in 2011. While at Dempo, Fernandes played for the youth side in the GFA 2nd Division as well as the first-team in the

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, the top state league in Goa. Also, in 2011, along with teammate Myron Fernandes, Aniston went abroad to Denmark for three to four months to train at the academy of

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side

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Dempo

On 8 March 2014 Fernandes made his professional debut for

in the

against Sporting Goa at the

Fatorda Stadium Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (also known as Fatorda Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both football and cricket matches. It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capac ...

. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for

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as Dempo won the match 4–0.

International

Goa-India

On 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 The 2014 Lusofonia Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusofonia Games, a multi-sport event held between athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa. Brazil and Sri L ...

being played in

Career statistics

Honour

India U20 (Goa India) *

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Gold medal:

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Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament
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References

External links

I-League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Aniston 1993 births Living people Indian men's footballers India men's youth international footballers Footballers from Goa Dempo SC players Indian Christians Men's association football midfielders I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen