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

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who plays as a

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for Dempo 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 Dempo 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 Myron Fernandes (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dempo S.C. in the I-League. Career Youth Born in Mapusa, Goa, Fernandes started to play football from the age of nine years. Early on, Myron was ...

, 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 Dempo in the

against Sporting Goa at the

Fatorda Stadium Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, locally known as Fatorda Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in Margao, Goa, India. The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches.However after th ...

. 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 Lusophone Games was the 3rd edition of the Lusophone Games, a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It was held from 18 to 29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa. Brazil and Sr ...

being played in

Career statistics

Honours

Goa Lusophony

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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 footballers Dempo SC players Indian Christians Association football midfielders Footballers from Goa I-League players