Augustin Melwyn Fernandes (born 13 October 1988) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Sudeva Delhi FC in the

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Career

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 bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

, Fernandes began his career with the Sesa Football Academy before signing a professional contract with

side

Salgaocar Salgaocar Football Club (formerly Salgaocar Sporting Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa. Being one of the country's most successful clubs, it is currently operating youth teams. Until the disfunction of its seni ...

in 2011. During his first season with the club, Fernandes helped Salgaocar win the

and Federation Cup titles. In 2015, Fernandes was part of the Indian Super League Draft where he was selected in the second round by

Atlético de Kolkata ATK Football Club (also known as Atlético de Kolkata in association with Atlético Madrid) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the ISL, the top flight of Indian football. They were ...

. After spending the 2015 season with Atlético on loan, Fernandes decided to join

Pune City Pune ( ; , ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona ( the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune ...

on loan for the 2016 ISL season. On 23 July 2017, Fernandes was selected in the 12th round of the

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by ATK for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. He was released by the club in January 2018 without making a single appearance for the side. A year later, on 25 January 2019, Fernandes was signed by fellow

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club,

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International

Fernandes made his international senior debut for

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on 12 November 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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. He came on as a 91st-minute substitute as India won 1–0. On 3 January 2016, Fernandes was in the starting line-up as India defeated

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in the 2015 SAFF Championship Final.

Honours

Club

;Salgaocar *

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* Federation Cup:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

International

;India *

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References

External links

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Augustin 1988 births Living people Indian men's footballers Salgaocar FC players ATK (football club) players FC Pune City players Jamshedpur FC players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Goa Goa Professional League players I-League players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen India men's international footballers Sesa Football Academy players Sudeva Delhi FC players