Gabriel Fernandes (born 22 April 1988) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a winger for English club

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in the Hellenic League.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Fernandes began his career at

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa (simply known as Sporting Goa and abbreviated as SCG) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league s ...

before joining

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in the

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. Fernandes made his debut for Mumbai on 6 October 2012 against

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at the

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. He came on as a 66th-minute substitute for

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as Mumbai lost 3–2. He then scored his first professional goal for Mumbai on 9 November 2014 against Sporting Goa on 9 November 2014 in which his 26th-minute strike was the first of three in a comeback from Mumbai as they won 3–2 after going down 2–0 earlier in the match.

Dempo

On 24 May 2013 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with

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of the

. Fernandes said that his reason for returning to the club where he spent part of his youth career was so he could remain close to family. He made his debut for Dempo on 22 September 2013 against

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at the

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. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for

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as Dempo lost 3–0.

Pune (loan)

On 13 January 2014 it was confirmed that Fernandes had signed for

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of the

on loan from

for the rest of the season. He then made his debut for Pune the next day in the club's opening Federation Cup fixture against

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. He came on as a half-time substitute for

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as Pune drew 1–1. Fernandes then scored his first goals for the club two games later against

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1 ...

on 20 January 2014. He scored two in this match but they were not enough as Pune lost 3–2 and were thus knocked-out of the Federation Cup. Fernandes then scored his first league goal for Pune on 19 February 2014 against

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as Pune won 2–0.

East Bengal

In June 2017, Fernandes signed for

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. He made his debut for

in the

in a 7–1 home win against

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on 24 February 2018. He came in as an 80th-minute substitute for

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and scored his first goal for the club in the 84th minute.

Shrivenham FC

In 2019, Farnandes moved to England and signed with

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outfit

Career statistics

Honours

Sporting Clube dé Goa *

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runner-up:

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Dempo *

Indian Federation Cup The Federation Cup was an annual knockout football competition and the premier cup competition in men's domestic Indian football until 2017. Established in 1977, it was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The Federation Cu ...

: 2014–15

References

External links

I-League Profile

Gabriel Fernandes
at MyKhel * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Gabriel 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from North Goa district Indian men's footballers Indian expatriate men's footballers Mumbai FC players Dempo SC players Pune FC players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Goa I-League players FC Goa players Mumbai City FC players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players East Bengal Club players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Indian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England