Myron Fernandes (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a forward for

Dempo S.C. Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known a ...

in the

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Career

Youth

Born in

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, Fernandes started to play football from the age of nine years. Early on, Myron was trained by then

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player, Sebastian D’Costa, who was also his uncle. In school Myron played for the U14 side for St. Britto's High School at the age of 11. Later Myron was selected to train at the Goa United Sports Academy under the coaching of Agostinho Dias. Then, at the age of only 15, Fernandes was signed by Benny XI to play for the club's senior side in the Goa First Division which is only a level below the

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, the top-tier league in Goa. He managed to score six goals for the club before being signed by

to join their youth set-up. In 2008, Fernandes was selected to the Goa U15 to train in Portugal. While in Portugal, Fernandes and Goa trained at the academy of

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and even played against the academy sides of

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, and

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for a week. After the stint in Portugal Fernandes was then selected, along with 13 other footballers from Goa, to train at the Manchester United Soccer Schools in

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. The next year, Fernandes was the only Indian footballer selected for the "Gary Linekar scholarship" which saw him train for one week at the academy of

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. Then, in February 2011 Fernandes was selected, along with teammate Aniston Fernandes, to train at the academy of

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side

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for three to four months.

Dempo

Fernandes made his professional debut for

in the

on 29 September 2013 against Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he came on in the 92nd minute for

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as Dempo managed to only draw the match 1–1.

Career statistics

Personal

Fernandes is a fan of

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and his favorite player is

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Honour

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, Myron 1993 births Living people Indian footballers Indian Christians Dempo SC players Association football forwards Footballers from Goa I-League players People from Mapusa