Seriton Benny Fernandes (born 26 October 1992), is an Indian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
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 ...
in the
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
.
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 started his career with the
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 ...
youth set-up. After leaving Dempo, Fernandes played with both
Laxmi Prasad and
Churchill Brothers in the
Goa Professional League
The Goa Football League is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of Goa, organised by the Goa Football Association as part of the state leagues. It was formed in 1951 as the Goa Primeira Divisão or Goa First Division, and ...
.
Before the
2015–16 I-League season, Fernandes was loaned to
Sporting Goa. He made his professional debut for the club on 6 February 2016 against
Bengaluru
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
. He started the match and played 70 minutes as Sporting Goa won the match 2–1.
On 8 July 2016, it was announced that Fernandes had signed on permanently with Sporting Goa. Seriton then was selected by Derick Periera to play for
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 ...
for the 2017-18 Indian Super League season. He has also appeared with Goa in the
2021 AFC Champions League
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Al-Hilal won their fourth title by ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
;FC Goa
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Indian Super Cup:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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Indian Super League Premiers:
2019–20
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Durand Cup
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:
2021
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International
; India
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SAFF Championship
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:
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
References
1992 births
Living people
Indian men's footballers
21st-century Indian sportsmen
Footballers from Goa
India men's international footballers
Dempo SC players
Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Sporting CG players
Men's association football midfielders
I-League players
Indian Super League players
FC Goa players
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