Stendly Teotonio Fernandes (born 22 April 2000) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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. In the

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, he plays for his home state,

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Career

Fernandes played for Sirlim Sports Club in

as a seven-year-old. In 2012, he was drafted into Sporting Goa's youth development program. In 2018, he was part of their youth team in

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's U-18 Youth League, in the Goa Zone. Fernandes was a student at the Rosary Higher Secondary School,

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, during this time. In January that year, he earned the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports scholarship, the only Goan among 19 others. Fernandes played as an

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for his team. A 2018 report stated: "There are times when he moves way forward and times when he falls back. When he is up, he is quick to take shots at goals and has shown his penchant to shoot from out of the box often."

Sporting Goa

Starting 2018, Fernandes played for Sporting Goa Reserves competing in the

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. In 2019, he captained Sporting Goa's under-20 side to the final of the

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's (GFA) U-20 Taca Goa tournament, where they lost to Goan FC. After a loan stint with Bengaluru United in 2021 to compete in the I-League qualifiers, he returned to SC Goa the same year.

Churchill Brothers

In September 2023, Fernandes' signing was announced by

, that competed in the

. Playing in its 2023–24 season, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win at home against NEROCA on 10 December. On 4 March 2024, he scored the opening goal against

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in a 2–1 victory.

Career statistics

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Nora 2000 births Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Goa Men's association football midfielders I-League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Churchill Brothers FC Goa players