Cajetan Fernandes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuvem, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Goa | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Salgaocar | 5 | (2) |
| 2013–present | Sporting Goa | 36 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2015 | |||
Cajetan Fernandes (born 28 February 1989) is an Indian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Goa as a midfielder in I-League.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Fernandes first hit the headlines when he scored India’s solitary goal in a 1–6 loss to Portugal at the 2009 Lusophony Games.
Fernandes attended Mãe de Pobres High School in Nuvem and started his youth career with Fransa Pax before moving onto Salgaocar at the age of 17.
Salgaocar
[edit]Cajetan won the I-league title with Salgaocar in 2010-11 and was instrumental in Karim Bencherifa's young Indian midfield. His most memorable moment came after scoring & winning the Man of the Match award as Salgaocar came from 2 goals down to beat East Bengal on their way to winning the I-league title.[1] Cajetan also scored an 88th-minute goal for Salgaocar in Delhi as they beat Indian Arrows 3-1 away from home.[2]
Sporting Goa
[edit]Fernandes made his debut for Sporting Goa in the I-League on 21 September 2013 against Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex; as Sporting Goa drew the match 1–1.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 30 May 2014[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Salgaocar | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sporting Goa | 2013-14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Sporting Goa | 2014-15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Salgaocar SC
- Sporting Club de Goa
- Federation Cup (runners-up) : 2013-14[6][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Srivastava, Ayush (25 June 2013). "Beevan D'Mello and Cajetan Fernandes make the switch to Sporting Goa". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Indian Arrows vs. Salgaocar - 15 May 2011". Int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Mumbai FC 1-1 Sporting Goa: Kalu's penalty wins a point for the visitors". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Cajetan Fernandes at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "India - C. Fernandes - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "From the history book, roll of honour". The-aiff.com. 10 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Cajetan Fernandes at Goal.com
- Cajetan Fernandes at Soccerway