Nicholas Fernandes

Nicholas Fernandes is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side New Road Team.

Nicholas Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Fernandes^[1]
Place of birth	Goa, India
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	New Road Team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Churchill Brothers	30	(1)
2015–2016	Sporting Goa
2016–2019	Churchill Brothers	13	(0)
2020	Gokulam Kerala	1	(0)
2020–2021	Bengaluru United	8	(0)
2021	Three Star Club	0	(0)
2021–2022	Jawalakhel YC	7	(2)
2022–	New Road Team	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2022

Club career

In India

Born in Goa, Fernandes started his career with Churchill Brothers in the Goa Professional League.^[2] Before the 2015–16 I-League, Fernandes was loaned to Sporting Goa.^[3] He made his professional debut for the club in their opening match of the season against East Bengal. He played 65 minutes as Sporting Goa lost 3–1.^[4]

In 2020, he moved to Gokulam Kerala FC.^[5][6] He debuted for the Malabarians on 9 January in a 3–2 defeat to Chennai City.^[7] He played his last match on 21 February against NEROCA in their 3–2 loss.

In March 2021, Fernandes signed with FC Bengaluru United for season-long deal. He was part of the team's 2020–21 season of the BDFA Super Division League win.^[8]

In Nepal

In October 2021, Fernandes moved to Nepal and signed with Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Three Star Club for their 2021 season as a SAARC-quota player.^[9][10]

Few days later, he moved to another Martyr's Memorial A-Division League side Jawalakhel Youth Club for season-long deal.^[11] He debuted for the club on 21 November in a 1–0 defeat to Manang Marshyangdi Club.^[12] He scored his first goal on 18 December against Chyasal Youth Club in their 1–0 win.^[13][14] He scored his second goal on 27 December in their 2–0 win against Satdobato Youth Club.^[15]

On June 23, 2022, another Nepali outfit New Road Team announced the signing of nine new faces including Fernandes as SAARC quota player from India, and set on the pre-season tour to Malaysia and Thailand.^[16] In a statement issued by the club's general secretary Narendraman Shrestha, NRT will participate in the inaugural tournament Tuan Yang Terut Cup (TYT Cup) in Penang, Malaysia, organized by Melaka United, in the pre-season targeting the upcoming A-Division league.^[17] On 30 June, he was selected in the starting eleven and appeared in the tournament opener against Indonesian Liga 2 side Karo United in their 5–1 defeat. They again suffered a heavy defeat, by 5–0, in their second match against Malaysia Super League side Penang.^[18]

Career statistics

As of 10 February 2018^[19]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Goa	2015–16	I-League	14	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	14	2
Churchill Brothers	2016–17	I-League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
Churchill Brothers	2017–18	I-League	11	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	11	1
Churchill Brothers	2018–19	I-League	13	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	13	0
Career total			39	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	3

Honours

Sporting clube de Goa

• Goa Professional League: 2015–16^[20]

Bengaluru United

• Bangalore Super Division: 2020–21^[21]

See also

• List of Indian football players in foreign leagues

References

1. Player info: Nicholas Fernandes 5 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
2. "Churchill Bros SC stun Sporting Clube de Goa". Herald Goa. 28 August 2015. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. "Sporting Clube de Goa – East Bengal Preview – Goan champions come up against their Kolkata counterparts". Goal.com. 10 January 2016. from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
4. "Sporting Goa 1-3 East Bengal". Soccerway. from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
5. Lopes, Flavio (14 September 2020). "Nicholas, Ronaldo, Jason join FC Bengaluru United - Times of India". The Times of India. from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
6. "Gokulam Kerala signed winger Nicholas Fernandes". from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
7. I-League: Former champions Chennai City beat Gokulam Kerala 2–1 The Times of India. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
8. "BDFA Super Division League". The Away End. from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
9. "INDIAN FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEWS/ DAILY NEWS (2021)". kolkatafootball.com. from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
10. "Nicholas Fernandes will represent Three Star Club in the 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League". www.facebook.com (Football Philosophers). from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
11. "Team info: Jawalakhel Youth Club (2021–22)". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
12. Joshi, Elite (22 April 2022). "MMC, Brigade pull off struggling wins". www.kathmandupost.com. Kathmandu: The Kathmandu Post. from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
13. . the-anfa.com. All Nepal Football Association. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
14. A Division League 2021: Jawalakhel Youth Club vs Chyasal Youth Club. goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
15. . thehimalayantimes.com. Himalayan News Service. 28 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
16. Staff Reporter, Hamro Khelkud (23 June 2022). . www.hamrokhelkud.com. Kathmandu, Nepal: Hamro Khelkud. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
17. "NRT to play TYT Cup in Malaysia Kathmandu (Our Sports)". sabaikopatrika.com. Sabaiko Patrika. 4 June 2022. from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
18. "New Road Team Suffer Heavy Defeat Against Penang FC In The TYT Cup". www.goalnepal.com. Goal Nepal. 2 July 2022. from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
19. Nicholas Fernandes at Soccerway
20. "Goa Pro League 2015-2016 Fixtures" 2016-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, Goa Football Association, Top scorer, Match Live.
21. FC Bengaluru United crowned champions of BDFA Super Division League 2020-21 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021

External links

• Nicholas Fernandes on Facebook
• Nicholas Fernandes at Global Sports Archive
• Nicholas Fernandes at Everything For Football
• Nicholas Fernandes on Instagram