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{{short description|Indian association football player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James Fernandes
| image =
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| fullname = James Fernandes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Benaulim]], [[Goa]], India
| height = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
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| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Santa Cruz Cavelossim
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2018
| clubs3 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2018–
| clubs5 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
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| club-update = 09:19, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
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'''James Fernandes''' (born 26 June 1994) is an Indian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Goa Professional League]] club [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Benaulim]], [[Goa]], Fernandes began his career as part of the [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]] youth team.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |title=Salgaocar in semis despite loss |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072616/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOI&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIGO/2008/12/03&ID=Ar01505 |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 December 2008}}</ref> In 2008, he participated with the under-15 side during the Nike U-15 Manchester United Premier Cup.<ref name="toi"/> In 2013, he was part of the Salgaocar side which won the [[Goa Football Association]] state under-18 league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salgaocar emerge U-18 champs |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025920/http://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/salgaocar-emerge-u18-champs/65986.html |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[O Heraldo]] |date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The next season, he was promoted to the under-19 squad which participated in the [[Elite League (India)|I-League U19]].<ref>{{cite news |title=James and Albino help Salgaocar win |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/james-and-albino-help-salgaocar-win-114031401035_1.html |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=14 March 2014}}</ref>

During the summer of 2014, Fernandes had a short spell with [[Goa Professional League]] club Santa Cruz Cavelossim.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vasco upset Cavelossim |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Vasco-upset-Cavelossim/80055 |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[O Heraldo]] |date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Prior to the start of the [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]] season, Fernandes was promoted into the Salgaocar first team for their [[I-League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite web |title=Salgaocar 2014–15 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/salgaocar-fc/2015/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the club on 23 January 2015 against [[Wahingdoh FC|Royal Wahingdoh]]. Fernandes came on as a 83rd minute substitute for [[Karma Tsewang]] in the 0–1 defeat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Salgaocar 01 Royal Wahingdoh |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/01/23/india/i-league/salgaocar-sports-club/royal-wahingdoh-fc/1980975/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref> This would be his only appearance that season in the I-League, before returning to the I-League squad for the next season following the [[Goa Professional League]] campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mergulhao |first1=Marcus |title=Salgaocar hope for rub of the green in I-League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Salgaocar-hope-for-rub-of-the-green-in-I-League/articleshow/50474581.cms |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=7 January 2016}}</ref>

In January 2016, Fernandes joined [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] for their Goa Professional League season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goa Pro League 2016 |url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/goa_pro_league_2016/team.html |work=KolkataFootball}}</ref> With Sporting Goa, Fernandes won his first league title and scored in the final match of the season against [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting end on winning song |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2016/01/01/sports/sporting-end-on-winning-song/ |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[The Navhind Times]] |date=1 January 2016}}</ref> In 2018, Fernandes briefly returned to [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]] for Goa Pro League matches before joining [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempo edge past salgaocar to keep title hopes alive |url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/m/details.php?n_id=126539 |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[O Heraldo]] |date=17 February 2018}}</ref> While with Churchill Brothers, Fernandes won his second state league title in [[2019–20 Goa Professional League|2019–20]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A new-look Churchill Bros on mission to defend the title |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/-A-newlook-Churchill-Bros-on-mission-to-defend-the-title/169887 |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=[[O Heraldo]] |date=18 January 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 23 January 2015}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|james-fernandes/394601}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup
!colspan=2|Continental
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|[[I-League]]||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|}

==Honours==
'''Sporting Goa'''
*[[Goa Professional League]]: [[2015–16 Goa Professional League|2015–16]]

'''Churchill Brothers'''
*[[Goa Professional League]]: [[2019–20 Goa Professional League|2019–20]]
*Goa Police Cup: 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting Goa down Churchill Brothers to lift Goa Police Cup |url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-police-cup-2018-sporting-goa-churchill-brothers-match-report |access-date=17 April 2021 |work=Khel Now |date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, James}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Goa]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Sporting Clube de Goa players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]

James Fernandes - Revision history

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