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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Myron Fernandes
| image = Myron fernandes.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Myron during a training session with [[Dempo SC|Dempo]]
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|5|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]], [[India]]
| height = {{height|m=1.68}}
| currentclub = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| clubnumber = 34
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Goa United SA
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Benny XI
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| years1 = 2013–
| clubs1 = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| caps1 = 232
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 27 April 2014
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Myron Fernandes''' (born 2 May 1993) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Dempo S.C.]] in the [[I-League]].

==Career==
===Youth===
Born in [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]], Fernandes started to play football from the age of nine years.<ref name=THT>{{cite web|last=De Sousa|first=Jonathan|title=Indian Football: Profiling The future – Myron Fernandes|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-football-profiling-the-future-myron-fernandes/|work=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref> Early on, Myron was trained by then [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]] player, Sebastian D’Costa, who was also his uncle.<ref name=THT/> In school Myron played for the U14 side for St. Britto's High School at the age of 11.<ref name=THT/> Later Myron was selected to train at the Goa United Sports Academy under the coaching of Agostinho Dias.<ref name=THT/> Then, at the age of only 15, Fernandes was signed by Benny XI to play for the club's senior side in the Goa First Division which is only a level below the [[Goa Professional League]], the top-tier league in Goa.<ref name=THT/> He managed to score six goals for the club before being signed by [[Dempo S.C.]] to join their youth set-up.<ref name=THT/>

In 2008 Fernandes was selected to the [[Goa football team|Goa U15]] to train in Portugal.<ref name=THT/> While in Portugal, Fernandes and Goa trained at the academy of [[Vitória S.C.]] and even played against the academy sides of [[S.C. Braga]], [[S.L. Benfica]], and [[Boavista F.C.]] for a week.<ref name=THT/> After the stint in Portugal Fernandes was then selected, along with 13 other footballers from Goa, to train at the Manchester United Soccer Schools in [[Manchester]], [[England]].<ref name=THT/> The next year, Fernandes was the only Indian footballer selected for the "Gary Linekar scholarship" which saw him train for one week at the academy of [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref name=THT/>

Then, in February 2011 Fernandes was selected, along with teammate Aniston Fernandes, to train at the academy of [[FC Midtjylland]] for three to four months.<ref name=DSCDenmark>{{cite web|title=DENMARK DREAM FOR MYRON, ANISTON|url=http://demposportsclub.com/?p=48|work=Dempo Sports Club|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref>

===Dempo===
Fernandes made his professional debut for [[Dempo S.C.]] in the [[I-League]] on 29 September 2013 against [[Mumbai F.C.]] at the [[Balewadi Sports Complex]] in which he came on in the 92nd minute for [[Clifford Miranda]] as Dempo managed to only draw the match 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=MUMBAI VS. DEMPO 1 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/29/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dempo-sports-club/1585287/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 April 2014}}<ref>{{soccerway|myron-fernandes/269846}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|[[I-League]]||2||0||0||0||—||—||—||—||2||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0
|}

==Personal==
Fernandes is a fan of [[Manchester United F.C.]] and his favorite player is [[Cristiano Ronaldo]].<ref name=THT/>

==Honour==

===Goa Lusophony ===
*[[2014 Lusophony Games]] (1)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=myron-fernandes I-League Profile].

{{Dempo S.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Myron}}
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Christians]]
[[Category:Dempo S.C. players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:People from Mapusa]]

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