| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Goa | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011ā2013 | Salgaocar | 5 | (2) |
| 2013āpresent | Sporting Goa | 36 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 | edit source]
Early career[edit | edit source]
Fernandes first hit the headlines when he scored Indiaās solitary goal in a 1ā6 loss to Portugal at the 2009 Lusophony Games.
Fernandes attended MĆ£e 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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 1ā1.[3]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
Club[edit | edit source]
- 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 | 2012ā13 | 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 | edit source]
Club[edit | edit source]
- Salgaocar SC
- Sporting Club de Goa
- Federation Cup (Runners-up) : 2013-14,[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/06/25/4073318/beevan-dmello-and-cajetan-fernandes-make-the-switch-to
- ā "Indian Arrows vs. Salgaocar - 15 May 2011 - Soccerway".
- ā "Mumbai FC 1-1 Sporting Goa: Kalu's penalty wins a point for the visitors". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ā Cajetan Fernandes at Soccerway
- ā "India - C. Fernandes - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ā "India - C. Fernandes - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ā "From the history book, roll of honour". 10 January 2015.
- ā "India - C. Fernandes - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links[edit | edit source]
- Cajetan Fernandes at Goal.com
- Cajetan Fernandes at Soccerway