Victorino Fernandes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victorino Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Goa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Assolda–Chandor | ||
| 2006–2010 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Sporting Goa | ||
| 2015 | → Goa (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mumbai | 13 | (3) |
| 2017– | Sporting Goa | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | India | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 20 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Victorino Fernandes (born 3 February 1989) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Sporting Clube De Goa in the Goa Professional League.
Early career[edit]
Victorino started his footballing career at the age of 17 by playing for local amateur side Assolda-Chandor.[1] However, the same year, Victorino joined local I-League side Salgaocar's youth team, where he stayed till 2010 before signing for Sporting Goa. He then got suspended by the Goa Football Association after it was found that he attempted to sign for Dempo while still contracted to Sporting Goa. While suspended Victorino played for Goa League 1st Division side Santa Cruz before finally signing for Sporting Goa officially.[2]
Career[edit]
Sporting Clube de Goa[edit]
In June 2010, Victorino signed for Sporting Goa who were then playing in the I-League 2nd Division. After one season in the 2nd division, he helped his side gain promotion to the I-League after Sporting Goa finished as runners-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division.
Victorino started the 2011–12 season in the 2011–12 I-League with Sporting Goa. On 31 October 2011, he scored his first and second I-League goals against Shillong Lajong in Sporting's 4–3 victory.[3] He then scored again on 19 November 2011, against Chirag United and then again on 23 November 2011, against Mumbai.[4]
Fernandes helped Sporting qualify for 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup semi-finals. After trailing 1–3 against East Bengal in the last group game, Fernandes scored a hat-trick and helped the team reach semi finals.[5] Victorino missed his teams' early I-League with injury.
FC Goa[edit]
In July 2015 Fernandes was drafted to play for FC Goa in the 2015 Indian Super League.[6]
International career[edit]
On 19 November 2013, Fernandes made his debut for the Indian team against Nepal in an International friendly match at Siliguri, West Bengal.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 15 January 2017[7]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Goa | 2011 | I-League 2nd Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | I-League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | I-League | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |
| FC Goa (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Mumbai | 2016-17 | Indian Super League | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 68 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 84 | 25 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Players To Watch – Sporting Clube De Goa Striker Victorino Fernandes". goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Players To Watch – Sporting Clube De Goa Striker Victorino Fernandes". goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Players To Watch – Sporting Clube De Goa Striker Victorino Fernandes". goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Mumbai FC 2-1 Sporting Clube De Goa – Khalid Jamil's Men Hand Flaming Oranje Their First Defeat". goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Bera, Kaustav (6 January 2015). "East Bengal 3-4 Sporting Clube de Goa: The Flaming Oranje go through at the Red and Golds' expense". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Victorino Fernandes at Soccerway