Kingsley_Fernandes
Kingsley Fernandes
Indian footballer
Kingslee Fernandes (born 26 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Betalbatim, Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Vasco | ||
| 2016–2017 | Churchill Brothers | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Goa B | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Churchill Brothers | 53 | (1) |
| 2023– | Punjab | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 11 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Goa, Fernandes started his career with Vasco, playing for their youth side.[1] Fernandes also played for the Vasco senior side in the Goa Professional League.[2] Fernandes was also selected for the Goa side that would participate in the Santosh Trophy but for unknown reasons, did not appear at training camp.[3]
Churchill Brothers
In December 2016 it was revealed that Fernandes had signed with Churchill Brothers for the club's return to the I-League.[4] He made his professional debut for the side on 8 January 2017 in their opening match against Mohun Bagan. Despite his side losing 1–0, Fernandes still played the full match and earned the Hero of the Match award for his performance.[5][6]
FC Goa
Fernandes then joined the reserves side of FC Goa.[citation needed]
He was promoted to the senior team in the year 2019.[7]
Club
- As of 19 April 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Goa B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Goa B total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Goa | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2020–21 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| Churchill Brothers total | 53 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Baji Rout Cup
Churchill Brothers
- Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[9]
- "LOCAL SPORTS SCAN". Navhind Times. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Tuff too tough for Vasco SC". Navhind Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "GFA showcause notice to Santosh probables". The Goan. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Mergulhao, Marcus (25 December 2016). "Not the Churchill Brothers we fondly remember". Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
- "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers - 5 Talking Points". SportsKeeda. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Kingsley Fernandes at Soccerway
- Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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