| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Betalbatim, Goa, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Dempo | ||
| Number | - | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Tata FA | ||
| 2011–2014 | Dempo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Dempo | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | India U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aniston Fernandes (born 4 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dempo in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Betalbatim, Goa, Fernandes started playing football for his school team at the age of eight while attending St Anthony’s High School. He then joined his village school, St Judas High School, before joining the Tata Football Academy in 2008. He then joined the youth team at Dempo in 2011. While at Dempo, Fernandes played for the youth side in the GFA 2nd Division as well as the first-team in the Goa Professional League, the top state league in Goa. Also, in 2011, along with teammate Myron Fernandes, Aniston went abroad to Denmark for three to four months to train at the academy of Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.
Dempo
On 8 March 2014 Fernandes made his professional debut for Dempo in the I-League against Sporting Goa at the Fatorda Stadium. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Alwyn George as Dempo won the match 4–0.
International
Goa-India
On 7 January 2014 it was announced that Fernandes was selected in the 20-man squad for the Goa-India football team that would participate in the 2014 Lusophony Games being played in Goa.
Career statistics
- As of 8 March 2014
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dempo | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honour
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014
References
- ^ Fernandes, Minoo. "Midfielder Aniston relishing Dempo role". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "DENMARK DREAM FOR MYRON, ANISTON". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Interview: Dempo's emerging star Myron Fernandes". Sportskeeda. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- "DEMPO VS. SPORTING GOA 4 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- "Goa Football Association (GFA) has announced a 20-member Goa-India squad for the Lusofonia Games Goa 2014". NewsWala. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- Aniston Fernandes at Soccerway
- Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
External links
| Dempo SC – current squad | |
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