Kingsley Fernandes

Kingslee Fernandes (born 26 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.

Kingslee Fernandes
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
Place of birth Betalbatim, Goa, India
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 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)

Career

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.

He was promoted to the senior team in the year 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup Other AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Churchill Brothers 2016–17 I-League 500050
Goa B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 10000100
2018–19 800080
2019–20 100010
Goa B total 190000000190
Goa 2019–20 Indian Super League 003[lower-alpha 1]030
Churchill Brothers 2020–21 I-League 15000151
2021–22 17100171
2022–23 2104[lower-alpha 2]13[lower-alpha 3]1282
Churchill Brothers total 531413100603
Punjab 2023–24 Indian Super League 000000
Career total 771713100873
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Baji Rout Cup

Honours

Churchill Brothers

  • Baji Rout Cup runner-up: 2022[9]

Notes

    References

    1. "LOCAL SPORTS SCAN". Navhind Times. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    2. "Tuff too tough for Vasco SC". Navhind Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    3. "GFA showcause notice to Santosh probables". The Goan. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    4. Mergulhao, Marcus (25 December 2016). "Not the Churchill Brothers we fondly remember". Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    5. "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway.
    6. "Mohun Bagan 1-0 Churchill Brothers - 5 Talking Points". SportsKeeda. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
    7. "ISL 2019-20: FC Goa Team Preview: Strength, weakness, squad, key players, prediction".
    8. Kingsley Fernandes at Soccerway
    9. 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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