Raynier Fernandes
Raynier Raymond Fernandes (born 19 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raynier Raymond Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Goa | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Air India | ||
| 2016 | Maharashtra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Mohun Bagan | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Mumbai City | 70 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Odisha (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023– | Goa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | India | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 7 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021 | |||
Career
Born in Mumbai, Fernandes began his career with Air India.[1][2] He stayed with the club, playing in the MDFA Elite Division, until 2016.[3] He also represented Maharashtra in the Santosh Trophy in 2016.[4]
Mohun Bagan
On 5 August 2016 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with Mohun Bagan of the I-League.[5] He made his debut for the first-team of Mohun Bagan not long after signing on 10 August in their Calcutta Football League opener against George Telegraph.[6] He then made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 13 January 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started and played 69 minutes as Mohun Bagan won 2–0.[7]
Odisha
In June 2022, Fernandes moved to Odisha on loan from fellow Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[8] On 17 August, he made his debut for the club against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, in a thumping 6–0 win.[9][10]
International career
On 5 June 2019, he made his senior international debut for India in a 3–1 defeat against Curaçao at the 2019 King's Cup in Thailand.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2016–17 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City total | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
| Odisha (loan) | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Goa | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 109 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 135 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in play-offs for AFC Cup
References
- "10-man ONGC ground AI to lift Nadkarni Cup". Mumbai Football Club. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- Noronha, Anselm (20 August 2020). "Raynier Fernandes: MDFA to ISL in three years and his brisk rise in Indian football". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- "Air India strikes six to defeat ONGC". DNA India. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "70th Santosh Trophy kicks-off in Nagpur, Maharashtra". The All India Football Federation. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Fernandes to Mohun Bagan". Football Counter (Twitter).
- "George Telegraph fall prey to a ruthless Mohun Bagan". The Home of Indian Football. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Mohun Bagan 2-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
- "Raynier Fernandes moves to Odisha FC". odishafc.com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- Raynier Fernandes at Soccerway
- "Raynier Fernandes". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.