Seriton Fernandes

Seriton Benny Fernandes (born 26 October 1992), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Goa in the Indian Super League.

Seriton Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Seriton Benny Fernandes
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Place of birth Goa, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 20
Youth career
Dempo
2014 Laxmi Prasad
2015 Churchill Brothers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Churchill Brothers 13 (0)
2015–2016 → Sporting Goa (loan) 8 (0)
2017– Goa 93 (0)
National team‡
2021– India 4 (0)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 25 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:24, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Goa, Fernandes started his career with the Dempo youth set-up.[1] After leaving Dempo, Fernandes played with both Laxmi Prasad and Churchill Brothers in the Goa Professional League.[2][3]

Before the 2015–16 I-League season, Fernandes was loaned to Sporting Goa.[4] He made his professional debut for the club on 6 February 2016 against Bengaluru. He started the match and played 70 minutes as Sporting Goa won the match 2–1.[5]

On 8 July 2016, it was announced that Fernandes had signed on permanently with Sporting Goa.[6] Seriton then was selected by Derick Periera to play for Goa for the 2017-18 Indian Super League season. He has also appeared with Goa in the 2021 AFC Champions League.

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 February 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Goa (loan) 2015–16 I-League 8000—80
Churchill Brothers 2016–17 1303[lower-alpha 1]0—160
Goa 2017–18 Indian Super League 1903[lower-alpha 1]0—220
2018–19 2104[lower-alpha 1]1—251
2019–20 19000—190
2020–21 190005[lower-alpha 2]0240
2021-22 1501[lower-alpha 3]0—160
Career total 1140111501301
  1. Appearances in the Super Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearances in Durand Cup

International
As of 26 March 2022[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 2021 3 0
2022 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Club
FC Goa

International
India

References
  1. "Dempo To Begin Pre-Season Training From 15th July". Dempo Sports Club. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. "Vasco SC and Tuff Laxmi Prasad qualify". The Hindu. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. "Seriton sends Churchill back on top". Navhind Times. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. "Payback Time For Strike Force Odafa". Times of India. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. "Bengaluru FC 1-2 Sporting Goa". Soccerway.
  6. "Sporting Clube de Goa start pre-season practice amidst uncertainty over I-League future". Goal.com. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  7. Seriton Fernandes at Soccerway
  8. Seriton Fernandes at Soccerway
  9. "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.


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