Raynier Raymond Fernandes (born 19 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha, on loan from Mumbai City[1] and the India national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raynier Raymond Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, India. | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha, (on a loan from Mumbai City) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Air India | ||
| 2016 | Maharashtra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Mohun Bagan | 19 | (0) |
| 2018– | Mumbai City | 70 | (3) |
| 2022– | → Odisha (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | 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.[2][3] He stayed with the club, playing in the MDFA Elite Division, until 2016.[4] He also represented Maharashtra in the Santosh Trophy in 2016.[5]
Mohun Bagan
On 5 August 2016 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with Mohun Bagan of the I-League.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Odisha
In June 2022, Fernandes moved to Odisha on loan from fellow Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[9] On 17 August, he made his debut for the club against NorthEast United in the Durand Cup, in a thumping 6–0 win.[10][11]
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 7 January 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2016–17 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan total | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 17 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City total | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
| Odisha (loan) |
2022–23 | Indian Super League | 13 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 102 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 125 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
International
- As of match played till 29 March 2021[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
India
- King's Cup third place: 2019
References
- ^ "Raynier Fernandes moves to Odisha FC on season-long loan". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "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.
External links
- Raynier Fernandes at Global Sports Archive
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