Gabriel Fernandes
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{distinguish|Gabriel Fernández (disambiguation){{!}}Gabriel Fernández}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gabriel Fernandes
| image =
| fullname = Gabriel Fernandes
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|22|df=y}}{{soccerway|gabriel-fernandes/271504}}
| birth_place = Batim, Goa, India{{cite web|title=Pune Football Club Adds Nicolau Borges, Gabriel Fernandes, and Nawab Zeeshan For Remainder Of 2013-2014 Season|url=http://www.indianoon.com/news/sports-football/pune-football-club-adds-nicolau-borges-gabriel-fernandes-and-nawab-zeeshan-for-remainder-of-2013-2014-season-16793.html|work=India Noon|access-date=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225172212/http://www.indianoon.com/news/sports-football/pune-football-club-adds-nicolau-borges-gabriel-fernandes-and-nawab-zeeshan-for-remainder-of-2013-2014-season-16793.html|archive-date=25 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
| height =
| currentclub = FC Pune City
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Right winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Dempo
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Sporting Goa
| years1 = 2009–2012
| clubs1 = Sporting Goa
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = Mumbai
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = Dempo
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = → Pune (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = → FC Goa (loan)
| caps5 = 8
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = Mumbai City
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016
| clubs7 = Salgaocar
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017
| clubs8 = Churchill Brothers
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = East Bengal
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 =FC Pune City
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–
| clubs11 =Shrivenham
| caps11 =
| goals11 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 14:17,2 September 2018 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Gabriel Fernandes (born 22 April 1988) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Shrivenham in the Hellenic League.
Career
=Early career=
Born in Porvorim, Goa, Fernandes began his career at Sporting Clube de Goa before joining Mumbai in the I-League.{{cite web|title=Gabriel Fernandes signs for Dempo|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/24/4000179/gabriel-fernandes-signs-for-dempo|work=Goal.com|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118112234/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/24/4000179/gabriel-fernandes-signs-for-dempo|url-status=live}} Fernandes made his debut for Mumbai on 6 October 2012 against Pailan Arrows at the Salt Lake Stadium. He came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Subhash Chakraborty as Mumbai lost 3–2.{{cite web|title=Arrows vs. Mumbai 3 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/06/india/i-league/aiff-xi/mumbai-fc/1394144/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031116/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/06/india/i-league/aiff-xi/mumbai-fc/1394144/|url-status=live}} He then scored his first professional goal for Mumbai on 9 November 2014 against Sporting Goa on 9 November 2014 in which his 26th-minute strike was the first of three in a comeback from Mumbai as they won 3–2 after going down 2–0 earlier in the match.{{cite web|title=Mumbai vs. Sporting Goa 3 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/09/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/sporting-club-de-goa/1394172/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=27 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827184532/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/09/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/sporting-club-de-goa/1394172/|url-status=live}}
=Dempo=
On 24 May 2013 it was announced that Fernandes had signed with Dempo of the I-League. Fernandes said that his reason for returning to the club where he spent part of his youth career was so he could remain close to family. He made his debut for Dempo on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong at the Duler Stadium. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Clifford Miranda as Dempo lost 3–0.{{cite web|title=Dempo vs. Shillong Lajong 0 - 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/dempo-sports-club/lajong-sc/1585276/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720071344/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/dempo-sports-club/lajong-sc/1585276/|url-status=live}}
==Pune (loan)==
On 13 January 2014 it was confirmed that Fernandes had signed for Pune F.C. of the I-League on loan from Dempo for the rest of the season.{{cite web|title=Pune FC add Nicolau, Gabriel and Zeeshan to line up|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/pune-fc-add-nicolau-gabriel-and-zeeshan-to-line-up_778156.html|work=Zee News|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224003621/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/pune-fc-add-nicolau-gabriel-and-zeeshan-to-line-up_778156.html|url-status=live}} He then made his debut for Pune the next day in the club's opening Federation Cup fixture against Eagles. He came on as a half-time substitute for Arata Izumi as Pune drew 1–1.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Pune FC 1-1 Eagles FC: Rozario's side steal a point|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/126385/pune-fc-vs-eagles-fc/report?ICID=OP|work=Goal.com|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502071632/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/126385/pune-fc-vs-eagles-fc/report?ICID=OP|url-status=live}} Fernandes then scored his first goals for the club two games later against Churchill Brothers on 20 January 2014. He scored two in this match but they were not enough as Pune lost 3–2 and were thus knocked-out of the Federation Cup.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Churchill Brothers SC 3-2 Pune FC: A brace on either side in five-goal thriller|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122940/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-pune-fc/report?ICID=OP|work=Goal.com|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430045546/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122940/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-pune-fc/report?ICID=OP|url-status=live}}
Fernandes then scored his first league goal for Pune on 19 February 2014 against Mohammedan as Pune won 2–0.{{cite web|title=Pune FC blank Mohammedan 2-0|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-blank-Mohammedan-2-0/articleshow/30689060.cms|work=Times of India|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-date=17 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417160528/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-blank-Mohammedan-2-0/articleshow/30689060.cms|url-status=live}}
=East Bengal=
In June 2017, Fernandes signed for East Bengal.{{cite web|title=East Bengal sign Salam Ranjan Singh and Gabriel Fernandes, retain Luis Barreto|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-east-bengal-sign-salam-ranjan-singh-and-gabriel/1iq962jfkbt2e1vxq6onf03o07|publisher=Goal|accessdate=29 September 2017|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929183710/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-east-bengal-sign-salam-ranjan-singh-and-gabriel/1iq962jfkbt2e1vxq6onf03o07|url-status=live}} He made his debut for East Bengal in the I-League in a 7–1 home win against Chennai City on 24 February 2018. He came in as an 80th-minute substitute for Brandon Vanlalremdika and scored his first goal for the club in the 84th minute.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/match/east-bengal-v-chennai-city/report/bzlhvii12eg53izv54o8upe96|title=I-League 2017-18: Dudu Omagbemi bags four goals as East Bengal run riot against shambolic Southerners|publisher=goal.com|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064722/http://www.goal.com/en-in/match/east-bengal-v-chennai-city/report/bzlhvii12eg53izv54o8upe96|url-status=live}}
=Shrivenham FC=
In 2019, Farnandes moved to England and signed with Hellenic Football League outfit Shrivenham.{{cite web|title=One of the 'could-have-beens' - Gabriel Fernandes' injury-ridden career|first=Sooraj|last=Kamath|date=14 July 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-fc-goa-east-bengal-gabriel-fernandes-injury/me3p2azbd1a11cywq4a6wkz4z|access-date=27 April 2021|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427180308/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-fc-goa-east-bengal-gabriel-fernandes-injury/me3p2azbd1a11cywq4a6wkz4z|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Federation Cup !colspan="2"|Others !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Mumbai
|24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |
| Dempo
|I-League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Pune (loan)
|I-League |9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | |
| FC Goa (loan)
|2014 |8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Dempo
|I-League |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Mumbai City
|2015 |Indian Super League |5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Salgaocar
|I-League |1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Churchill Brothers
|I-League |7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| East Bengal
|I-League |2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!74 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 11 |
Honours
Sporting Clube dé Goa
- I-League 2nd Division runner-up: 2010–11
Dempo
- Indian Federation Cup: 2014–15{{Cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1773/federation-cup/2015/01/11/7856532/dempo-sc-1-2-bengaluru-fc-the-blues-win-their-first|title=Dempo SC 1–2 Bengaluru FC: The Blues win their first Federation Cup |date=2015-01-11|website=Goal.com|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en-IN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830072622/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1773/federation-cup/2015/01/11/7856532/dempo-sc-1-2-bengaluru-fc-the-blues-win-their-first|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://i-league.org/?tb_player=gabriel-fernandes I-League Profile].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220417160336/https://www.mykhel.com/football/players/gabriel-fernandes-p217808/ Gabriel Fernandes] at MyKhel
- {{Soccerway|271504}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Gabriel}}
Category:Sportspeople from North Goa district
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:Indian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Mumbai City FC players
Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Category:East Bengal Club players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen