Raynier Raymond Fernandes (born 19 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa.

Raynier Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Raynier Raymond Fernandes
Date of birth (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
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)
2022–2023Odisha (loan) 20 (0)
2023–2024 Goa 19 (0)
2024– Odisha 0 (0)
International career
2019–2021 India 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:57, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 29 June 2024[11]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals 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 16 1
2020–21 21 0 21 0
2021–22 16 0 5[d] 0 21 0
Mumbai City total 70 3 1 0 5 0 76 3
Odisha (loan) 2022–23 Indian Super League 20 0 2[c] 0 4[e] 0 26 0
Goa 2023–24 Indian Super League 19 0 2[c] 0 4[e] 0 25 0
Odisha 2024–25 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 128 3 13 0 10 0 8 0 159 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

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As of match played till 29 March 2021[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2019 3 0
2021 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Mumbai City

Odisha

References

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  1. ^ "10-man ONGC ground AI to lift Nadkarni Cup". Mumbai Football Club. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Air India strikes six to defeat ONGC". DNA India. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. ^ "70th Santosh Trophy kicks-off in Nagpur, Maharashtra". The All India Football Federation. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Fernandes to Mohun Bagan". Football Counter (Twitter).
  6. ^ "George Telegraph fall prey to a ruthless Mohun Bagan". The Home of Indian Football. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Mohun Bagan 2-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Raynier Fernandes moves to Odisha FC". odishafc.com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ Raynier Fernandes at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Raynier Fernandes". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Bipin steals late winner as Mumbai City FC win maiden Hero ISL trophy after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Mumbai City FC clinch League Winners Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
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