1. Brandon Fernandes was born on 20 September 1994 and is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team.
24 Facts About Brandon Fernandes
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Brandon Fernandes played for the ASD Cape Town team in the SAFA Second Division, the third-tier of South African football, where he managed to score 12 goals from 12 matches, 4 of which were free-kicks.
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Brandon Fernandes then put in a man of the match performance over Bharat on 2 May 2015.
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Brandon Fernandes is very good on the wing and we were lacking that kind of a player.
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Brandon Fernandes then scored another well struck goal on 20 May 2015 against Shillong Lajong.
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Pouncing on a mistake by Shillong Lajong goalkeeper, Rehenesh TP, in which the keeper miss kicked his clearance, Brandon Fernandes slotted the ball into the net from more than 30 yards out.
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Brandon Fernandes was picked up in the 2015 Indian Super League draft by Mumbai City during the first round for Rs.
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On his first start for Mumbai City, which was his second appearance of the season, Brandon Fernandes was injured and ruled out of the season.
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On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Brandon Fernandes has signed for reigning I-League champions Mohun Bagan on loan from Mumbai City.
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Brandon Fernandes made his debut for Mohun Bagan on 30 January 2016 against DSK Shivajians.
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Brandon Fernandes's strike came in the 28th minute but Fernandes had to be taken off the pitch four minutes later due to a knee injury.
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Brandon Fernandes was part of Goa's 2019 Super Cup winning team, where he scored thrice in the competition, including the final.
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Brandon Fernandes scored twice and assist 7 times in 17 appearances in the season, finishing as the highest assisting Indian player in the league .
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On 10 April 2021, Brandon Fernandes signed a new three-year contract with Goa, keeping him at the club until 2024.
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On 20 April 2021, Brandon Fernandes assisted Edu Bedia to score the first ever goal by an Indian club in the AFC Champions League's group stage, despite his team losing the game against Persepolis.
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On 1 June 2024, Brandon Fernandes joined Mumbai City on a three-year contract, with an option to extend by a further season.
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Brandon Fernandes then went on to captain the India U17 which won the Coca-Cola Celebration Cup in 2010.
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Brandon Fernandes scored in his first ever match for the India U20 team on 31 October 2011 against Turkmenistan during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.
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Brandon Fernandes is widely regarded as the best midfielders in India.
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Brandon Fernandes has played for India at all levels except the senior team.
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In 2014, Brandon Fernandes represented his home state, Goa, during the 2014 Lusophony Games.
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Brandon Fernandes played in the final of the tournament, assisting twice and scoring once from the penalty spot, as Goa beat the under-20 team of Mozambique to become the champions at the Lusophony Games.
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Brandon Fernandes played 4 times, and scored thrice during the Lusophony games.
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Brandon Fernandes was born on 20 September 1994 in Margao, Goa, to Konkani actor and singer Jaju Brandon Fernandes.