Seriton Fernandes

Seriton Fernandes

Personal information
Full name	Seriton Benny Fernandes
Date of birth	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Goa, India
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team 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	136	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	India	4	(0)
Medal record Representing  India SAFF Championship Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

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

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 2023[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting Goa (loan)	2015–16	I-League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
Churchill Brothers	2016–17		13	0	3[a]	0	—		16	0
Goa	2017–18	Indian Super League	19	0	3[a]	0	—		22	0
	2018–19		21	0	4[a]	1	—		25	1
	2019–20		19	0	0	0	—		19	0
	2020–21		19	0	0	0	5[b]	0	24	0
	2021-22		17	2	1[c]	0	—		18	0
	2022-23		15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	Goa Total		110	0	8	1	5	5	123	1
Career total			131	0	11	1	5	0	147	1

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2021	3	0
	2022	1	0
Total		4	0

Honours

Club

FC Goa

• Indian Super Cup: 2019[9]
• Indian Super League Premiers: 2019–20
• Durand Cup: 2021[10]

International

India

• SAFF Championship: 2021

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.