Raynier Fernandes

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.

Raynier Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Raynier Raymond Fernandes
Date of birth (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996
Place of birth Mumbai, India.
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
*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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohun Bagan 2016–17 I-League 205[lower-alpha 1]05[lower-alpha 2]0120
2017–18 1703[lower-alpha 3]0—200
Mohun Bagan total 1908050320
Mumbai City 2018–19 Indian Super League 1721[lower-alpha 3]0—182
2019–20 16100—161
2020–21 21000—210
2021–22 160005[lower-alpha 4]0210
Mumbai City total 7031040753
Odisha
(loan)		 2022–23 Indian Super League 1304[lower-alpha 5]0—170
Career total 10231301001253
  1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  5. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International
As of match played till 29 March 2021[13]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201930
202120
Total 50

Honours

India

References
  1. "Raynier Fernandes moves to Odisha FC on season-long loan". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "10-man ONGC ground AI to lift Nadkarni Cup". Mumbai Football Club. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. "Air India strikes six to defeat ONGC". DNA India. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "70th Santosh Trophy kicks-off in Nagpur, Maharashtra". The All India Football Federation. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Fernandes to Mohun Bagan". Football Counter (Twitter).
  7. "George Telegraph fall prey to a ruthless Mohun Bagan". The Home of Indian Football. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "Mohun Bagan 2-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  9. "Raynier Fernandes moves to Odisha FC". odishafc.com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  11. "NorthEast United 0 – 6 Odisha". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. Raynier Fernandes at Soccerway
  13. "Raynier Fernandes". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.


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