Seriton Fernandes

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

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 as of 10:00, 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

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