Nora Fernandes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Salgaocar U18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Salgaocar | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Churchill Brothers | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Aizawl | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kerala Blasters | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 5 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nora Fernandes (born 18 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Career
[edit]Salgaocar
[edit]Fernandes began his professional career with Salgaocar. He played for them in the U-18 I-League and the Goa Professional League.[1][2][3] On 11 November 2017, Nora made his debut for Salgaocar in a 2017–18 Goa Professional League game against FC Bardez which ended in a 2-1 loss.[4]
Churchill Brothers
[edit]Fernandes moved to Churchill Brothers in 2020 and got his first game in the 2021–22 season of the I-League. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat of Kenkre on 10 April 2022 at the Naihati Stadium.[5]
Kerala Blasters FC
[edit]On 7 May, following his tenure at Aizawl FC, Fernandes signed for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year contract until 2027.[6] He made his debut on 10 August in the 2024 Durand Cup match against CISF Protectors, where he came in as a substitute for Som Kumar in the second-half, as the Blasters won the match 7–0 at full-time, keeping a clean-sheet on his debut.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salgaocar | 2017—18 | Goa Professional League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018—19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | ||||||
| 2019—20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | 2020–21 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Aizawl | 2023–24 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Appearance in Goa Police Cup
- ^ Appearances in Goa Professional League
References
[edit]- ^ "Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar FC play out 1-1 draw". oHeraldo. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Goan FC inch closer to GPL title after edging out Salgaocar". oHeraldo. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal Breeze Past Salgaocar To Advance To Maiden U-18 I-League Final". i-league.org. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "FC Bardez keep Salgaocar FC languishing at the bottom". 11 November 2017.
- ^ "I-League: Churchill Brothers come from behind to defeat Kenkre FC". ThePrint. 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Nora Fernandes joins Kerala Blasters". Onmanorama. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Kerala Blasters FC [@KeralaBlasters] (11 August 2024). "Blasters Debut ✅🟡
Memorable game last night for Sreekuttan, our latest academy player to step up to the senior team, while Nora also stood tall as our last line of defense for the first time in a competitive game! 🧤" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Twitter. - ^ Nora Fernandes at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Nora Fernandes profile at AIFF