Margao, May 30: Indian Super League side FC Goa on Thursday said midfielder Brandon Fernandes will leave the club after his contract ends this summer. (More Football News)
Indian Super League side FC Goa on Thursday said midfielder Brandon Fernandes will leave th🍸e club after his contract ends this summer
Margao, May 30: Indian Super League side FC Goa on Thursday said midfielder Brandon Fernandes will leave the club after his contract ends this summer. (More Football News)
The 29-year-old Fernandes, who joined FC Goa in 2017, netted 17 goals in 130 outings for the club. He helped the🔯 Gaurs win the Indian Super Cup in 2019, the ISL League Shield in 2019-20 and the Durand Cup in 2021.
Fernandes also holds ๊the record for most assists in the club'ওs history (31).
Having begun his youth career in 2002, Fernandes played for Goa United and Salgaocar FC and made his senior debut wi𒁃th ASD Cape Town in 2013.
Fernandes made his senior debut in India in 2015 with Sporting Goa FC, which was followed by his debut in ISL for Mumbai City FC in 2015-16. He also represented Mohun Bagan (in 2016 on l𒈔oan) and Churchill Brothers🎐 (2017) before joining FC Goa.
FC Goa CEO Ravi Puskar said in a statement released on the club’s websi෴te, "He became ingrained into the fabric of the clu💎b and was one of the pillars upon which sporting success was built in the seasons he was with us."
Puskar said t𒊎he club will be open to have Fernandes back in theirᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ fold in any capacity.
“While he leaves us today, Brandon will always be welcomed back to FC Goa i♌n whate꧂ver capacity he may choose with open arms.”
Fernandes,ꦫ who has also played 25 matches for India since 2019, helped the national side win the SAFF Championship in 2021. He is expected to join Mumbai City FC for the next season.