Romeo Fernandes

Romeo Fernandes

Fernandes with India U23 in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth6 July 1992
Place of birthAssolna, Goa, India
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing positionRight winger
Club information
Current team
Atlético Paranaense
Number62
Youth career
2010Dempo
2010–2011Margao SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Dempo26(1)
2014→ FC Goa (loan)11(3)
2015–→ Atlético Paranaense (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2012–India U234(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 17 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:08, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Romeo Fernandes (born 6 July 1992 in Assolna, Goa) is an Indian footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Paranaense on loan from Dempo of the I-League.

Career

Dempo

Romeo was scouted by Dempo youth team scout Joaquim Crasto in 2010, joining the club's youth team the same year.[2] He was a key player for the Dempo's youth teams at U18, U19 and U20 levels.[2] Dempo loaned out Romeo to Margao SC in the Goa Second Division where he helped Margao to promotion to the Goa Professional League in 2011.[2] Back at Dempo for the 2011–12 I-League, he made his professional senior team debut the same season while he would also make 8 appearances, scoring 7 times during the 2012 I-League U20[2] Romeo registered his first I-League assist for Dempo on 28 November 2012 against Mohun Bagan, assisting Joaquim Abranches in the 40th minute for the first goal of the match in a 3–0 win.[3]

FC Goa (loan)

Romeo joined FC Goa on loan for the 2014 Indian Super League. On 22 November, Fernandes scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win over FC Pune City, starting in place for the injured Robert Pirès and opening the scoring in the fifth minute with a glancing header.[4] On 1 December 2014, he again found the net, in the 33rd minute, opening the scoring in a 3-0 against NorthEast United FC[5] which also happened to be the 100th goal of the 2014 season.[6] He scored his third goal for his team in a 3-1 win away at Chennaiyin FC, the latter's first home defeat of the season.[7] Fernandes' impressive performances led to high praise from FC Goa coach and Brazilian legend Zico[8][9] as well as interest from Brazilian club Clube Atlético Paranaense.[10]

Return to Dempo

On 29 December Fernandes scored on his return to Dempo in the group stage of the 2014-15 Federation Cup, heading in the only goal of the game from Tolgay Özbey's cross in the 40th minute.[11][12] Romeo scored his second goal of the cup against Sporting Goa during a 4-1 win.[13] He had a fantastic Federation Cup, scoring 4 goals in 6 matches. Romeo started Dempo's first game of the 2014-15 season but was injured early on in the game and replaced.

Atlético Paranaense (loan)

Romeo joined Atlético Paranaense on 15 February 2015 on loan from parent club Dempo until the end of June 2015, initially joining the U-23 team that competes in the state of Parana. Atletico PR has the option to renew the contract until December 2015 and thereafter has the option to buy the player from Dempo.[14] Romeo was promoted to the senior team by the new coach of Atletico PR, Enderson Moreira after impressing in training. [15]

International

After good performances in the 2012 I-League U20 season, Romeo was called up to the India U23 team for the 2013 AFC U22 Qualifiers in Oman. He made his debut for the under-23 team on 28 June 2012 against the United Arab Emirates U22, coming on as a 49th minute substitute for Shaiju Mon and would score the equalizer in the 87th minute as India U23 went on to draw the match 1–1.[16] Romeo scored his 2nd goal of the tournament against Turkmenistan U22 in a 4-1 win. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 April 2015[18]
Club Season League Cup [19] Other [20] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dempo 2011–12 I-League300000——30
2012–13 I-League1302000——150
2013–14 I-League913000——121
FC Goa (loan) 2014 ISL113——————113
Dempo 2014–15 I-League106400——74
Atlético Paranaense (loan) 2015 Série A000000——00
Career total 3741140000488

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-goa/squad/midfielder-10626-romeo-fernandes-playerprofile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Romeo Fernandes". Dempo Sports Club. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 3-0 Mohun Bagan: Ten-men Mariners prove to be no match against the Goans". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "ISL 2014: FC Goa down FC Pune City 2-0". India Today. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "ISL: FC Goa crush NorthEast United FC, go second". Deccan Chronicle. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Hero ISL celebrates 100 goals!". Indian Super League. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Shah, Harsh (5 December 2014). "Chennaiyin FC 1-3 FC Goa: Zico’s side book their berth in the semis". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Bera, Kaustav (8 December 2014). "Romeo’s performances are a result of his hard work – Zico". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "ISL: Romeo Fernandes looks to continue the romance". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Joseph Solomon (6 December 2014). "Indian Starlet Romeo Fernandes Expected To Join Brazilian Club Atletico Paranaense On A 1 Year Loan Deal". The hard tackle. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  11. ↑ Mukherjee, Debayan (29 December 2014). "Fine header from Romeo earns Dempo victory". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (29 December 2014). "Dempo SC 1-0 East Bengal: Romeo strike sinks Kolkata giants". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/federation-cup-201415-all-eyes-on-romeo-fernandes/article6748731.ece
  14. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (23 February 2015). "Romeo Fernandes joins Brazil’s Clube Atletico Paranaense". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  15. ↑ http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-pr/noticia/2015/03/atletico-pr-enxuga-o-sub-23-e-promove-quarteto-para-o-time-principal.html
  16. ↑ "India U23 1-1 UAE U23". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  17. ↑ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=6336&stageid=242&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  18. ↑ Romeo Fernandes profile at Soccerway
  19. ↑ includes Indian Federation Cup and Copa do Brasil
  20. ↑ includes Durand Cup and Campeonato Paranaense