Brandon Fernandes

                          Brandon Fernandes

Brandon Fernandes (born 20 September 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder For both Goa and the Indian national team.

While playing for Velsao Pale, Fernandes was selected to join the India U14 side during the AFC U-14 Football Festival in 2007.He then went on to captain the India U17 which won the Coca-Cola Celebration Cup in 2010. Fernandes also scored in his first ever match for the India U20 team on 31 October 2011 against Turkmenistan during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.Brandon is widely regarded as the best midfielders in India. He has played for India at all levels except the senior team. Many fans criticised the decision of the coach to snub the likes of Brandon Fernandez, Rahul Bheke, Sosairaj, Mandar, Adil who have been performing well for the last 2-3 seasons for the AFC Asian Cup 2019.

In 2014, Fernandes represented his home state, Goa-India, during the 2014 Lusophony Games.He played in the final of the tournament, assisting twice and scoring once from the penalty spot, as Goa beat the under-20 team of Mozambique to become the champions at the Lusophony Games.Brandon played 4 times, and scored thrice during the Lusophony games.

Personal information:-

Date of birth        :20 September 1994 (age 25)
Place of birth      : Margao, Goa, India
Height                  :1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position : Attacking midfielder