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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brison Fernandes
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Brison Deuben Fernandes<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|797410}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|04|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Loutolim]], [[Goa]], India<ref name=toi>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/goa/brison-fernandes-the-unlikely-hero/articleshow/117002487.cms |title=Brison Fernandes: The Unlikely Hero - Times of India |date=6 January 2025 |archive-date=9 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109040647/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/goa/brison-fernandes-the-unlikely-hero/articleshow/117002487.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>
| height =
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs1 = [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]
| youthyears2 = 2016–2021
| youthclubs2 = [[FC Goa Reserves and Academy|Goa]]
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps1 = 55
| goals1 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 17:30, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 12:22, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
}}

'''Brison Deuben Fernandes''' (born 17 April 2001) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|forward]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa|Goa]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].

==Club career==
===FC Goa===
Fernandes started his career at [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]], where he played at under-14 level.<ref name=isl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/want-to-achieve-my-dreams-at-fc-goa-midfielder-brison-fernandes |title=Want to achieve my dreams at FC Goa: Midfielder Brison Fernandes |date=16 January 2023 |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116184257/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/want-to-achieve-my-dreams-at-fc-goa-midfielder-brison-fernandes |archive-date=16 January 2023 |publisher=Indian Super League}}</ref> He joined [[FC Goa]] in 2016.<ref name=toi/> He played for the [[FC Goa Reserves and Academy|FC Goa Reserves]] in the [[Goa Football League#Goa Pro League|Goa Pro League]] and [[Reliance Foundation Development League]].

In September 2021, Fernandes was promoted to the senior team and named in the Goa [[2021 Durand Cup]] squad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fcgoa.in/media/specials/durand-cup-2021-preview-a-wired-to-win-fc-goa-heads-to-the-durand-cup-to-make-an-early-season-mark |title=Durand Cup 2021 Preview: A wired-to-win FC Goa looks to make an early-season mark |date=6 September 2021 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=fcgoa.in |archive-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222235810/https://fcgoa.in/media/specials/durand-cup-2021-preview-a-wired-to-win-fc-goa-heads-to-the-durand-cup-to-make-an-early-season-mark |url-status=live }}</ref> On 26 February 2022, he made his [[Indian Super League]] debut as a substitute for [[Makan Chothe]] in a 2–0 away loss against [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]. On 3 November 2022, he scored his first ISL goal in a 3–0 home win against [[Jamshedpur FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Saha |last=Rajdeep |url=https://thebridge.in/isl/brison-fernandes-scores-first-isl-goal-36894 |title=Brison Fernandes scores first ISL goal |date=3 November 2022 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=thebridge.in |archive-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222235816/https://thebridge.in/isl/brison-fernandes-scores-first-isl-goal-36894 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2024–25: Breakthrough season====
On 4 January 2025, Fernandes scored twice in a 4–2 away win against [[Odisha FC]] and became the first domestic player to score consecutive braces in the ISL.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Marcus |last=Mergulhao |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/goa/brison-fernandes-the-unlikely-hero/articleshow/117002487.cms |title=Brison Fernandes: The Unlikely Hero |date=6 January 2025 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==International career==
On 9 September 2023, Fernandes made his [[India national under-23 football team|India national under-23 team]] debut against [[China national under-23 football team|China]] in the [[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification]].{{cn|date=October 2025}}

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 15 February 2026}}<ref name=SW/><ref>{{BeSoccer|3336041}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Durand Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goal
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2020–21 FC Goa season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[2021–22 FC Goa season|2021–22]]
|Indian Super League
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|— ||2||0
|-
|[[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]
|Indian Super League
|13||3||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|— ||16||3
|-
|[[2023–24 FC Goa season|2023–24]]
|Indian Super League
|8||0||3||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1
|-
|[[2024–25 Indian Super League|2024–25]]
|Indian Super League
|19||7||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|— ||19||7
|-
|[[2025-26 FC Goa season|2025-26]]
|Indian Super League
|1||0||4||1||0||0||7||1||12||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!43!!10!!10!!2!!3!!0!!7!!1!!62!!13
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{{updated|18 November 2025}}<ref name="NFTprofile">{{NFT|98934}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[India national football team|India]]
|2025||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!2!!0
|}

==Honours==

'''FC Goa'''
* [[Durand Cup]]: [[2021 Durand Cup|2021]]
* [[Bandodkar Trophy]]: [[2024 Bandodkar Trophy|2024]]
* [[Super Cup (India)]]: [[2025 Super Cup (India, April)|2025 (Apr)]]
* {{cite news
| title = Young Player of the Year (India): 2025
| url = https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/tennis/brison-wins-young-player-of-the-year-award/ar-AA1HE9rV}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.indiansuperleague.com/players/midfielder-158177-brison-deuben-fernandes-profile Brandon Fernandes] at Indian Super League
* {{Soccerway|797410}}

{{FC Goa squad}}
{{Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandes, Brison}}
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from South Goa district]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]

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Igorzen at 06:26, 11 April 2026