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{{short description|Indian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dawson Fernandes
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|7|27|df=y}} <ref>{{cite web|title=DAWSON FERNANDES |url=http://www.sportingclubedegoa.com/profiles.php?pg=player&pid=386 |work=Sporting Goa |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123200425/http://www.sportingclubedegoa.com/profiles.php?pg=player&pid=386 |archivedate=23 January 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Navelim]], [[Goa]], India
| height = {{convert|1.67|m|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| clubnumber = 8
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]]
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| years1 = 2008–2011
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011–2014
| clubs2 = [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
| caps2 = 39
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021-
| clubs4 = [[Goan United FC]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–
|nationalteam1 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 12:44, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Dawson Fernandes''' (born 27 July 1990 in [[Navelim]], [[Goa]]) is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|Striker]]. He last played in India for [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgacar]] in the [[I-League]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5120|title = Seniors have made me comfortable, echoes Dawson}}</ref> and currently plays for [[Goan United FC]] in the [[Middlesex County Football League]].<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/goans-unite-in-london-to-form-football-club-of-their-own/amp_articleshow/78690769.cms Goans unite in London to form football club of their own] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 9 August 2021</ref><ref name="mitoo">[https://football.mitoo.co.uk/TeamHist.cfm?CI=11495&DivisionID=291&TblName=Matches&LeagueCode=MDX2020 Cherry Red Books Middlesex County Football League: Goan United FC season] ''football.mitoo.co.uk''. Retrieved 9 August 2021</ref>

==Career==
===Early career===
Dawson would play for his school team and gradually went on to play for [[Goa]] U-16 in the [[Subroto Cup]]. It was then that he realised that he could continue playing football at the highest level. During his schooling days, his parents had no clue about his playing football, as he knew that they would never encourage him to continue. It was only when he wanted to play for the state team and next for [[Fransa-Pax FC]] that his parents came to know about it. To his fortune, they let him play for the state team, and since then there has been no looking back.

Then he represented [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] youth team through various championships,<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-dawson-fernandes-new-kid-indian-football-opens-up Interview: Dawson Fernandes, the new kid in Indian football opens up] ''Sportskeeda''. Retrieved 31 August 2021</ref> eventually representing his state at the U-19 national championship and was captain for the U-21 [[Goa]] side for the final of Dutta Trophy in 2009-10, which his team won thanks to a solitary goal from him, defeating hosts [[Haryana]].

===Sporting Goa===
After spending 3 seasons at [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] in the [[I-League]], Fernandes signed for [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] also in the I-League. He made his debut for the club on 22 December 2011 against [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] and he also scored in the match as Sporting lost 2–3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dempo 3-2 Sporting Clube De Goa – Armando Colaco's Side End Their Three Match Losing Streak|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69412/dempo-sports-club-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120910140407/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69412/dempo-sports-club-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2012|work=goal.com|accessdate=19 May 2012}}</ref> He then scored his second goal for the club on 1 February 2012 against [[Pune F.C.|Pune]] in the 91st minute in a match that ended with Sporting winning 4–2.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Sporting Clube de Goa 4-2 Pune FC – Ogba Kalu inspires a 'Flaming Oranje' comeback against the Red Lizards |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69634/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-pune-fc/report |work=goal.com |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306193606/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69634/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-pune-fc/report |archivedate=6 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> In the next game against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Chirag United]] Fernandes scored a double as Sporting came out 3–0 winners.<ref>{{cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Ayush |title=Chirag United Kerala 0-3 Sporting Clube de Goa – The Flaming Oranje brush aside Nizam Packeer Ali's side |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69640/chirag-united-club-kerala-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report |work=goal.com |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208111117/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69640/chirag-united-club-kerala-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report |archivedate=8 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> He then scored another double on the last game of the season against [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]] on 5 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Noronha |first=Anselm |title=Sporting Clube de Goa 7-0 HAL Bangalore: The Flaming Oranje sign off the season in style |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/78435/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-hal-bangalore/report |work=goal.com |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514052137/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/78435/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-hal-bangalore/report |archivedate=14 May 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===Salgaocar===
On 31 May, Fernandes rejoined [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] signing a one-year deal after an impressive season with Sporting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dawson Fernandes joins Salgaocar in a one year deal|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/05/31/4850358/dawson-fernandes-joins-salgaocar-in-a-one-year-deal?ICID=SP|work=Goal.com |date=31 May 2014|access-date=1 June 2014|author=Atanu Mitra}}</ref>

==International career==

On 5 August 2013, Dawson received his first call for [[India national football team|India]] for an International Friendly match against [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] on 14 August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5104|title = Koevermans announces 20-member squad for Tajikistan Friendly}}</ref> He made three appearances for his country.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|9 April 2015}}<ref>{{Soccerway|dawson-fernandes/178981}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Duran Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|[[2010-11 I-League|2010–11]]
|1||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||1||1
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|[[2011-12 I-League|2011–12]]
|11||6||0||0||—||—||—||—||11||6
|-
|[[2012-13 I-League|2012–13]]
|20||5||3||3||0||0||—||—||23||8
|-
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|8||1||0||0||—||—||—||—||8||1
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|[[2014-15 I-League|2014–15]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||—||—||0||0
|-
! colspan="2" | Career total
!40!!13!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!43!!16
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://int.soccerway.com/players/dawson-fernandes/178981/ Profile] at Soccerway

{{Sporting Clube de Goa squad}}

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[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:People from South Goa district]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Sporting Clube de Goa players]]
[[Category:India international footballers]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in England]]

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