Romeo Fernandes
Romeo in training with India U23 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Romeo Fernandes
Date of birth (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992
Place of birth Assolna, Goa, India
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2010–2011 Dempo
2010–2011 Margao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Dempo 36 (1)
2014 → Goa (loan) 11 (3)
2015 → Atlético Paranaense (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Goa (loan) 14 (3)
2016–2017 Goa 12 (1)
2017 → East Bengal (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2020 Odisha 26 (1)
2021 Goa 1 (0)
2021–2022 East Bengal 0 (0)
International career
2012–2016 India U23 4 (3)
2015– India 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2021

Romeo Fernandes (born 6 July 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a winger for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Early life and education

Romeo Fernandes was born on 6 July 1992 in Assolna, Goa. He did his schooling at Regina Martyrum High School.[1]

Club 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, Romeo scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Pune City, starting in place of the injured Robert Pires 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[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, 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 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,[14] initially joining the U-23 team that competes in the state of Parana. Atletico had the option to renew the contract until December 2015 and also had the option to make the loan permanent after extending the loan.[15] Romeo was promoted to the senior team by the new coach of Atletico, Enderson Moreira after impressing in training.[16] He made his debut for Atletico Paranaenese on 3 May in the Campeonato Paranaense against Nacional PR in the local state competition, coming on for Rafinha in the 67th minute of a 5–0 victory, and thus becoming the first Indian to play in South America professionally at a senior level.[17][18][19]

Return to Goa

On 25 May 2015, it was announced that Atlético Paranaense had released Romeo and that he would re-join FC Goa for the 2015 Indian Super League season.[20][21] On 6 December 2015, Fernandes scored twice against Delhi Dynamos as FC Goa came from 2–0 down to win 3–2.[22][23]

He joined Goa for the 2016 Indian Super League season. On 11 November 2016, he assisted and scored a goal in the 94th–minute to give Goa a 2–1 victory over NorthEast United and also their first home win of the season.[24]

East Bengal (loan)

On 1 January 2017, Romeo joined East Bengal on loan for the remaining 2016–17 I-League season.[25]

Delhi Dynamos

Delhy Dynamos signed Romeo in the 2017–18 Indian Super League season player draft for domestic players.[26] On 27 March 2018, he signed a two-year contract extension with club.[27]

AFC Champions League with Goa

On 7 April 2021, after trials with the club, Romeo was named in FC Goa's 28-man squad for 2021 AFC Champions League[28] He featured in Goa's second group stage game against Al-Rayyan.

East Bengal

On 31 August 2021, Romeo joined East Bengal on a one-year deal ahead of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season.[29][30]

International career

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.[31] Romeo scored his 2nd goal of the tournament against Turkmenistan U22 in a 4–1 win.[32]

Romeo became the 500th player to debut for the senior Indian team against Guam in a Group D 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 12 November 2015, in their 1–0 win.[33]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 August 2021[34]
Club Season League Cup [35] Other [36] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dempo 2011–12 I-League300000——30
2012–13 I-League1302000——150
2013–14 I-League913000——121
2014–15 I-League106400——74
2015–16 I-League 2nd Div100——————100
Dempo total36111400——475
FC Goa (loan) 2014 Indian Super League113——————113
Atlético Paranaense (loan) 2015 Série A000010——10
FC Goa (loan) 2015 Indian Super League142——————142
FC Goa (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 121——————121
East Bengal (loan) 2016–17 I-League 80——————80
Odisha 2017—18 Indian Super League120——————120
2018—19 Indian Super League111——————111
2019—20 Indian Super League30——————30
Odisha total261——————261
Goa 2020—21 Indian Super League00————1010
Career total 1078114101012012

Honours

Dempo

See also

References

  1. ↑ Silgardo, Dustin (6 May 2015). "Meet Romeo Fernandes, the first Indian footballer to play for a top Brazilian club". mint. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "ISL 2014: FC Goa down FC Pune City 2–0". India Today. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "ISL: FC Goa crush NorthEast United FC, go second". Deccan Chronicle. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Hero ISL celebrates 100 goals!". Indian Super League. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Bera, Kaustav (8 December 2014). "Romeo's performances are a result of his hard work – Zico". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "ISL: Romeo Fernandes looks to continue the romance". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  11. ↑ Mukherjee, Debayan (29 December 2014). "Fine header from Romeo earns Dempo victory". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (29 December 2014). "Dempo SC 1–0 East Bengal: Romeo strike sinks Kolkata giants". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Marar, Nandakumar (2 January 2015). "All eyes on Romeo Fernandes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  14. ↑ Patwardhan, Deepti (27 May 2015). "Indian footballers on the move". www.livemint.com. Live Mint. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (23 February 2015). "Romeo Fernandes joins Brazil's Clube Atletico Paranaense". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  16. ↑ SilvaCuritiba, Por Monique. "Atlético-PR enxuga o sub-23 e promove quarteto para o time principal". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  17. ↑ Netto, Brendon (3 May 2015). "Romeo Fernandes becomes first Indian to play in Brazil". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (3 May 2015). "Romeo Fernandes Creates History As he Becomes First Indian Player To Play For Brazilian Top Tier Club". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Tenorman, Scott (3 May 2015). "Atletico Paranaense's Romeo Fernandes becomes the first Indian to play in Brazil". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "ROMEO FERNANDES WILL DEFEND THE FC GOA IN THE INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE 2015". Atletico Paranaense. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Jitendran, Nikhil (26 May 2015). "Romeo Fernandes released by Atletico Paranaense as talented Goan returns home". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "As it happened: Delhi Dynamos FC vs FC Goa, ISL Match 56". Football Next. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  23. ↑ Dutta, Subhasish (6 December 2015). "ISL: Super-sub Fernandes powers FC Goa to top with a dramatic 3–2 win over Delhi Dynamos". Football Next. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "ISL 2016: FC Goa defeat NorthEast United courtesy Romeo Fernandes' injury-time winner – Firstpost". Firstpost. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  25. ↑ "I-League 2017 Team Profile: East Bengal". Khel Now. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "ISL 2017 Draft LIVE: Complete list of players signed". goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  27. ↑ "Romeo Fernandes extends stay with Delhi Dynamos". Sportstar The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "AFC Champions League: FC Goa announce 28-man squad, Igor Angulo and Alberto Noguera miss out". Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  29. ↑ "S.C. East Bengal rope in Romeo Fernandes and Amarjit Singh Kiyam ahead of transfer deadline". sportskeeda. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  30. ↑ "SC EAST BENGAL ANNOUNCED THIRTY THREE MEMBER SQUAD FOR ISL". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  31. ↑ "India U23 1–1 UAE U23". Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  32. ↑ "AFC U-22 Championship 2013". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014.
  33. ↑ "Ten-man India too hot for Guam". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  34. ↑ Romeo Fernandes at Soccerway
  35. ↑ includes Indian Federation Cup and Copa do Brasil
  36. ↑ includes Durand Cup and Campeonato Paranaense
  37. ↑ India – List of National Champions Archived 23 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF.com
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