Nora Fernandes

Nora Fernandes
Personal information
Date of birth	18 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Goa, India
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kerala Blasters
Number	2
Youth career
2017–2019	Salgaocar U18
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Salgaocar
2020–2023	Churchill Brothers
2023–2024	Aizawl
2024–	Kerala Blasters
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Nora Fernandes (born 18 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

Career

Salgaocar

Fernandes began his professional career with Salgaocar. He played for them in the U-18 I-League and the Goa Professional League.^[1]^[2]^[3] On 11 November 2017, Nora made his debut for Salgaocar in a 2017–18 Goa Professional League game against FC Bardez which ended in a 2-1 loss.^[4]

Churchill Brothers

Fernandes moved to Churchill Brothers in 2020 and got his first game in the 2021–22 season of the I-League. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat of Kenkre on 10 April 2022 at the Naihati Stadium.^[5]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 7 May, following his tenure at Aizawl FC, Fernandes signed for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year contract until 2027.^[6] He made his debut on 10 August in the 2024 Durand Cup match against CISF Protectors, where he came in as a substitute for Som Kumar in the second-half, as the Blasters won the match 7–0 at full-time, keeping a clean-sheet on his debut.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 12 August 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Super Cup		AFC		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salgaocar	2017—18	Goa Professional League	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2018—19		3	0	—		—		—			0
	2019—20		4	0	—		—		1^[a]	0		0
	Total
Churchill Brothers	2020–21	I-League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021–22		3	0	0	0	—		4^[b]	0	6	0
	2022–23		5	0	4	0	—		1	0	9	0
	Total		8	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Aizawl	2023–24	I-League	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Kerala Blasters	2024–25	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	1	0
Career total			25	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	30	0

Notes

^ Appearance in Goa Police Cup
^ Appearances in Goa Professional League

References

^ "Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar FC play out 1-1 draw". oHeraldo. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "Goan FC inch closer to GPL title after edging out Salgaocar". oHeraldo. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "East Bengal Breeze Past Salgaocar To Advance To Maiden U-18 I-League Final". i-league.org. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "FC Bardez keep Salgaocar FC languishing at the bottom". 11 November 2017.
^ "I-League: Churchill Brothers come from behind to defeat Kenkre FC". ThePrint. 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
^ "Goalkeeper Nora Fernandes joins Kerala Blasters". Onmanorama. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ Kerala Blasters FC [@KeralaBlasters] (11 August 2024). "Blasters Debut ✅🟡
Memorable game last night for Sreekuttan, our latest academy player to step up to the senior team, while Nora also stood tall as our last line of defense for the first time in a competitive game! 🧤" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Twitter.
^ Nora Fernandes at Soccerway

External links

Nora Fernandes profile at AIFF

[9] Appearance in Goa Police Cup

[10] Appearances in Goa Professional League

[1] "Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar FC play out 1-1 draw". oHeraldo. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[2] "Goan FC inch closer to GPL title after edging out Salgaocar". oHeraldo. 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[3] "East Bengal Breeze Past Salgaocar To Advance To Maiden U-18 I-League Final". i-league.org. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[4] "FC Bardez keep Salgaocar FC languishing at the bottom". 11 November 2017.

[5] "I-League: Churchill Brothers come from behind to defeat Kenkre FC". ThePrint. 10 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

[6] "Goalkeeper Nora Fernandes joins Kerala Blasters". Onmanorama. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[out1730455433133838642237225210-7] Kerala Blasters FC [@KeralaBlasters] (11 August 2024). "Blasters Debut ✅🟡
Memorable game last night for Sreekuttan, our latest academy player to step up to the senior team, while Nora also stood tall as our last line of defense for the first time in a competitive game! 🧤" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via Twitter.

[8] Nora Fernandes at Soccerway

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