Dawson Fernandez (born 27 July 1990 in Navelim, Goa) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
During his schooling days, his parents had no clue about his playing football, as he knew that they would never encourage him to continue.
Then he represented Salgaocar youth team through various championships,[5] 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.
[7] He then scored his second goal for the club on 1 February 2012 against Pune in the 91st minute in a match that ended with Sporting winning 4–2.
[10] On 31 May, Fernandes rejoined Salgaocar signing a one-year deal after an impressive season with Sporting.