Sweden Fernandes joins NEROCA FC on loan from Hyderabad FC

The 21-year-old failed to register a single appearance in the ISL last season.

Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC and I-League side NEROCA FC from Manipur have agreed to the season-long loan signing of exciting winger Sweden Fernandes, the club announced on Saturday.

The 21-year-old Goan was a part of the first team at Hyderabad FC in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season, having joined the club in September. A tricky and skillful winger, Sweden impressed with his desire to learn during the season gone by, and will continue his progress with NEROCA to gain valuable playing experience in the competitive I-League.

NEROCA will be one of the 13 teams in the 2021-22 season of the I-League which will be played in a bio-bubble in Kolkata.

Hyderabad FC will keep a close eye on Sweden’s progress and wishes him the very best for his upcoming stint.Sweden Fernandes is a 21-year-old prodigy who has played well locally in Goa. Fernandes started his career at the Sporting Clube de Goa U-18 team and then shifted loyalties to Dempo U-18 and finally joined the FC Goa youth setup in 2017. Since then, he flourished with his exquisite vision and passing range in the Goa Pro League and also in the I-League 2nd Division.

He also has a knack of chipping in with goals having scored four times and assisted a further twice in the GPL 2019/20 season.Though Hyderabad FC signed Sweden Fernandes before the beginning of the last season of the Indian Super League last season, he failed to register a single appearance for the Nizams.NEROCA FC finished at the bottom of the table in last year's I-League, but still remain in the division as AIFF froze relegation from the I-League last season. With the addition of a talent like Sweden Fernandes, the Orange Brigade will look for a turnaround in this year's I-League.

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