Fernando (footballer, born 1992)
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| Full name | Fernando Lucas Martins | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Erechim, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Jazira | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2009 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Grêmio | 69 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Spartak Moscow | 78 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Antalyaspor | 47 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Jazira | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 22 June 2013 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Fernando Lucas Martins (born 3 March 1992), more commonly known as Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Al-Jazira.
Club career[edit]
Shakhtar Donetsk[edit]
On 13 June 2013, Fernando signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The transfer fee was reported to be €11 million.
Sampdoria[edit]
On 6 July 2015, Fernando was signed by Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria for €8 million.[2][3] He made 33 league appearances, scoring four goals, for the club.
Spartak Moscow[edit]
On 19 July 2016, Sampdoria confirmed that Fernando had been sold to Russian club Spartak Moscow for around €12 million.[4]
Beijing Sinobo Guoan[edit]
On 30 July 2019, Spartak Moscow confirmed that Fernando left for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.[5] Beijing announced that he joined the team on loan a day later to help provide cover for sidelined Jonathan Viera.[6][7]
Antalyaspor[edit]
On 17 January 2022, Fernando signed with Turkish club Antalyaspor.[8]
Al Jazira[edit]
On 5 August 2023, Fernando signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.[9]
International career[edit]
In 2012, Fernando was called up by Brazil for matches against Iraq on 12 October and Japan on 16 October.[10]
Fernando was part of the 23 players called by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Fernando became known for the "Robson case", in which he asked his driver Robson Oliveira to take a methadone-based medicine for his father-in-law in Russia, in February 2019. However, the medicine is prohibited by Russian law, and the driver was arrested for international drug trafficking. Fernando never helped the driver.[12] Facing a maximum of 12 years, Oliveira was sentenced to three years in prison in December 2020, followed by deportation.[13]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 31 December 2020[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19[c] | 4 | 57 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8[d] | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 128 | 8 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2015–16 | Serie A | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 4 | |
| Spartak Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 12 | ||
| Beijing Guoan (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 19 | 4 | |
| Career total | 227 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 327 | 31 | ||
- ^ Six appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Seven appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ 19 appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Eight appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ One appearance in the Ukrainian Super Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International[edit]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Grêmio
Shakhtar Donetsk
Spartak Moscow
Brazil U17
Brazil U20
Brazil
References[edit]
- ^ "Fernando - Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Fernando joins Sampdoria". F.C. Shakhtar Donetsk. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "#BemvindoFernando: Il centrocampista brasiliano è un giocatore della Sampdoria". 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Official: Sampdoria sell Fernando | Football Italia". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Спасибо, брат! Фернандо уезжает в Пекин" [Thank you, brother! Fernando moves to Beijing] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Fernando Joins Beijing FC". Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Brazilian midfielder Fernando to join Beijing Guoan". Xinhua Net. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Antalyaspor'a yeni orta saha" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "الجزيرة يضم البرازيلي فرناندو" (in Arabic). almashhadalaraby. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Mano Menezes aposta em base paulista e Fabuloso para o Superclássico" (in Portuguese). Gazetaesportiva.net. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Felipão convocou os 23 jogadores para a Copa das Confederações" [Scolari called on 23 players for the FIFA Confederations Cup] (in Portuguese). CBF. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Fernando admite que remédio levado para Rússia era para seu sogro: veja entrevista na íntegra" [Fernando admits that remedy taken to Russia was for his father-in-law: see interview in full] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Justiça russa condena Robson a 3 anos de prisão" [Russian court sentences Robson to 3 years in prison] (in Portuguese). Terra. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Fernando". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Fernando". NFT. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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