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Fernando
Fernando in 2022
Personal information
Full name Fernando Lucas Martins
Date of birth (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Erechim, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2013 Brazil
*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

Shakhtar Donetsk

On 13 June 2013, Fernando signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The transfer fee was reported to be €11 million.

Sampdoria

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

On 19 July 2016, Sampdoria confirmed that Fernando had been sold to Russian club Spartak Moscow for around €12 million. [4]

Beijing Sinobo Guoan

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

On 17 January 2022, Fernando signed with Turkish club Antalyaspor. [8]

Al Jazira

On 5 August 2023, Fernando signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira. [9]

International career

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

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

Club

As of 31 December 2020 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Six appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Seven appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. ^ 19 appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. ^ Eight appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  5. ^ One appearance in the Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2013 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2012 1 0
2013 7 0
Total 8 0

Honours

Grêmio

Shakhtar Donetsk

Spartak Moscow

Brazil U17

Brazil U20

Brazil

References

  1. ^ "Fernando - Profile". Confederations Cup Brazil 2013. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Fernando joins Sampdoria". F.C. Shakhtar Donetsk. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ^ "#BemvindoFernando: Il centrocampista brasiliano è un giocatore della Sampdoria". 6 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Official: Sampdoria sell Fernando | Football Italia". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Спасибо, брат! Фернандо уезжает в Пекин" [Thank you, brother! Fernando moves to Beijing] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Fernando Joins Beijing FC". Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. 31 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Brazilian midfielder Fernando to join Beijing Guoan". Xinhua Net. 30 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Antalyaspor'a yeni orta saha" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "الجزيرة يضم البرازيلي فرناندو" (in Arabic). almashhadalaraby. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Mano Menezes aposta em base paulista e Fabuloso para o Superclássico" (in Portuguese). Gazetaesportiva.net. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ a b "Fernando". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Fernando". NFT. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

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