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'''Gerso Fernandes''' (born 23 February 1991), known as '''Gerso''' ({{IPA-pt|ˈʒɛɾsu|lang}}), is a Bissau-Guinean [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for American club [[Sporting Kansas City]] as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]].
'''Gerso Fernandes''' (born 23 February 1991) is a Bissau-Guinean [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for American club [[Sporting Kansas City]] as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Portugal===
===Portugal===
Born in [[Bissau]], Gerso moved to [[Portugal]] in his early teens, joining [[C.F. União de Coimbra]]'s youth system in 2004 at age 13. As a junior, he signed with neighbouring [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica de Coimbra]] where he went on to complete his formation;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=419479|title=Juniores: Maiores com a ajuda dos grandes|trans-title=Juniors: Getting bigger with help from big clubs|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=Portuguese|date=27 November 2009|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> he did not play football for two years during his formative spell, after a [[priest]] from the charity facility where he was living advised him against the dangers of turning professional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=737040|title=Gerso: "Padre proibiu-me de jogar futebol"|trans-title=Gerso: "Priest forbid me from playing football"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=21 January 2012|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref>
Born in [[Bissau]], Fernandes moved to [[Portugal]] in his early teens, joining [[C.F. União de Coimbra]]'s youth system in 2004 at age 13. As a junior, he signed with neighboring [[Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.|Académica de Coimbra]] where he went on to complete his formation;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/arquivo/interior.aspx?content_id=419479|title=Juniores: Maiores com a ajuda dos grandes|trans-title=Juniors: Getting bigger with help from big clubs|newspaper=[[Record (newspaper)|Record]]|language=Portuguese|date=27 November 2009|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref> he did not play football for two years during his formative spell, after a [[priest]] from the charity facility where he was living advised him against the dangers of turning professional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=737040|title=Gerso: "Padre proibiu-me de jogar futebol"|trans-title=Gerso: "Priest forbid me from playing football"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=21 January 2012|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref>


Gerso made his debut as a senior with [[G.D. Tourizense]] in the [[Portuguese Second Division|third division]], who acted as Académica's [[farm team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_portugal//interior.aspx?content_id=510774|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123090220/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=510774|dead-url=yes|archive-date=23 November 2010|title=Atlético supera Tourizense nos penáltis|trans-title=Atlético overcome Tourizense on penalties|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=21 November 2010|accessdate=11 October 2013|df=}}</ref> Released in summer 2011, he moved to [[G.D. Estoril Praia]] in the [[Segunda Liga|second level]], contributing with 20 scoreless appearances in [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|his first season]] as the club returned to the [[Primeira Liga]] after seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/2a-liga/estoril-ganha-e-antecipa-festa-de-subida-a-i-liga_d551242|title=Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga|trans-title=Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected|publisher=[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|language=Portuguese|date=6 May 2012|accessdate=30 January 2018}}</ref>
Fernandes made his debut as a senior with [[G.D. Tourizense]] in the [[Portuguese Second Division|third division]], who acted as Académica's [[farm team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_portugal//interior.aspx?content_id=510774|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123090220/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/taca_portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=510774|dead-url=yes|archive-date=23 November 2010|title=Atlético supera Tourizense nos penáltis|trans-title=Atlético overcome Tourizense on penalties|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=21 November 2010|accessdate=11 October 2013|df=}}</ref> Released in summer 2011, he moved to [[G.D. Estoril Praia]] in the [[Segunda Liga|second level]], contributing with 20 scoreless appearances in [[2011–12 Liga de Honra|his first season]] as the club returned to the [[Primeira Liga]] after seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/2a-liga/estoril-ganha-e-antecipa-festa-de-subida-a-i-liga_d551242|title=Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga|trans-title=Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected|publisher=[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal]]|language=Portuguese|date=6 May 2012|accessdate=30 January 2018}}</ref>


Gerso made his debut in Portugal's top flight on 17 August 2012, playing 30 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against [[S.C. Olhanense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jornaldoalgarve.pt/olhanense-entra-a-ganhar/|title=Olhanense entra a ganhar|trans-title=Olhanense have winning debut|newspaper=Jornal do Algarve|language=Portuguese|date=18 August 2012|accessdate=30 January 2018}}</ref> He continued to be played almost exclusively as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in the following campaigns, by manager [[Marco Silva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=816781|title=Gerso será opção a Licá|trans-title=Gerso will be alternative to Licá|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=20 April 2013|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=843323|title=Gerso: "Marco Silva tem um plano para mim"|trans-title=Gerso: "Marco Silva has a plan for me"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref>
Fernandes made his debut in Portugal's top flight on 17 August 2012, playing 30 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against [[S.C. Olhanense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jornaldoalgarve.pt/olhanense-entra-a-ganhar/|title=Olhanense entra a ganhar|trans-title=Olhanense have winning debut|newspaper=Jornal do Algarve|language=Portuguese|date=18 August 2012|accessdate=30 January 2018}}</ref> He continued to be played almost exclusively as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in the following campaigns, by manager [[Marco Silva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=816781|title=Gerso será opção a Licá|trans-title=Gerso will be alternative to Licá|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=20 April 2013|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Estoril//interior.aspx?content_id=843323|title=Gerso: "Marco Silva tem um plano para mim"|trans-title=Gerso: "Marco Silva has a plan for me"|newspaper=Record|language=Portuguese|date=10 September 2013|accessdate=11 October 2013}}</ref>


For [[2014–15 Primeira Liga|2014–15]], Gerso was loaned to fellow league side [[Moreirense F.C.|Moreirense FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/30-07-2014/moreirense-gerso-chega-por-emprestimo-do-estoril|title=Moreirense: Gerso chega por empréstimo do Estoril|trans-title=Moreirense: Gerso arrives on loan from Estoril|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=30 July 2014|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>
For [[2014–15 Primeira Liga|2014–15]], Gerso was loaned to fellow league side [[Moreirense F.C.|Moreirense FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/30-07-2014/moreirense-gerso-chega-por-emprestimo-do-estoril|title=Moreirense: Gerso chega por empréstimo do Estoril|trans-title=Moreirense: Gerso arrives on loan from Estoril|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=Portuguese|date=30 July 2014|accessdate=19 October 2017}}</ref>


===Sporting KC===
===Sporting Kansas City===
On 4 January 2017, [[Sporting Kansas City]] of [[Major League Soccer]] announced the signing of Gerso from [[C.F. Os Belenenses]] on a three-year [[Designated Player Rule|designated player]] contract, with an option for a fourth year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/01/04/sporting-kc-signs-winger-gerso-fernandes-designated-player|title=Sporting KC signs winger Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player|publisher=[[Major League Soccer]]|date=4 January 2017|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> On 17 May, he scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 3–0 win against [[Seattle Sounders FC]] at [[Children's Mercy Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-05-17-sporting-kansas-city-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap|title=Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders 0 {{!}} 2017 MLS match recap|publisher=Major League Soccer|last1=Sferra|first1=German|date=18 May 2017|accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref>
On 4 January 2017, [[Sporting Kansas City]] of [[Major League Soccer]] announced the signing of Fernandes from [[C.F. Os Belenenses]] on a three-year [[Designated Player Rule|designated player]] contract, with an option for a fourth year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/01/04/sporting-kc-signs-winger-gerso-fernandes-designated-player|title=Sporting KC signs winger Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player|publisher=[[Major League Soccer]]|date=4 January 2017|accessdate=4 January 2017}}</ref> On 17 May, he scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 3–0 win against [[Seattle Sounders FC]] at [[Children's Mercy Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-05-17-sporting-kansas-city-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap|title=Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders 0 {{!}} 2017 MLS match recap|publisher=Major League Soccer|last1=Sferra|first1=German|date=18 May 2017|accessdate=18 May 2017}}</ref> Fernandes was named the club's 2017 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team with 10 goals in all competitions. The following season, Fernandes would make club history as he scored the 1,000th goal for Sporting KC in the MLS regular season with a goal against FC Dallas on July 28, 2018.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:02, 31 August 2018

Gerso
Personal information
Full name Gerso Fernandes
Date of birth (1991-02-23) 23 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2009 União Coimbra
2009–2010 Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Académica 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Tourizense (loan) 25 (3)
2011–2016 Estoril 93 (3)
2014–2015 → Moreirense (loan) 25 (5)
2016–2017 Belenenses 14 (1)
2017– Sporting Kansas City 54 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2018

Gerso Fernandes (born 23 February 1991) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays for American club Sporting Kansas City as a left winger.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Bissau, Fernandes moved to Portugal in his early teens, joining C.F. União de Coimbra's youth system in 2004 at age 13. As a junior, he signed with neighboring Académica de Coimbra where he went on to complete his formation;[1] he did not play football for two years during his formative spell, after a priest from the charity facility where he was living advised him against the dangers of turning professional.[2]

Fernandes made his debut as a senior with G.D. Tourizense in the third division, who acted as Académica's farm team.[3] Released in summer 2011, he moved to G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level, contributing with 20 scoreless appearances in his first season as the club returned to the Primeira Liga after seven years.[4]

Fernandes made his debut in Portugal's top flight on 17 August 2012, playing 30 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Olhanense.[5] He continued to be played almost exclusively as a substitute in the following campaigns, by manager Marco Silva.[6][7]

For 2014–15, Gerso was loaned to fellow league side Moreirense FC.[8]

Sporting Kansas City

On 4 January 2017, Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer announced the signing of Fernandes from C.F. Os Belenenses on a three-year designated player contract, with an option for a fourth year.[9] On 17 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Seattle Sounders FC at Children's Mercy Park.[10] Fernandes was named the club's 2017 Offensive Player of the Year after leading the team with 10 goals in all competitions. The following season, Fernandes would make club history as he scored the 1,000th goal for Sporting KC in the MLS regular season with a goal against FC Dallas on July 28, 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Juniores: Maiores com a ajuda dos grandes" [Juniors: Getting bigger with help from big clubs]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 November 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Gerso: "Padre proibiu-me de jogar futebol"" [Gerso: "Priest forbid me from playing football"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Atlético supera Tourizense nos penáltis" [Atlético overcome Tourizense on penalties]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga" [Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Olhanense entra a ganhar" [Olhanense have winning debut]. Jornal do Algarve (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Gerso será opção a Licá" [Gerso will be alternative to Licá]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 April 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Gerso: "Marco Silva tem um plano para mim"" [Gerso: "Marco Silva has a plan for me"]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Moreirense: Gerso chega por empréstimo do Estoril" [Moreirense: Gerso arrives on loan from Estoril] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Sporting KC signs winger Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player". Major League Soccer. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. ^ Sferra, German (18 May 2017). "Sporting Kansas City 3, Seattle Sounders 0 | 2017 MLS match recap". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

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