Fernando Marçal
![]() Marçal with Lyon in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fernando Marçal de Oliveira[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Grêmio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Guaratinguetá | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Torreense | 40 | (3) |
2011–2015 | Nacional | 97 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Gaziantepspor (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Guingamp (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Lyon | 42 | (0) |
2020– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2020 |
Fernando Marçal de Oliveira (born 19 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Career
After playing for Grêmio and Guaratinguetá in Brazil, Marçal headed to Portugal. In 2010, he signed for Torreense in Portuguese Second Division. He made 40 appearances for the club before signing for Nacional in Primeira Liga. After amassing over 80 appearances at Nacional, his performances attracted the interest of 2014–15 Primeira Liga champions Benfica, who subsequently signed him onto a five-year contract.[2][3]
On 20 August 2015, Marçal was loaned out to Turkish side Gaziantepspor for a season.[4]
On 16 June 2017, he signed for French club Olympique Lyonnais for €4.5 million after a stint with rival club Guingamp, where he made seven assists in 31 league appearances.[5]
On 6 September 2020, Marçal moved to English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of €2 million in a two-year deal.[6][7] Marçal made his full debut for Wolves on 14 September 2020 in a Premier League game away to Sheffield United.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 December 2020[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guaratinguetá | 2010 | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Torreense | 2010–11 | Segunda Divisão | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
2011–12 | Segunda Divisão | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
Nacional | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
Total | 97 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
Benfica | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gaziantepspor (loan) | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
Guingamp (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
Lyon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
Lyon B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2020–21 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 246 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 295 | 6 |
- ^ a b appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Benfica
References
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Benfica: Marçal assinou por cinco épocas e volta na pré-época". Maisfutebol. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Ruela, João (27 June 2015). "Conheça os 10 novos reforços do Benfica" [Meet the 10 new Benfica players] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lyon sign full-back Fernando Marcal from Benfica for €4.5 million". ESPN. 16 June 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Transfer of Fernando Marçal to Wolverhampton Wanderers". Olympique Lyonnais. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Champions League semi-finalist Marçal joins Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 6 September 2020.
- ^ Rose, Gary (14 September 2020). "Sheffield United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Nuno praises special Wolves". BBC Sport.
- ^ Fernando Marçal at Soccerway
External links
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- Fernando Marçal at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fernando Marçal at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Brazilian footballers
- Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players
- Guaratinguetá Futebol players
- S.C.U. Torreense players
- C.D. Nacional players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- En Avant de Guingamp players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Primeira Liga players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Segunda Divisão players
- Ligue 1 players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Süper Lig players
- Premier League players
- Brazilian football defender, 1980s birth stubs