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Fernando (footballer, born 1992)

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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
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 24 (1)
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 for Al-Jazira as defensive midfielder.

Club career

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Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Sampdoria

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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

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

Beijing Sinobo Guoan

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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

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

Al Jazira

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

International career

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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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

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Grêmio

Shakhtar Donetsk

Spartak Moscow

Brazil U17

Brazil U20

Brazil

References

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  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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