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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Reges and the second or paternal family name is Mouta.
Fernando
Fernando playing for Manchester City in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Fernando Francisco Reges Mouta[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Alto Paraíso, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2004 Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Vila Nova 57 (3)
2007–2014 Porto 142 (2)
2007–2008 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 26 (1)
2014– Manchester City 56 (4)
International career
2007 Brazil U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:25, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Fernando Francisco Reges Mouta (born 25 July 1987), known simply as Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his career with Porto with whom he signed in 2007, going on to appear in 236 official games and win 12 major titles, including four national championships and the 2011 Europa League.

Club career

Fernando in 2010

Porto

Fernando was born in Alto Paraíso de Goiás. In June 2007 he signed a five-year contract with FC Porto directly from the Série C, having started his career at Vila Nova Futebol Clube.[2] However, he spent his first year in Portugal loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora,[3] where he was first-choice.

In the 2008–09 season, having returned to Porto, Fernando was an ever present midfield fixture alongside established Lucho González and Raul Meireles, as the northerners achieved a fourth consecutive Primeira Liga title. He continued to be a starter when healthy, appearing in 41 official games during the 2010–11 campaign (including two goals in nearly 3,000 minutes of action) as his team won the treble.

On 9 February 2014, following an extensive negotiation that inclusively saw the player being suspended,[4] Fernando renewed his contract with Porto until 2017.[5]

Manchester City

On 25 June 2014, Fernando completed a move to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £12 million. Upon arriving, he said: "I will give my all every time I play and I'm looking forward to many happy years in Manchester".[6] He made his competitive debut on 10 August in the 2014 FA Community Shield, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 loss against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium;[7] a week later he first appeared in the Premier League, in a 2–0 win away to Newcastle United.[8]

Fernando scored his first goal for City on 26 December 2014, contributing to a 3–1 away win over West Bromwich Albion.[9]

International career

Fernando was in the Brazilian under-20 squad at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, where he was sent off in the second round against Chile for assaulting referee Albert Duarte,[10] as the nation went on to win the tournament in Paraguay. Subsequently he received a one-year ban from CONMEBOL competitions for his actions, and was not included for the following tournament in the category, the 2007 FIFA World Cup.

In January 2013, Fernando declared: "Even if someone asked me to naturalize, I would refuse. My dream is to play for Brazil. I'm sure one day I will wear the amarelinha".[11] In December, however, he became a Portuguese citizen,[12] applying to FIFA in March 2014 to change his international allegiance to Portugal;[13] under article 8.1 of the governing body's statutes, however, he was only eligible to represent Brazil internationally as he previously played for that country at under-20 level and at that time he did not hold Portuguese nationality.[14][15]

Statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estrela Amadora 2007–08 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Porto 2008–09 25 0 3 0 2 0 10 0 40 0
2009–10 25 0 6 0 1 0 6 0 39 0
2010–11 21 0 4 0 1 1 14 1 41 2
2011–12 22 1 1 0 2 0 9 0 34 1
2012–13 24 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 33 1
2013–14 25 0 4 1 4 0 11 0 45 1
Total 142 2 18 1 12 1 56 1 228 5
Manchester City 2014–15 25 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 33 2
2015–16 24 2 5 0 3 0 10 0 42 2
2016–17 7 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 13 0
Total 56 4 8 0 5 0 19 0 88 4
Career Total 224 7 26 1 17 1 75 1 342 10

Honours

Club

Porto
Manchester City

Country

References

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 12. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Porto put faith in Fernando". UEFA.com. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Fernando emprestado ao Estrela" (in Portuguese). Record. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "News round-up: Fernando frozen out by FC Porto, Otamendi sold". PortuGOAL. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Fernando saga ends... for now". PortuGOAL. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Fernando: Manchester City sign FC Porto midfielder". BBC Sport. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  7. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  8. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (17 August 2014). "Newcastle 0–2 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ Bevan, Chris (26 December 2014). "West Brom 1–3 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Meia Fernando é suspenso do Sul-Americano sub-20 por agredir árbitro" (in Portuguese). UOL. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Nunes, Luis Miguel (22 January 2013). "Fernando: "É impossível naturalizar-me português"" (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 28 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Fernando já tem nacionalidade portuguesa" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Federação pediu autorização à FIFA para utilizar Fernando" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  15. ^ "Fernando denied clearance to play for Portugal". Goal.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Fernando". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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