Fernando (footballer, born 1992)
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
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Fernando Lucas Martins (born 3 March 1992), more commonly known as Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder.
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| Full name | Fernando Lucas Martins | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Erechim, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Jazira | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Brazil | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:36, 22 June 2013 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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 match played 2 June 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Série A | 22 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Série A | 32 | 1 | 19[a] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 57 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 69 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | — | 128 | 8 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 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 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 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 | ||
| Total | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Antalyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 30 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 9 | |||||
| Al-Jazira | 2023–24 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 2 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 298 | 32 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 406 | 44 | ||
- Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance in the Ukrainian Super Cup
- Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
- Appearances in the UAE League Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Brazil | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
Grêmio
Shakhtar Donetsk
Spartak Moscow
Brazil U17
Brazil U20
Brazil
