Fernando Sobral
Brazilian footballer (born 1994)
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Fernando Pereira do Nascimento (born 17 December 1994), known as Fernando Sobral, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Coritiba, on loan from Cuiabá as a midfielder.
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Sobral with Ceará in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Pereira do Nascimento | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coritiba (on loan from Cuiabá) | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Guarany de Sobral | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Guarany de Sobral | 37 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Horizonte | 25 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Icasa (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Guarany de Sobral (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Floresta (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Fluminense de Feira (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2017 | Fluminense de Feira | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Sampaio Corrêa | 49 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Ceará | 121 | (5) |
| 2023– | Cuiabá | 66 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Ceará (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Coritiba (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Sobral was a Guarany de Sobral youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 26 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Copa Fares Lopes home win against Ferroviário.
Sobral scored his first senior goal on 17 October 2013, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against the same opponent, also for the state cup. For the 2014 season, he joined Horizonte[1] and was an undisputed starter during the Campeonato Cearense.
In the middle of 2014, Sobral was loaned to Série B side Icasa until the end of the year. He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Joinville; he contributed rarely as his side suffered relegation.
Ahead of the 2015 campaign, Sobral returned to hometown club Guarany,[2] being again first-choice. On 20 March of that year he moved to Atlético Goianiense also in a temporary deal,[3] but featured in only one match for the club.
On 22 January 2016, after a short stint at Floresta, Sobral signed for Fluminense de Feira, still owned by Horizonte.[4] He returned to his parent club for the remainder of the season,[5] but rejoined Flu in January 2017.[6]
Sampaio Corrêa
On 8 May 2017, Sobral was announced at Sampaio Corrêa in the Série C.[7] An immediate starter, he contributed with three goals as his side achieved promotion to the second division.
Sobral was also an undisputed first-choice during the 2018 campaign, winning the year's Copa do Nordeste.
Ceará
On 22 December 2018, Sobral agreed to a contract with Série A side Ceará.[8] He made his top tier debut the following 28 April, replacing Ricardinho in a 4–0 home routing of CSA.
Cuiabá
On 8 December 2022, after Ceará's relegation, Sobral signed a four-year contract with Cuiabá in the top tier.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 26 February 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarany de Sobral | 2012 | Série C | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Série D | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | — | — | 7[a] | 2 | 41 | 2 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Horizonte | 2014 | Cearense | — | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | Cearense Série B | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| Icasa (loan) | 2014 | Série B | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Guarany de Sobral (loan) | 2015 | Cearense | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Floresta (loan) | 2015 | Cearense Série C | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Fluminense de Feira (loan) | 2016 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Fluminense de Feira | 2017 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Sampaio Corrêa | 2017 | Série C | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | Série B | 32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13[b] | 2 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 8 | ||
| Ceará | 2019 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 1 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 7[c] | 1 | 55 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 106 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 167 | 8 | ||
| Cuiabá | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 9 | 135 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 383 | 34 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes
- 12 appearances and two goals in 2018 Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana