Edimilson Fernandes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandesand the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Edimilson Fernandes

Fernandes warming up for West Ham United in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro [1]
Date of birth	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sion, Switzerland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team	Brest (on loan from Mainz 05)
Number	6
Youth career
2007–2013	Sion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Sion	48	(2)
2016–2019	West Ham United	42	(0)
2018–2019	→ Fiorentina (loan)	29	(2)
2019–	Mainz 05	91	(1)
2021–2022	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	7	(0)
2022	→ Young Boys (loan)	14	(2)
2024–	→ Brest (loan)	7	(0)
International career‡
2016	Switzerland U21	5	(2)
2016–	Switzerland	34	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro (born 15 April 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and defender for Ligue 1 club Brest, on loan from Bundesliga club Mainz 05, and the Switzerland national team. ^[3]

Club career

Sion

Fernandes is a youth exponent from FC Sion. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 1 June 2013 against FC Zürich in 4–2 home win. He started in the first eleven and was substituted after 53 minutes. ^[4] He scored his first senior goal on 1 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw at home to FC Luzern. ^[5] Fernandes played every minute of Sion's 2015–16 Europa League campaign before the side was knocked out by Braga in the last 32. ^[5] In all games, he played 65 times for Sion's first team and 41 games for the club's under-21 side. ^[5]

West Ham United

On 25 August 2016, Fernandes signed a four-year deal with English club West Ham United for a fee of £5 million. ^[6] He made his West Ham debut on 25 September 2016 in a 3–0 home defeat by Southampton, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Mark Noble. ^[7] On 26 October 2016, Fernandes scored his first goal for West Ham in a 2–1 win against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, winning praise from manager Slaven Bilić. ^{[8] [9]}

Loan to Fiorentina

On 13 August 2018, Fernandes joined Italian side Fiorentina on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy. ^[10]

Mainz 05

On 3 June 2019, Fernandes joined Bundesliga side Mainz 05 on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^{[11] [12]} On 17 August 2019, he made his full debut for the club in the league season opener against SC Freiburg, starting and playing 84 minutes of a 3–0 loss while picking up a first-half yellow card. ^[13]

Fernandes scored his first goal for Mainz in the penultimate Bundesliga game of the 2019–2020 season. After being substituted on in the second half, he scored the third goal in Mainz's 3–1 win over Werder Bremen. ^[14]

Loan to Young Boys

On 15 February 2022, Fernandes moved on loan to Young Boys until the end of the season. ^[15]

Loan to Brest

On 30 August 2024, Fernandes signed for Ligue 1 club Brest on loan for the season, with an option for the club to make the deal permanent. ^[16]

International career

Fernandes made his debut for the Switzerland under-21 team in March 2016 in a 1–1 draw with England. In his second game, on 2 September 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win against Kazakhstan in Biel/Bienne. ^{[17] [18]}

In November 2016, Fernandes received his first call-up to the senior Switzerland squad for a match against the Faroe Islands. ^[19] He made his senior debut against them, coming off the bench in the 69th minute.

In May 2019, he played in 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, where his team finished fourth. ^[20]

In 2021, he was called up to the national team for the 2020 UEFA European Championship, where the team created one of the main sensations of the tournament by reaching the quarter-finals. ^[21]

Personal life

Fernandes was born in Sion, Switzerland, to a family of Portuguese and Cape Verdean descent. ^[5] He is the cousin of Swiss international footballer Gelson Fernandes, Portuguese international footballer Manuel Fernandes and ex-Sunderland midfielder Cabral. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2024 ^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sion	2012–13	Swiss Super League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2013–14		16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
	2014–15		26	1	3	2	—		—		29	3
	2015–16		5	0	4	2	—		8 [c]	0	17	2
	Total		48	2	7	4	—		8	0	63	6
West Ham United	2016–17	Premier League	28	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	32	1
	2017–18		14	0	0	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		42	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	48	1
Fiorentina (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	29	2	4	0	—		—		33	2
Mainz 05	2019–20	Bundesliga	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2020–21		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2022–23		32	0	2	0	—		—		34	0
	2023–24		21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		91	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	97	1
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	2021–22	Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Young Boys (loan)	2021–22	Swiss Super League	14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
Brest (loan)	2024–25	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		2 [d]	0	4	0
Career total			233	7	19	4	5	1	10	0	267	12

1. Includes Swiss Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes goal. ^[23]

List of international goals scored by Edimilson Fernandes

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 October 2019	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Republic of Ireland	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	3 June 2021	Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland	Liechtenstein	7–0	7–0	Friendly

Honours

Sion

• Swiss Cup: 2014–15 ^[24]

References

1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
2. "Edimilson Fernandes" (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
3. Edimilson Fernandes at Soccerway
4. "FC Sion vs. FC Zürich - 1 June 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
5. "Ten Fast Facts — Edimilson Fernandes". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
6. "Hammers secure Swiss star Fernandes". whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
7. "West Ham 0-3 Southampton". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
8. "West Ham United 2-1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
9. "Slaven Bilic admits West Ham's Edimilson Fernandes has surprised him this season". hitc.com. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
10. Benge, James (13 August 2018). "West Ham's Fernandes joins Fiorentina on loan with purchase option". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
11. "Edimilson Fernandes joins German club Mainz". West Ham United F.C. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
12. "Edimilson Fernandes joins Mainz 05". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
13. "SC Freiburg v. 1. FSV Mainz 05". DFB. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
14. "Werder Bremen move closer to relegation as Mainz secure survival". Bundesliga. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
15. "EDIMILSON FERNANDES BIS SAISONENDE ZU YB" (Press release) (in German). Young Boys. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
16. "Mercato : Mayence prête Edimilson Fernandes à Brest (Transferts)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
17. "E Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
18. "U21 pair taste victory". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
19. "Football Avec Lacroix et Edimilson Fernandes". lematin.ch. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
20. "Pickford the hero in England shootout win". BBC Sport.
21. https://www.uefa.com / uefaeuro-2020 / match / 2024485 - switzerland-vs-spain / lineups /? iv = true
22. "E. Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
23. "Edimilson Fernandes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
24. "Switzerland Cup Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 August 2022.

External links

• Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
• Edimilson Fernandes at Soccerbase