Fernando (footballer, born 1992)

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Fernando
Fernando Martins sign to Antalyaspor 20220114 1.jpg
Fernando in 2022
Personal information
Full name Fernando Lucas Martins
Date of birth (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Erechim, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Jazira
Number 20
Youth career
2001–2009 Grêmio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 0 (0)
International career
2009 Brazil U17 3 (0)
2011 Brazil U20 15 (0)
2012–2013 Brazil 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg 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 as defensive midfielder for Al-Jazira.

Contents

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 31 December 2020 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio 2009 Série A 10000010
2010 13000006 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2011 22100407 [lower-alpha 2] 0331
2012 321006019 [lower-alpha 3] 4575
2013 1000918 [lower-alpha 4] 1182
Total692001914051288
Shakhtar Donetsk 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 1413150222
2014–15 13140701 [lower-alpha 5] 0251
Total2727112010473
Sampdoria 2015–16 Serie A 3541020384
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 2831010303
2017–18 27530711 [lower-alpha 6] 0386
2018–19 2031060273
2019-20 300030
Total781150141109812
Beijing Guoan (loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 7000-70
Beijing Guoan 2020 Chinese Super League1131071194
Career total2272214154342532731
  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

As of match played 10 September 2013 [14] [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201210
201370
Total80

Honours

Grêmio

Shakhtar Donetsk

Spartak Moscow

Brazil U17

Brazil U20

Brazil

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