Fernando Fonseca

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Fernando Fonseca
Fernando Manuel Ferreira Fonseca.jpg
Fonseca with Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Fernando Manuel Ferreira Fonseca [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal [1]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2007–2009 Boavista
2009–2016 Porto
2012–2013 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Porto B 32 (0)
2017 Porto 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Estoril (loan) 19 (0)
2019–2020 Gil Vicente 20 (0)
2020–2023 Paços Ferreira 62 (0)
2023–2025 AVS 50 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2015 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U21 12 (0)
2016 Portugal U23 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:40, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Fernando Manuel Ferreira Fonseca (born 14 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

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Club career

Porto

Born in Porto, Fonseca joined FC Porto's youth system in 2009, from neighbours Boavista FC. While at the service of the former's under-19 squad he won two consecutive national championships, under the guidance of former club player António Folha; his contribution was praised by the media, who described an enormous work capacity on the right flank and aggressiveness in ball disputes. [2]

In the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Fonseca was promoted to the reserves by Luís Castro. His senior debut arrived on 24 August 2016, in a 2–1 home win against S.C. Olhanense in the Segunda Liga where he played the full 90 minutes. [3] The following month he signed a contract extension until 2020, although no values of the termination clause were disclosed. [4]

Fonseca played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 6 May 2017, profiting from the absence of the suspended Maxi Pereira and featuring the entire 1–1 away draw with C.S. Marítimo. [5] [6] For the following campaign, he was loaned to fellow top-division team G.D. Estoril Praia. [7]

Gil Vicente

On 30 August 2019, Fonseca ended his decade-long link to Porto by signing for Gil Vicente F.C. as a replacement for Kellyton. [8] He made his debut two weeks later, in a 2–0 loss at S.L. Benfica. [9]

On 8 March 2020, Fonseca suffered a serious left ankle injury against C.D. Santa Clara, and had to wait for surgery due to the COVID-19 pandemic that had also postponed the top-flight season. [10]

Paços Ferreira

Fonseca joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract in September 2020. [11] On 15 February 2023, he left by mutual consent. [12]

AVS

On 8 July 2023, Fonseca agreed to a two-year deal with recently founded second-tier AVS Futebol SAD. [13] When it expired, with the club by then in the main division, he left after failing to agree new terms. [14]

International career

Aged 19, Fonseca was selected by manager Rui Jorge for his 2016 Summer Olympics squad due to Fábio Sturgeon's injury. [15] He was first-choice during the competition in Brazil, in an eventual quarter-final exit. [16] [17] [18]

Fonseca earned his first cap for the under-21 side on 2 September 2016, in a 0–0 home draw against Israel in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fernando Fonseca" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (4 June 2016). "FC Porto: conheça melhor os bicampeões de juniores" [FC Porto: get to know the two-time junior champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "FC Porto B-Olhanense: 2–1: Dragões quase sempre superiores" [FC Porto B-Olhanense: 2–1: Dragons with upper hand most of the time]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fernando Fonseca renova contrato até 2020" [Fernando Fonseca renews contract until 2020] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Fonseca foi a novidade no Olival" [Fernando Fonseca was the novelty at the Olival] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fernando Fonseca e a estreia pelo FC Porto: "Felicidade máxima e tristeza"" [Fernando Fonseca and debut for FC Porto: "Happy as can be and sad"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fernando Fonseca emprestado ao Estoril" [Fernando Fonseca loaned to Estoril]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Dantas, Nuno (30 August 2019). "FC Porto: Fernando Fonseca reforça Gil Vicente" [FC Porto: Fernando Fonseca bolsters Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Fernando Fonseca e Romário Baldé estreiam-se nos convocados do Gil Vicente" [Fernando Fonseca and Romário Baldé debut in Gil Vicente's squad] (in Portuguese). Antena Minho. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Mendes, António (17 March 2020). "Fernando Fonseca espera pela operação" [Fernando Fonseca waits for operation]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Paços de Ferreira oficializa contratação de Fernando Fonseca" [Paços de Ferreira make signing of Fernando Fonseca official]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Calção, Armindo (15 February 2023). "Fernando Fonseca rescinde com o Paços de Ferreira por mútuo acordo" [Fernando Fonseca terminates cuts ties with Paços de Ferreira by mutual agreement]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ Devesas, Lino (8 July 2023). "Fernando Fonseca, ex-Paços, apresentado como reforço do Aves SAD" [Fernando Fonseca, formerly of Paços, presented as Aves SAD addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Santos, José (18 June 2025). "Fernando Fonseca e Gustavo Assunção de saída do AVS SAD" [Fernando Fonseca and Gustavo Assunção leaving AVS SAD]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Rui Jorge leva júnior do FC Porto aos Jogos Olímpicos" [Rui Jorge takes FC Porto junior to the Olympic Games]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 July 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Vitória na estreia" [Win in debut] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  17. ↑ "Portugal vence e garante quartos de final" [Portugal win and confirm quarter-finals] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Portugal assegura primeiro lugar" [Portugal confirm first place] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  19. ↑ Pires, Sérgio (2 September 2016). "Sub-21: Portugal-Israel, 0–0 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal-Israel, 0–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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