Fernando Karanga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silvaand the second or paternal family name is Monte.

Fernando Karanga

Karanga in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Luiz Fernando da Silva Monte
Date of birth	(1991-04-14) 14 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Camaragibe, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	CSKA Sofia
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2010	Náutico
2010–2011	Santa Cruz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Santa Cruz	0	(0)
2011	→ Bragantino (loan)	0	(0)
2012	→ Belo Jardim (loan)	0	(0)
2012	Trindade	0	(0)
2012–2014	Boa Esporte	76	(19)
2014	→ Criciúma (loan)	0	(0)
2015–2017	Jeju United	18	(5)
2016	→ Paraná (loan)	13	(4)
2017–2018	CSKA Sofia	39	(29)
2018–2023	Henan	73	(29)
2019	→ Nacional (loan)	0	(0)
2023	Jinan Xingzhou	10	(2)
2024–	CSKA Sofia	11	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:52, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Luiz Fernando da Silva Monte (born 14 April 1991), commonly known as Fernando Karanga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.

Career

Early career

Karanga began his professional career with Santa Cruz, but failed to cement a first team place and spent loan spells with Bragantino and Belo Jardim before joining Trindade on a permanent basis.

CSKA Sofia

Karanga signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with CSKA Sofia on 2 February 2017. On 29 April he scored a goal in the Eternal derby of Bulgarian football, netting the third in CSKA's 3–0 win over Levski Sofia. ^[1]

Karanga began the 2017–18 season with a goal in the first league game against Slavia Sofia on 15 July, which ended in a 1–1 draw. ^[2] Two weeks later he scored his first hat-trick in Bulgaria during a 6–2 away win over Botev Plovdiv. Karanga continued his scoring run in the following games, scoring 12 goals in his first 11 league matches of the campaign. He also scored on his Bulgarian Cup debut against Botev Vratsa in the 1/8 finals. The Brazilian finished the year with a total of 23 goals in 30 league games for the Reds, in addition to 2 games and 1 goal in the Bulgarian Cup. He continued his fine performances during the first months of 2018, but sustained an injury in the second leg of a Bulgarian Cup match against Levski Sofia on 25 April (after a rough tackle), which sidelined him until the end of the season and was a factor in him finishing in second place for the top goalscorer award in the league.

Karanga is the highest scoring foreign player in the league fixtures of The Eternal Derby with four goals under his belt. ^{[3] [4]} He quickly emerged as a favourite with the CSKA Sofia fans.

Henan Jianye

On 12 July 2018, Karanga was transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye (later simply known as Henan) for a reported transfer fee of $4 million. ^[5] He suffered from serious splenic injury in October after a match against Beijing Guoan, and received splenectomy. ^[6] He discharged from hospital in November, and returned to Brazil for further treatments and recoveries. ^[7]

In March 2019, he was loaned to Nacional. ^{[8] [9]} In July 2019, he recovered from previous incident, and rejoined Henan Jianye. ^[10]

On 1 July 2023, he mutually terminated his contract with Henan. ^[11]

Jinan Xingzhou

On 19 July 2023, Karanga signed with China League One club Jinan Xingzhou. ^[12]

Return to CSKA Sofia

On 16 January 2024, Karanga returned to CSKA Sofia. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of 11 May 2024. ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santa Cruz	2011	Pernambucano	–		0	0	–		–		0 [lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0
Belo Jardim (loan)	2012		–		0	0	–		–		5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5	0
Trindade	2012	Goiano	–		0	0	–		–		9 [lower-alpha 2]	0	9	0
Boa Esporte	2012	Série B	17	3	0	0	–		–		–		17	3
	2013		34	5	2	1	–		–		10 [lower-alpha 3]	4	46	10
	2014		25	11	0	0	–		–		–		25	11
	Total		76	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	10	4	88	24
Criciúma Esporte (loan)	2014	Catarinense	–		1	0	–		–		8 [lower-alpha 4]	0	9	0
Jeju United	2015	K League	16	5	1	0	–		–		–		17	5
	2016		2	0	0	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		18	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	5
Paraná (loan)	2016	Série B	13	4	0	0	–		–		–		13	4
CSKA Sofia	2016–17	First League	12	6	0	0	–		–		–		12	6
	2017–18		27	23	2	1	–		–		–		29	24
	Total		39	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	30
Henan Jianye/ Henan Songshan Longmen/ Henan	2018	Chinese Super League	8	5	0	0	–		–		–		8	5
	2019		15	6	0	0	–		–		–		15	6
	2020		15	3	0	0	–		–		–		15	3
	2021		13	4	3	1	–		–		–		16	5
	2022		22	10	0	0	–		–		–		22	10
	Total		73	28	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	29
Nacional (loan)	2019	Paulista Série A2	–		0	0	–		–		0 [lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0
Jinan Xingzhou	2023	China League One	10	2	0	0	–		–		–		10	2
CSKA Sofia	2023–24	First League	11	5	0	0	–		–		–		11	5
Career Total			240	92	9	3	0	0	0	0	32	4	281	99

1. Appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano
2. Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
3. Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
4. Appearances in Campeonato Catarinense
5. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista Série A2

Honours

Club

Santa Cruz

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2011

Individual

• Best forward in the Bulgarian First League: 2017 ^[15]
• Best foreign player in the Bulgarian First League: 2017 ^[15]

References

1. "НА ЖИВО: Левски - ЦСКА-София 0:3, "сините" са в нокдаун!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "Slavia Sofia 1–1 CSKA Sofia". soccerway.com. 15 July 2017.
3. "Фернандо Каранга задмина Серджиу Буш и е най-резултатният чужденец в историята на дербито" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
4. "Чужденците на ЦСКА по-резултатни от тези на Левски във Вечното дерби" (in Bulgarian). a-pfg.com. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
5. 建业官方宣布29场25球巴西前锋加盟 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
6. "脾脏破裂 河南建业卡兰加出血量如5瓶水" [Karanga lost massive blood due to ruptured spleen]. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Dahe News. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
7. "建业功臣卡兰加病愈出院，直奔巴西进行康复训练，下赛季将回归！" [Karanga discharged from hospital, heading Brazil for recovery, to return next season]. dahebao.cn (in Chinese). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
8. "Мистерия с бившата звезда на ЦСКА Фернандо Каранга". topsport.bg. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
9. "朱艺：为腾外援名额，建业卡兰加被租借至巴西球队". sohu.com (in Chinese). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
10. Wang, Jianbing (6 July 2019). "河南建业重伤外援卡兰加复出" [Henan Jianye's Karanga recovered from serious injury]. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
11. "公 告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
12. "官方：前河南队外援卡兰加加盟济南兴洲" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
13. "ЦСКА се подсили с Фернандо Каранга". cska.bg (in Bulgarian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
14. "FERNANDO KARANGA". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
15. Yotova, Ralitsa (7 January 2018). "Ивелин Попов е "Футболист на годината" за трети пореден път!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

• Fernando Karanga – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Fernando Karanga at Soccerway
• Fernando Karanga at Sambafoot