Fernando Medeiros

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Medeirosand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Fernando Medeiros

Fernando Medeiros in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Medeiros da Silva
Date of birth	(1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sumgayit
Number	11
Youth career
2006–2015	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Santos	4	(1)
2017	→ Botafogo-SP (loan)	6	(1)
2017	→ Vila Nova (loan)	10	(1)
2019	Bahia	2	(0)
2019	Rayo Majadahonda	2	(0)
2019–2021	Portimonense	23	(0)
2021	Ituano	11	(1)
2021	Confiança	2	(0)
2021–2022	Audax Rio	12	(2)
2022	Betim Futebol	17	(1)
2022–2024	Egnatia	73	(11)
2024–	Sumgayit	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Fernando Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), known as Fernando Medeiros, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.

Club career

Santos

Medeiros (in white) playing for Santos in 2016

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Medeiros joined Santos' youth setup in 2006, aged ten. ^[1] After progressing through the club's youth setup, he was promoted to the main squad on 29 September 2015 by manager Dorival Júnior. ^[2]

Medeiros made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Alison in a 5–1 home routing of Atlético Paranaense. ^[3] He scored his first senior goal the following 11 May, netting the last in a 3–0 Copa do Brasil away win against Galvez. ^[4]

On 19 January 2017, after again appearing rarely, Medeiros was loaned to Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista. ^[5] On 22 May, he moved to Série B side Vila Nova also in a temporary deal, until the end of the year. ^[6]

Upon returning from loan, Medeiros only featured for Santos' B-team.

Bahia

On 24 January 2019, Medeiros signed for Bahia after his contract with Peixe expired. ^[7] He left the club at the end of May 2019, where his contract expired. ^[8]

Portimonense

On 24 September 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense. ^[9]

Egnatia

He signed for Albanian club Egnatia on 18 July 2022. ^[10]

Personal life

Fernando's twin brother, Flávio, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also played for Santos as a youth. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 November 2020 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Santos	2015	Série A	1	0	—		0	0	—		—		1	0
	2016		1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	—		3	1
	2018		0	0	—		—		—		6 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		2	0	—		2	1	—		6	0	10	1
Botafogo-SP (loan)	2017	Série C	0	0	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
Vila Nova (loan)	2017	Série B	10	1	—		—		—		—		10	1
Bahia	2019	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Portimonense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	13	0	—		0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	14	0
	2020–21		7	0	—		1	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		20	0	—		1	0	—		1	0	22	0
Ituano	2021	Série C	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			32	1	8	1	3	1	—		7	0	50	3

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2016
• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2014
• Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013

Bahia

• Campeonato Baiano: 2019

Egnatia

• Kategoria Superiore: 2023–24
• Albanian Cup: 2023–24

References

1. "Recém-promovido ao elenco principal, Fernando Medeiros comemora nove anos de Santos" [Recently promoted to the main squad, Fernando Medeiros celebrates nine years of Santos] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
2. "Dorival Júnior promove Fernando Medeiros ao profissional do Santos" [Dorival Júnior promotes Fernando Medeiros to Santos' first team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. "Show dos meninos! Santos se despede com goleada por 5 a 1 sobre o Atlético-PR" [Show from the boys! Santos bids farewell with a routing by 5–1 over Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
4. "No Acre, Santos bate Galvez e elimina jogo de volta na Copa do Brasil" [In Acre, Santos defeat Galvez and eliminate second leg in the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
5. "Santos FC empresta Fernando Medeiros ao Botafogo até término do Paulistão 2017" [Santos FC loan Fernando Medeiros to Botafogo until the end of the 2017 Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
6. "Vila Nova confirma contratação do volante Fernando Medeiros, do Santos" [Vila Nova confirm signing of defensive midfielder Fernando Medeiros, from Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
7. "Mais opções" [More options] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
8. Com vínculo perto do fim, Fernando Medeiros não fica no Bahia; Xandão renova, globoesporte.globo.com, 31 May 2019
9. "MATHEUS GUEDES E FERNANDO MEDEIROS APRESENTADOS ESTA TERÇA FEIRA" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 24 September 2019.
10. "Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha" [Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
11. "Egnatia godet në merkato, firmos lojtari që ka luajtur me Santosin" [Egnatia hits in the market, a player who played with Santos signs] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
12. Fernando Medeiros at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

External links

• Santos official profile Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
• Fernando Medeiros at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Fernando Medeiros at Sambafoot (archived)
• Fernando Medeiros at Soccerway