Leandro Fernandes

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Leandro Fernandes
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Fernandes in 2017
Personal information
Full name Leandro Fernandes da Cunha
Date of birth (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2007 Quick 1888
2007–2013 NEC
2013–2018 PSV
2018–2019 Juventus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Jong PSV 1 (0)
2018–2020 Juventus 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Juventus U23 (res.) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Pescara 11 (0)
2021–2022 PEC Zwolle 3 (0)
2022–2023 Jerv 32 (0)
2024 Žalgiris 10 (1)
International career
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 6 (1)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 12 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 16 (0)
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024

Leandro Fernandes da Cunha (born 25 December 1999), known as Leandro Fernandes, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong PSV on 14 October 2016 in a game against Almere City. [1]

On 31 January 2018, Fernandes joined Juventus. [2] He made his first appearance for the club in a preseason match against Bayern Munich on 25 July 2018.

On 2 September 2019, Fernandes signed with Fortuna Sittard on a season long loan. [3]

On 28 September 2020, he moved to Serie B club Pescara. [4] On 12 April 2021, his contract with Pescara was terminated by mutual consent. [5]

On 15 September 2021, he joined PEC Zwolle for the 2021–22 season. [6]

On 8 February 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian side Jerv. [7] On 23 November 2023, FK Jerv announced that the collaboration with Fernandes ended. [8]

Style of play

Fernandes is considered to be a midfielder with strong technical qualities and free kick taking abilities. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 14 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Official: Juventus sign Leandro Fernandes". Football Italia. 31 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard Returns Midfielder Fernandes to the Netherlands" (Press release) (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE Leandro Fernandes è #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 28 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ripresa dei lavori in #CasaPescara" (in Italian). Pescara. 12 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Koolwijk en Fernandes sluiten aan bij selectie" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Velkommen, Leandro Fernandes". FK Jerv (Press release) (in Norwegian). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jerv og Leandro Fernandes er enige om kontraktsavslutning" [Jerv and Leandro Fernandes agree on contract termination] (in Norwegian). FK Jerv. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Pelucchi, Roberto (14 July 2019). "Gli olandesi della Juve: star e meteore dal pitbull Davids a... Elia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2019.


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