| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Fernando Pongelupe Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Cruz | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2008 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Red Bull Brasil | 103 | (0) |
| 2011 | Boa Esporte | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Brasil | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | Marília | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Red Bull Brasil | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Doxa Katokopias | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Yangon United | 55 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | EC Democrata | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | XV de Piracicaba | 38 | (0) |
| 2020– | Santa Cruz | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:55, 20 October 2014 (UTC) | |||
Luiz Fernando Pongelupe Machado (born 20 February 1988), simply known as Luiz Fernando is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Santa Cruz as a goalkeeper.
Fernando spent 14 years at the Corinthians. After being released by the club, he joined Red Bull Brasil. He made his 100th appearance for the club against Rio Branco-SP. In that season, he went 316 minutes without conceding a goal. [1] In the match against Rio Branco, he made "two great saves". [2] After playing for a number of clubs as well returning to his former club, Fernando embraced Cypriot football with Doxa Katokopias in 2014. [3]
On 11 January 2015, he embraced Asian football signing for Yangon United of Myanmar. [4]