Fernando (Brazilian footballer, born 1987)

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Reges and the second or paternal family name is Mouta.

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Fernando playing for Manchester City in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Fernando Francisco Reges Mouta[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Alto Paraíso, Brazil
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2004 Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Vila Nova 57 (3)
2007–2014 Porto 142 (2)
2007–2008 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 26 (1)
2014– Manchester City 49 (4)
International career
2007 Brazil U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

Fernando Francisco Reges Mouta (born 25 July 1987), known simply as Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his career with Porto with whom he signed in 2007, going on to appear in 236 official games and win 12 major titles, including four national championships and the 2011 Europa League.

Club career

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Fernando in 2010

Porto

Fernando was born in Alto Paraíso de Goiás. In June 2007 he signed a five-year contract with FC Porto directly from the Série C, having started his career at Vila Nova Futebol Clube.[2] However, he spent his first year in Portugal loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora,[3] where he was first-choice.

In the 2008–09 season, having returned to Porto, Fernando was an ever present midfield fixture alongside established Lucho González and Raul Meireles, as the northerners achieved a fourth consecutive Primeira Liga title. He continued to be a starter when healthy, appearing in 41 official games during the 2010–11 campaign (including two goals in nearly 3,000 minutes of action) as his team won the treble.

On 9 February 2014, following an extensive negotiation that inclusively saw the player being suspended,[4] Fernando renewed his contract with Porto until 2017.[5]

Manchester City

On 25 June 2014, Fernando completed a move to Manchester City for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £12 million. Upon arriving, he said: "I will give my all every time I play and I'm looking forward to many happy years in Manchester".[6] He made his competitive debut on 10 August in the 2014 FA Community Shield, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 loss against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium;[7] a week later he first appeared in the Premier League, in a 2–0 win at Newcastle United.[8]

Fernando scored his first goal for City on 26 December 2014, contributing to a 3–1 away win over West Bromwich Albion.[9]

International career

Fernando was in the Brazilian under-20 squad at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, where he was sent off in the second round against Chile for assaulting referee Albert Duarte,[10] as the nation went on to win the tournament in Paraguay. Subsequently he received a one-year ban from CONMEBOL competitions for his actions, and was not included for the following tournament in the category, the 2007 FIFA World Cup.

In January 2013, Fernando declared: "Even if someone asked me to naturalize, I would refuse. My dream is to play for Brazil. I'm sure one day I will wear the amarelinha".[11] In December, however, he became a Portuguese citizen,[12] applying to FIFA in March 2014 to change his international allegiance to Portugal;[13] under article 8.1 of the governing body's statutes, however, he was only eligible to represent Brazil internationally as he previously played for that country at under-20 level and at that time he did not hold Portuguese nationality.[14][15]

Statistics

Club

As of 23 April 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estrela Amadora 2007–08 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Total 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Porto 2008–09 25 0 3 0 2 0 10 0 40 0
2009–10 25 0 6 0 1 0 6 0 39 0
2010–11 21 0 4 0 1 1 14 1 41 2
2011–12 22 1 1 0 2 0 9 0 34 1
2012–13 24 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 33 1
2013–14 25 0 4 1 4 0 11 0 45 1
Total 142 2 18 1 12 1 56 1 228 5
Manchester City 2014–15 25 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 33 2
2015–16 22 2 5 0 3 0 6 0 36 2
Total 47 4 8 0 3 0 11 0 69 4
Career Total 205 7 26 1 16 1 67 1 314 10

Honours

Club

Porto
Manchester City

Country

References

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