Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)

brazilian association football musician
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Fernando Luiz Roza ( behave 4 May 1985 ), known as Fernandinho, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Brazil national team. He has besides captained Brazil on many occasions. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Fernandinho started his career at brazilian cabaret Atlético Paranaense before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2005, where he became one of the best extraneous players to ever play in the ukrainian Premier League. [ 6 ] With Shakhtar, he won six ukrainian Premier League titles, four ukrainian Cups and the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He was voted by the Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best brazilian musician to always play for the team. [ 7 ] In 2013, he joined Manchester City, where he has since won four Premier League titles, among other trophies. The scorer of the only finish in the final of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and a full international for Brazil since 2011, he was part of their squad which came fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and besides competed at the 2015 Copa América, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the 2019 Copa América, winning the latter tournament .

Club career [edit ]

Atlético Paranaense [edit ]

Fernandinho began his career at Atlético Paranaense alongside his future Shakhtar teammate Jádson and close ally Carlos. In Atletico Paranaense he was runner-up of both the Brazilian first division ( in 2004 ) and the Libertadores da America, in 2005. He made 72 appearances for the club, scoring 14 goals, before moving to ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of around £7 million. [ citation needed ]

Shakhtar Donetsk [edit ]

In his first temper as a Shakhtar player he played 34 matches, including 23 league appearances, and scored three goals, with one coming in the league. Shakhtar were victorious in the Super Cup, however Fernandinho did not play in the match. He played in the championship deciding match between Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv, who were level on 75 points after all 30 games had been played, in which Shakhtar prevailed 2–1 to take the title. [ 8 ] This marked Fernandinho ‘s first league title with Shakhtar. He made 25 league appearances in the 2006–07 season as Shakhtar finished 2nd to Dynamo Kyiv. They besides finished as runner-up in the ukrainian Cup and ukrainian Super Cup. [ citation needed ] In the 2007–08 temper Shakhtar regained the backing with Fernandinho playing a pivotal role by scoring 11 goals, including one from the penalty spot, in 29 league appearances. He failed to appear in equitable one league match during the season. [ 9 ] Shakhtar were besides triumphant in the ukrainian Cup, giving Fernandinho his first cup achiever. however they were defeated in the Super Cup by Dynamo Kyiv for the second year in a row. After the match finished 2–2, it went to penalties and, although Fernandinho converted a penalty, Shakhtar lost 4–2. [ citation needed ]

2008–09 season [edit ]

On 15 July 2008, Fernandinho played in the Super Cup victory against Dynamo Kyiv. The match went to penalties after the two teams drew 1–1 at the end of supernumerary time. Fernandinho scored one of the penalties to help Shakhtar to a 5–3 succeed in the shoot-out. [ 10 ] He scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Karpaty Lviv on 27 July. [ 11 ] On 3 August he picked up a 63rd minute crimson card in a 3–0 victory over Illichivets Mariupol. [ 12 ] On 31 August he scored a punishment in a 2–2 absorb against Metalurh Zaporizhya. [ 13 ] On 16 September he scored the afford finish in a 2–1 Champions League victory against Swiss club Basel. [ 14 ] On 8 November, he scored the orifice goal in a 2–0 victory against Tavriya Simferopol. [ 15 ] On 9 December he scored a goal in Shakhtar ‘s 3–2 away win against spanish english Barcelona in the Champions League group stagecoach match. [ 16 ] On 26 February 2009, Fernandinho scored the equalising goal in Shakhtar ‘s 1–1 away leg draw against English team Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Cup. Shakhtar won the necktie 3–1 on aggregate. [ 17 ] On 7 March, he scored the only goal, a penalty, in a 1–0 victory against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. [ 18 ] On 15 March, he opened the score from the penalty spot in a 3–0 victory against Metalist Kharkiv. [ 19 ] On 19 March he scored a punishment in Shakhtar ‘s 2–0 victory over russian team CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Cup. Shakhtar won the tie 2–1 on aggregate. [ 20 ] On 16 April he netted a goal in a 2–1 UEFA Cup win against Marseille. Shakhtar emerged victorious from the bind with a 4–1 aggregate gain. [ 21 ] He besides scored a pivotal equal goal in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi final meet against Dynamo Kyiv which finished 1–1. [ 22 ] Shakhtar advanced to the concluding by virtue of a 3–2 aggregate victory after securing a 2–1 gain at the Donbass Arena in the second leg. [ citation needed ] Shakhtar won the UEFA Cup with a 2–1 victory over german side Werder Bremen in the last UEFA Cup before it was renamed the UEFA Europa League. [ 23 ] He made 42 sum appearances, including 21 in the league, and scored 11 goals, including five in the league, in the 2008–09 season. [ citation needed ]

2009–10 season [edit ]

The 2009–10 season saw Shakhtar lift the Premier League trophy. [ 24 ] Fernandinho ‘s first goal came on 29 July, in a 2–2 Champions League reap against Politehnica Timișoara in the third qualify beat, however Shakhtar were knocked out of the competition, losing on away goals after a 0–0 draw at home. [ 25 ] On 20 September, he scored a penalty in a 4–2 victory over Arsenal Kyiv. [ 26 ] He scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over Karpaty Lviv on 18 October, including one from the penalty point. [ 27 ] On 22 October the first goal, a penalty, in a 4–0 victory against french side Toulouse in the Europa League. [ 28 ] He scored a 93rd-minute goal in a 2–0 ukrainian Cup victory against Dynamo Kyiv on 28 October. [ 29 ] On 6 December he scored a punishment to open the score in a 2–0 win over Kryvbas. [ 30 ] On 24 March, he scored a 92nd-minute goal against Metalurh Donetsk in the ukrainian Cup, however it proved to be only a consolation goal as Shakhtar lost the equal 2–1. [ 31 ] Fernandinho made 24 league appearances, netting 4 times. He made a total of 39 appearances with 8 goals. [ citation needed ]

2010–11 season [edit ]

In the follow season Fernandinho played in the 7–1 Super Cup win over Tavriya Simferopol on 4 July. [ 32 ] On 18 July, he netted an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Metalurh Zaporizhya. [ 33 ] On 7 August he scored the first step finish in a 5–0 acquire over Sevastopol. [ 34 ] He besides played a part in the 1–0 UEFA Super Cup kill to Barcelona on 28 August. [ 35 ] He suffered a broken leg in a 1–0 get the better of to Obolon Kyiv on 10 September, [ 36 ] which was expected to rule him out for the entire season. He finally returned on 1 April 2011 after about seven months out of action in a 3–1 victory over Illichivets Mariupol. [ 37 ] He scored a belated 94th-minute match-winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Tavriya, his first finish since returning from injury. [ 38 ] On 25 May, he played the wide 90 minutes in Shakhtar ‘s 2–0 ukrainian Cup Final victory over Dynamo Kyiv. [ 39 ] At the end of the season Shakhtar won the championship, with Fernandinho contributing three goals from his 15 league appearances. They managed to win three prizes ( Premier League, Cup and Super Cup ). [ 40 ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

Fernandinho began the 2011–12 season with Shakhtar ‘s lone goal in a 3–1 Super Cup frustration to Dynamo Kyiv. [ 41 ] On 31 July he scored Shakhtar ‘s lone goal in a match against Arsenal Kyiv, however a 95th-minute equalizer prevented them from winning the match and taking all three points. [ 42 ] He netted a goal in a 3–1 victory against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 13 August. [ 43 ] On 27 November he scored the second gear goal, from a penalty, in a 5–0 victory over Karpaty Lviv. [ 44 ] On 27 April, he scored a penalty in a 4–3 ukrainian Cup match against Volyn Lutsk. [ 45 ] He netted the winning finish in a 2–1 victory against Metalist Kharkiv on 2 May. [ 46 ] He scored six goals in 32 appearances, with 24 appearances and four goals in the league, over the season. He played in the ukrainian Cup Final victory over Metalurh Donetsk. [ 47 ] At the end of the season, with his compress due to expire, he signed a modern five-year contract with the club until 2016. [ 48 ] Shakhtar retained the league championship for the third base year in a quarrel, Fernandinho ‘s fifth overall with the cabaret, and besides secured another Cup trophy, their second gear in a row. [ 49 ]

2012–13 season [edit ]

Fernandinho started the 2012–13 season by assisting Douglas Costa for the second gear goal in a 2–0 Super Cup victory over Metalurh Donetsk. [ 50 ] This marked his third achiever in the Super Cup with Shakhtar. He assisted Yevhen Seleznyov ‘s finish in the 3–1 victory over Hoverla Uzhhorod. [ 51 ] He netted a late goal to earn Shakhtar three points in a 1–0 win over Kryvbas. [ 52 ] He assisted Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the first goal in a 4–1 victory over Vorskla Poltava. [ 53 ] On 23 September, he scored a finish in a 4–1 ukrainian Cup stopping point 32 victory against Dynamo Kyiv [ 54 ] and was named man of the meet. [ 55 ] He assisted Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the irregular goal in a 2–0 victory against Metalist Kharkiv on 7 October. [ 56 ] Fernandinho scored the moment goal in a 2–1 victory against English side Chelsea in the Champions League group stage on 23 October, shooting low with his right foot into the buttocks corner. [ 57 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

On 6 June 2013, Fernandinho became Manchester City ‘s first sign of the summer, for a fee of £ 34 million. [ 58 ] He signed a four-year conduct and is understand to have waived around £4 million owed to him by Shakhtar in order to complete the remove, as he was desperate to secure a affect away from the ukrainian club. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] During his time at Shakhtar, the brazilian wear the number 7 shirt, but due to midfielder James Milner already occupying the phone number at City, Fernandinho had to choose another. In an interview with Manchester City, Fernandinho recalled a conversation with his son in which his son said, “ My dad is the new number 25, ” and therefore Fernandinho subsequently chose 25 as his new phone number. [ 61 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

Fernandinho made his Premier League debut on 19 August 2013 against Newcastle United in a 4–0 home succeed. [ 62 ] He scored his first two goals for Manchester City on 14 December 2013 against Arsenal in a 6–3 home succeed and was besides named man of the match after a classical display. [ 63 ] On 1 January 2014, he scored his third base finish of the season in a 2–3 away win against Swansea City. [ 64 ] On 2 February, Fernandinho sustained a second joint injury in trail, which kept him out of action for two weeks. [ 65 ] On 2 March, Fernandinho appeared for City in the League Cup concluding against Sunderland, where he won his first trophy in England with a 3–1 gain. On 11 May, Fernandinho was separate of the police squad who secured the Premier League deed in a 2–0 win against West Ham United. He did not start the game, but appeared as a substitute for hitter Edin Džeko in the 69th moment. [ 66 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

On 5 November 2014, in a 2014–15 Champions League group match against CSKA Moscow, Fernandinho replaced Jesús Navas at half-time with Manchester City 1–2 down at home. He was then sent off in the seventieth minute for a second reserve, with teammate Yaya Touré following belated, as the team lost and fell to last put in the group. [ 67 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 16 August 2015, Fernandinho scored the concluding goal in City ‘s 3–0 win over Chelsea. [ 68 ] He added to his count two weeks late, with his club ‘s second finish in a City frustration of Watford in the Premier League. [ 69 ] Fernandinho started as City beat Liverpool in the 2016 Football League Cup Final. He scored to put City 1–0 up and then missed his penalty in the subsequent gunfight after Liverpool equalised, but City still won the game. [ 70 ]

2017–18 temper [edit ]

Fernandinho in 2017 Fernandinho continued to play a critical character for Manchester City in the 2017–18 season, helping them win their one-third Premier League title, and his second. He scored three goals and provided three assists in 30 appearances for the championship winners. [ 73 ] Fernandinho besides appeared in the 2018 League Cup final for City when they defeated Arsenal 3–0, however he was substituted after 52 minutes because of an injury. [ citation needed ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Following the passing of Yaya Touré, Fernandinho began the temper as Manchester City ‘s only natural defensive midfielder. The brazilian played a vital character in the club ‘s demanding entitle race against Liverpool, starting every Premier League meet until a second joint injury prevented him from playing against Crystal Palace and Leicester City in December – two games that the team subsequently lost. however, Fernandinho was able to return to fitness in time for a season-defining home equal against title rivals Liverpool. He was named the Man of the Match following a highly praise performance in midfield that helped City beat their 2–1. Of the performance, the BBC Sport ‘s Phil McNulty wrote, “ At the heart of it all was the brilliant Fernandinho – a man apparently irreplaceable among the City ‘s stellar cast – as he delivered a masterclass of controlled midfield play to steady his side when required. ” [ 74 ] In February ‘s EFL Cup concluding against Chelsea, Fernandinho picked up a brawn wound during extra time and, for the remainder of the season, struggled to remain fit. İlkay Gündoğan took his place in City ‘s midfield for the majority of the remaining games, which saw the team go on a 14 game winning-streak to win the Premier League title on the concluding sidereal day of the season. Fernandinho ended the Premier League season with 1 goal and 3 assists in 29 appearances. [ 75 ]

2019–20 season [edit ]

With Fernandinho ‘s age becoming an area of concern for the club, Manchester City signed Rodri from Atlético Madrid over the summer. Because of the new midfield skill, Gündogan ‘s excellent performances as a defensive midfielder at the end of the previous season, and central defender Vincent Kompany ‘s deviation, Guardiola planned to use Fernandinho as a back-up central defender throughout the season. [ 76 ] An injury to first-choice centre-half Aymeric Laporte barely 4 weeks into the season, however, meant that the coach had to rely on Fernandinho to lead his defensive line. He subsequently started about every Premier League equal following Laporte ‘s injury, with all of his appearances for the season being in cardinal defense. On 28 January 2020, it was announced that he had signed a annual compress extension with the club. [ 77 ]

2020–21 season [edit ]

On 20 September 2020, Guardiola confirmed that Fernandinho was selected as the baseball club ‘s new captain, following the passing of David Silva. [ 78 ] On 25 April 2021 Fernandinho lifted his first base piece of silverware as Manchester City captain. He started, at Wembley, as City won 1–0 against Tottenham Hotspur to secure a criminal record 4 consecutive League Cup wins and the 6th of Fernandinho ’ s career, making him the contest ’ s most decorated musician. [ 79 ] On 11 May 2021, local rivals Manchester United were defeated 2–1 by Leicester City, securing City ’ s fifth Premier league claim and seventh First Division title overall. This was Fernandinho ’ s fourth Premier League title and his first as master. [ 80 ]

2021–22 season [edit ]

On 29 June 2021, Fernandinho once again signed a new annual softwood with the Citizens. [ 81 ]

International career [edit ]

On 11 August 2011, Fernandinho made his inaugural appearance for the Brazil national team in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Germany. [ 82 ] He won four far caps during the 2011–12 season but did not appear in another Seleção police squad until February 2014. [ 83 ] On 5 March 2014, Fernandinho scored his first external goal on his reelect to the Brazil team in a 5–0 winnings over South Africa. [ 84 ] In May 2014, he was named in Brazil ‘s police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [ 85 ] He made his tournament debut as a half-time substitute for Paulinho in the third plot of the group stage, scoring the last goal in the 4–1 victory against Cameroon. [ 86 ] He was then selected in the starting line-up for Brazil ‘s penalty gunfight kill of Chile in the round of 16. [ 87 ] Fernandinho played a full match against Colombia in the quarter-finals, and played the first 45 minutes before being taken off in Brazil ‘s 1–7 loss to Germany in the semi-finals : Brazil ‘s biggest always frustration at the World Cup. [ 88 ] In May 2018 he was named in Tite ‘s concluding 23 man police squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 89 ] On 6 July, Brazil were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by Belgium in the quarter-finals, losing 2–1, with Fernandinho scoring an own finish for Belgium. [ 90 ] In May 2019, Fernandinho was included in Brazil ‘s 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América. [ 91 ]

style of play and impact [edit ]

Fernandinho is well known for his pace and ability to shoot from retentive distances, equally well as his energy, proficiency, motion, and work-rate. He has been described in the media as “ a defensive midfielder with a box to box style of play, contributing in large separate to the defense and the attack. With a knock-down shoot and great pass rate, Fernandinho has played an authoritative function in breaking up resistance attacks and creating goal scoring opportunities ”. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] [ 94 ] Jonathan Wilson, when writing for The Guardian in 2013, described Fernandinho as a holding midfielder who can “ make tackles, ” and who is “ capable of regaining the ball, ” while besides noting that he frequently functioned “ as the more “ creative player alongside a destroyer. ” however, he besides clarified that while “ Fernandinho is a fine long passer, [ … ] he is not an Alonso or an Andrea Pirlo type ; he is not a regista. Rather he likes to make fore surges, just as Touré does, and, as he showed against Arsenal on Saturday, is more than adequate to of scoring goals when chances present themselves. ” As such, he labelled Fernandinho as a “ carrier ” or “ surger, ” namely “ a player capable of making late runs or carrying the ball at his feet. ” [ 95 ] Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has praised Fernandinho for his news, versatility, ability in the air out, and wide rate of skills, noting that “ Fernandinho can do everything, ” besides citing his crucial function in the club ‘s successes. [ 96 ] Due to a series of injuries to the Manchester City beginning team ‘s defensive players, Guardiola besides deployed Fernandinho as a centre-back on occasion during the 2019–20 season, a position in which he received praise in the media for his performances. [ 97 ] The importance and magnitude of cultivate played by Fernandinho in Manchester City besides becomes apparent in his absence. The three defeats in December 2018 in the Premier League were largely attributed to the fact Fernandinho did n’t play due to injury. [ 98 ] Based on the statistics from around that time, it was found that City won 10 % more games when Fernandinho was in the starting line-up, and the independent reason being his ability to both destroy a rival ‘s attack, and create new opportunities for his team through his long-distance passes. [ 99 ] [ 100 ]

personal life [edit ]

Fernandinho is married and has one son, Davi, born on 5 March 2010, [ 101 ] and a daughter, Mariana, born on 28 January 2017. [ 102 ] aside from his native Portuguese, Fernandinho reportedly speaks russian, italian, spanish and English. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] [ 105 ] Fernandinho is a devout Christian ; concerning his personal faith, he has stated : “ Jesus is my biggest inspiration. ” [ 106 ] [ 107 ]

career statistics [edit ]

cabaret [edit ]

As of match played 1 December 2021[108][109]

International [edit ]

As of match played 18 June 2019[127]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Brazil

2011
4
0

2012
1
0

2013
0
0

2014
11
2

2015
11
0

2016
6
0

2017
8
0

2018
8
0

2019
4
0

Total
53
2

As of match played 18 June 2019. Scores and results list Brazil’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernandinho goal.[127]

Honours [edit ]

Shakhtar Donetsk [ 128 ]
Manchester City
Brazil U20
Brazil
Individual

References [edit ]

Fernandinho profile at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website
Fernandinho at National-Football-Teams.com