brazilian football player
Reges and the second or paternal family name is Mouta. In this portuguese list, the first or maternal syndicate name isand the second or parental family name is Fernando Francisco Reges ( born 25 July 1987 ), known plainly as Fernando ( brazilian portuguese : [ feʁˈnɐ̃du ] ), is a brazilian football player who plays for spanish baseball club Sevilla as a defensive midfielder.

He spent most of his career with Porto with whom he signed in 2007, going on to appear in 237 competitive matches and win 12 major titles, including four Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. He besides played professionally in England, Turkey and Spain, winning the domestic league twice with Galatasaray and the 2016 League Cup with Manchester City .

Club career [edit ]

Fernando with Porto in 2010

porto [edit ]

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. [ 3 ] however, he spent his first year in Portugal loaned to C.F. Estrela district attorney Amadora, [ 4 ] where he was first choice. [ 5 ] In the 2008–09 season, having returned to Porto, Fernando was an ever-present midfield regular aboard established Lucho González and Raul Meireles, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] as the northerners achieved a fourthly straight Primeira Liga title. [ 8 ] He continued to be a starter when healthy, appearing in 41 competitive games during the 2010–11 crusade ( including two goals in about 3,000 minutes of legal action ) [ 9 ] [ 10 ] as his team won the double. [ 11 ] On 9 February 2014, following an extensive negotiation that inclusively saw the actor being suspended, [ 12 ] Fernando renewed his contract with Porto until 2017. [ 13 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

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 arrive, he said : “ I will give my all every prison term I play and I ‘m looking forth to many happy years in Manchester ”. [ 14 ] He made his competitive debut on 10 August in the 2014 FA Community Shield, playing the wide 90 minutes in a 0–3 loss against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. [ 15 ] He first appeared in the Premier League a week late, in a 2–0 succeed away to Newcastle United. [ 16 ] Fernando scored his first goal for City on 26 December 2014, contributing to a 3–1 away victory over West Bromwich Albion. [ 17 ] He featured 90 minutes in the final of the League Cup on 28 February 2016, helping kill Liverpool on penalties. [ 18 ] On 4 May, he scored an own goal after 20 minutes of the UEFA Champions League semi-final regular against real number Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium – the first fourth dimension the club coached by Manuel Pellegrini had reached that stage [ 19 ] – in an eventual 1–0 loss ( besides on aggregate ). [ 20 ] [ 21 ] During his three-year enchantment at the City of Manchester Stadium, Fernando played 102 official matches and scored four times. [ 22 ]

Galatasaray [edit ]

On 4 August 2017, Fernando signed with Galatasaray SK on a three-year shrink for an initial tip of €5.25 million ; in a note published on the Turkish club ‘s official web site, it was confirmed that the payment would ascend based on the accomplishment of sealed performance variables during his spell. [ 23 ] He made his Süper Lig introduction in the first fixture, playing 82 minutes in a 4–1 dwelling kill of Kayserispor. [ 24 ] He made 26 competitive appearances during the season, scoring on 9 December in a 4–2 base victory against Akhisar Belediyespor [ 25 ] and repeating the feat the following 29 April to help defeat reigning champions Beşiktaş J.K. 2–0 at home plate, a leave which proved critical for achieving the league entitle. [ 26 ]

sevilla [edit ]

On 12 July 2019, aged 32, Fernando joined Sevilla FC of the spanish La Liga for a fee of €4.5 million, agreeing to a deal until 30 June 2022. [ 27 ]

International career [edit ]

Fernando was in the Brazil 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, [ 28 ] as the nation went on to win the tournament in Paraguay. subsequently, he received a annual ban from CONMEBOL competitions for his actions and was not included for the trace tournament in the category, the 2007 FIFA World Cup. [ 29 ] In January 2013, Fernando declared : “ even if person asked me to naturalize, I would refuse. My pipe dream is to play for Brazil. I ‘m sure one day I will wear the amarelinha “. [ 30 ] In December, however, he became a portuguese citizen, [ 31 ] applying to FIFA in March 2014 to change his international allegiance to Portugal ; [ 32 ] under article 8.1 of the governing body ‘s statutes, however, he was merely eligible to represent Brazil internationally as he previously played for that area at under-20 flat and at that time he did not hold portuguese nationality. [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 7 November 2021[35][36]

Honours [edit ]

Vila Nova
Porto
Manchester City
Galatasaray
Sevilla
Brazil U20

Individual

References [edit ]

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