Enes Fermino (born 29 May 1987) is a Congolese and Swiss former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Fermino began his career in the youth at

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and was promoted to the first team in 2004. In 2005 he joined

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, also in Lausanne. He was scouted by

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, where he signed his first professional contract. On 6 January 2009, He left the club after 49 games and four goals and signed a contract by

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between 30 June 2013.

International career

Fermino represented Switzerland at U-19 and U-20 level, before switching nationality to DR Congo, who he represented at U-21 level. He never played senior international football.

Honours

Sion *

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: 2008–09

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* * 1987 births Living people Swiss men's footballers Association football midfielders Citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through descent Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Ghanaian emigrants to Switzerland Swiss Super League players National League (English football) players FC Lausanne-Sport players FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players FC Sion players FC Locarno players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players FC Köniz players FC Le Mont players FC Fribourg players Swiss expatriate footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people {{DRCongo-footy-bio-stub