Fernando Paixão da Silva (born 7 January 1988), known as Fernando Bob, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Fernando Bob was born in Cabo Frio,

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, and was a

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youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 23 August 2006, starting in a 3–0 away loss against

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. After loans at

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, Boavista and

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, Fernando Bob returned to ''Flu'' for the 2010 campaign and contributed sparingly as his side lifted the league title. Subsequent loans at

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

, Vitória and Ponte Preta followed, and he signed a permanent contract with the latter on 2 January 2015. On 12 February 2015, Fernando Bob signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier club

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the Brazilian league, as well as in Campeonat ...

. On 16 February 2017, after being rarely used, he returned to Ponte on loan until the end of the year. On 21 August 2018, Fernando Bob joined Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer. Bob was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2018 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Fluminense * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010 ;Vitória *

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: 2013 ;Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

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Individual

* Campeonato Paulista Team of the year:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Fernando 1988 births Living people People from Cabo Frio Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Major League Soccer players Fluminense FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players Boavista Sport Club players Avaí FC players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Esporte Clube Vitória players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Internacional players Minnesota United FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)