Fernando Camilo Farias (born 9 March 1986), simply known as Camilo, is a Brazilian

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who plays as an

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for

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Club career

After representing America-RJ and RS Futebol as a youth,

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-born Camilo made his senior debut with

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in 2006. On 5 May 2008, after scoring five goals in the year's

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, Camilo signed a three-year deal with Série A club Cruzeiro. He made his debut for the club on 4 September, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 3–1 away win against

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. In May 2009 Camilo was loaned to fellow top tier club Grêmio Barueri, but had his loan cancelled early the following month. Another loan move to

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side

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followed, but the deal collapsed and on 26 August he was announced at

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, on a loan deal until the end of the year. Camilo subsequently served loans at

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and América Mineiro before leaving Cruzeiro in 2011, after his contract expired. He subsequently signed for

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in the

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, but returned to Brazil on 19 January 2012 after joining

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. On 12 August 2012, Camilo was presented at

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. After being sparingly used, he moved to

the following 12 December; with the latter he scored seven goals in only 18 matches during the 2013 ''Paulistão'', including one in a 6–2 home routing of

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. On 27 May 2013 Camilo joined

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, contributing with three goals as his side achieved a top tier promotion. On 7 January of the following year, however, he returned to Botafogo-SP. In April 2014, Camilo signed a short-term deal with Chapecoense for their first season in the main category. He became a mainstay in the club's midfield, and renewed his contract for a further year on 15 December. On 24 September 2015, Camilo scored ''Chape's'' first international goal, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against Libertad. In December, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing for Al-Shabab. In May 2016, Camilo rescinded with Al-Shabab, stating a desire to return to his homeland. Linked to his former club Chapecoense, he signed a three-year contract with

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late in the month. On 19 July 2017, Camilo transferred to

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. On 28 May 2019, he rescinded his contract, and returned to ''Chape'' two days later.

International career

On 19 January 2017, Camilo was called up by Tite for a friendly against

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. He made his full international debut six days later, replacing goalscorer Dudu in the 1–0 win at the Engenhão in his hometown.

Career statistics

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International

Honours

;Cruzeiro *

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: 2009 ;Mirassol *

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