Fernando Luiz Roza (born 4 May 1985), known as Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
club
Athletico Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
. He has captained the
Brazil national team on many occasions. Fernandinho is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders of his generation.
Fernandinho started his career at Brazilian club
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
before moving to
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
in 2005, where he became one of the best foreign players to ever play in the
Ukrainian Premier League
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. With Shakhtar, he won six
Ukrainian Premier League titles, four
Ukrainian Cup
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s and the
2008–09 UEFA Cup
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. He was voted by the Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best
Brazil
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ian player to ever play for the team. In 2013, he joined
Manchester City
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, where he won five
Premier League
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titles, among other trophies.
The scorer of the only goal in the final of the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
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and a full international for Brazil from 2011 to 2019, he was part of their squad which came fourth at the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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and also competed at the
2015 Copa América
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, the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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, and the
2019 Copa América
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, winning the latter tournament.
Club career
Atlético Paranaense
Fernandinho began his career at
Atlético Paranaense
Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...
alongside his future Shakhtar teammate
Jádson
Jádson Rodrigues da Silva, professionally known as Jádson (; born 5 October 1983), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He is currently playing for Vitória.
Having begun his career at Atlético Para ...
and close friend Carlos. In Paranaense he was runners-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
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side
Shakhtar Donetsk
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for a fee of around £7 million.
Shakhtar Donetsk
2005–09: Initial league championships and UEFA Cup
In his first season 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
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, however Fernandinho did not play in the match. He played in the championship deciding match between Shakhtar and
Dynamo Kyiv
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, who were level on 75 points after all 30 games had been played, in which Shakhtar prevailed 2–1 to take the
title
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. 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 also finished as runners-up in the
Ukrainian Cup
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and
Ukrainian Super Cup
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.
In the
2007–08 season Shakhtar regained the championship 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 just one league match during the season. Shakhtar were also victorious in the
Ukrainian Cup
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, giving Fernandinho his first cup success. 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.
![Rakytskyy, Devich, Berezovchuk, Luiz Andriano, Fernandinho, Slyusar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Rakytskyy%2C_Devich%2C_Berezovchuk%2C_Luiz_Andriano%2C_Fernandinho%2C_Slyusar.jpg)
On 15 July 2008, Fernandinho played in the
Super Cup
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victory against Dynamo Kyiv. The match went to
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after the two teams drew 1–1 at the end of extra time. Fernandinho scored one of the penalties to help Shakhtar to a 5–3 win in the shoot-out. He scored the
equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with
Karpaty Lviv
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History Early years (1963–68)
The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...
on 27 July. On 3 August he picked up a 63rd minute
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in a 3–0 victory over
Illichivets Mariupol
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. On 31 August he scored a penalty in a 2–2 draw against
Metalurh Zaporizhya
MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a " phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...
. On 16 September he scored the opening goal in a 2–1
Champions League victory against
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club
Basel
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, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
. On 8 November, he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory against
Tavriya Simferopol
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. On 9 December he scored a goal in Shakhtar's 3–2 away win against Spanish side
Barcelona
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in the
Champions League group stage match.
On 26 February 2009, Fernandinho scored the equalising goal in Shakhtar's 1–1 away leg draw against English team
Tottenham Hotspur
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in the
UEFA Cup
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. Shakhtar won the tie 3–1 on aggregate. On 7 March, he scored the only goal, a penalty, in a 1–0 victory against
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...
. On 15 March, he opened the scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–0 victory against
Metalist Kharkiv
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. On 19 March he scored a penalty in Shakhtar's 2–0 victory over Russian team
CSKA Moscow
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in the UEFA Cup. Shakhtar won the tie 2–1 on aggregate. On 16 April he netted a goal in a 2–1 UEFA Cup win against
Marseille
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. Shakhtar emerged victorious from the tie with a 4–1 aggregate win. He also scored a pivotal equalising goal in the first leg of the
UEFA Cup
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semi final match against Dynamo Kyiv which finished 1–1. Shakhtar advanced to the final by virtue of a 3–2 aggregate victory after securing a 2–1 win at the
Donbass Arena
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in the second leg.
Shakhtar won the
UEFA Cup
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with a 2–1 victory over German side
Werder Bremen
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in the last UEFA Cup before it was renamed the
UEFA Europa League
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. He made 42 total appearances, including 21 in the league, and scored 11 goals, including five in the league, in the
2008–09 season.
2009–13: Domestic dominance and individual success
The 2009–10 season saw Shakhtar lift the
Premier League trophy. Fernandinho's first goal came on 29 July, in a 2–2
Champions League draw against
Politehnica Timișoara in the third qualifying round, however Shakhtar were knocked out of the
competition
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, losing on away goals after a 0–0 draw at
home
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. On 20 September, he scored a penalty in a 4–2 victory over
Arsenal Kyiv
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. He scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over
Karpaty Lviv
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History Early years (1963–68)
The team of Karpaty was founded on 18 January, 1963. In 1961 Silmash Lviv won the championship of Lviv Oblast but lost its p ...
on 18 October, including one from the
penalty spot
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Wit ...
. On 22 October the first goal, a penalty, in a 4–0 victory against French side
Toulouse
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in the
Europa League
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. He scored a 93rd-minute goal in a 2–0
Ukrainian Cup
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victory against Dynamo Kyiv on 28 October. On 6 December he scored a penalty to open the scoring in a 2–0 win over
Kryvbas
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. On 24 March, he scored a 92nd-minute goal against
Metalurh Donetsk
Football Club Metalurh Donetsk ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Доне́цьк, ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015.
History
Club predecessor
Football ...
in the Ukrainian Cup, however it proved to be only a consolation goal as Shakhtar lost the match 2–1. Fernandinho made 24 league appearances, netting 4 times. He made a total of 39 appearances with 8 goals.
file:Фернандьньо 1.jpeg, upFernandinho playing for
Shakhtar Donetsk
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in 2010
In the following 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League, season Fernandinho played in the 7–1 Super Cup win over Tavriya Simferopol on 4 July. On 18 July, he netted an equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Metalurh Zaporizhya. On 7 August he scored the opening goal in a 5–0 win over
Sevastopol
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. He also played a part in the 1–0
UEFA Super Cup
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defeat to
Barcelona
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on 28 August. He suffered a broken leg in a 1–0 defeat to
Obolon Kyiv
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, founded = 13 June 1992
, ground = Obolon Arena
, capacity = 5,100
, chairman = Oleksandr Slobodian
, manager = Valeriy Ivashchenko
, league = Ukrainian First League
, season = 2020–21
, position = Ukrainian First League, ...
on 10 September, which was expected to rule him out for the entire season. He eventually returned on 1 April 2011 after almost seven months out of action in a 3–1 victory over Illichivets Mariupol. He scored a late 94th-minute match-winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Tavriya, his first goal since returning from injury. On 25 May, he played the full 90 minutes in Shakhtar's 2–0
Ukrainian Cup Final victory over Dynamo Kyiv. 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
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,
Cup
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and
Super Cup
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).
Fernandinho began the
2011–12 season with Shakhtar's only goal in a 3–1 Super Cup defeat to Dynamo Kyiv. On 31 July he scored Shakhtar's only goal in a match against Arsenal Kyiv, however a 95th-minute equaliser prevented them from winning the match and taking all three points. He netted a goal in a 3–1 victory against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 13 August. On 27 November he scored the second goal, from a penalty, in a 5–0 victory over Karpaty Lviv. On 27 April, he scored a penalty in a 4–3 Ukrainian Cup match against
Volyn Lutsk
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. He netted the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Metalist Kharkiv on 2 May. 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
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Football ...
. At the end of the season, with his contract due to expire, he signed a new five-year contract with the club until 2016. Shakhtar retained the
league
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title for the third year in a row, Fernandinho's fifth overall with the club, and also secured another
Cup
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trophy, their second in a row.
Fernandinho started the
2012–13 season by assisting
Douglas Costa
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Costa star ...
for the second goal in a 2–0 Super Cup victory over Metalurh Donetsk. This marked his third success in the Super Cup with Shakhtar. He assisted
Yevhen Seleznyov
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He previously played three spells at Shakhtar Donetsk, ...
's goal in the 3–1 victory over
Hoverla Uzhhorod
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. He netted a late goal to earn Shakhtar three points in a 1–0 win over Kryvbas. He assisted
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles wi ...
for the first goal in a 4–1 victory over
Vorskla Poltava
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The club ...
. On 23 September, he scored a goal in a 4–1
Ukrainian Cup
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last 32 victory against Dynamo Kyiv and was named man of the match. He assisted Henrikh Mkhitaryan for the second goal in a 2–0 victory against Metalist Kharkiv on 7 October. Fernandinho scored the second goal in a 2–1 victory against English side
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in the
Champions League group stage
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on 23 October, shooting low with his right foot into the bottom corner.
Manchester City
![Fernandinho (9902055714)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Fernandinho_%289902055714%29.jpg)
On 6 June 2013, Fernandinho became
Manchester City
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's first signing of the summer, for a fee of
£34 million. He signed a four-year deal and is understood to have waived around £4 million owed to him by Shakhtar in order to complete the transfer, as he was desperate to secure a move away from the Ukrainian club. During his time at Shakhtar, the Brazilian wore the number 7 shirt, but due to midfielder
James Milner
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...
already occupying the 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 so Fernandinho subsequently chose 25 as his new number.
2013–14: Premier League win
Fernandinho made his
Premier League
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debut on 19 August 2013 against
Newcastle United
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in a 4–0 home win. He scored his first two goals for Manchester City on 14 December 2013 against
Arsenal
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in a 6–3 home win and was also named man of the match after a classical display.
On 1 January 2014, he scored his third goal of the season in a 2–3 away win against
Swansea City
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. On 2 February, Fernandinho sustained a thigh injury in training, which kept him out of action for two weeks.
On 2 March, Fernandinho appeared for City in the
League Cup final against
Sunderland
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, where he won his first trophy in England with a 3–1 win. On 11 May, Fernandinho was part of the squad who secured the Premier League title in a 2–0 win against
West Ham United
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. He did not start the game, but appeared as a substitute for striker
Edin Džeko
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Džeko was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a ...
in the 69th minute.
2014–17: Positional changes and adaptation
On 5 November 2014, in a
2014–15 Champions League group match against
CSKA Moscow
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, Fernandinho replaced
Jesús Navas
Jesús Navas González (; born 21 November 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a right-back for La Liga club Sevilla.
He has spent the vast majority of his career with Sevilla, playing 605 official matches ...
at half-time with Manchester City 1–2 down at home. He was then sent off in the 70th minute for a second booking, with teammate
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an academy coach for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Touré aspired to be a striker during his yout ...
following later, as the team lost and fell to last place in the group.
On 16 August 2015, Fernandinho scored the final goal in City's 3–0 win over Chelsea. He added to his tally two weeks later, with his club's second goal in a City defeat of
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
in the
Premier League
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. Fernandinho started as City beat
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
in the
2016 Football League Cup Final
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. He scored to put City 1–0 up and then missed his penalty in the subsequent shootout after Liverpool equalised, but City still won the game.
Fernandinho's role in the club became so significant that the manager,
Pep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Manchester City. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time and holds the re ...
, said: “If a team has three Fernandinhos, they would be champions. We have one, but he is fast, he is intelligent, he is strong in the air, he can play several positions. When he sees the space he will run there immediately. When you need to make a correction, you just need one player to challenge, and he is there.”
2017–22: Sustained domestic success, captaincy, and departure
upFernandinho in 2017
Fernandinho continued to play a vital role for Manchester City in the 2017–18 season, helping them win their third Premier League title, and his second. He scored three goals and provided three assists in 30 appearances for the title winners. Fernandinho also 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.
Following the departure of
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an academy coach for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Touré aspired to be a striker during his yout ...
, Fernandinho began the season as Manchester City's only natural defensive midfielder. The Brazilian played a vital role in the club's demanding title race against
Liverpool
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, starting every Premier League match until a thigh injury prevented him from playing against
Crystal Palace
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and
Leicester City
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in December - two games that the team subsequently lost. However, Fernandinho was able to return to fitness in time for a season-defining home match against title
rivals
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Liverpool. He was named the Man of the Match following a highly praised performance in midfield that helped City beat their rivals 2–1. Of the performance, the
BBC Sport
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's
Phil McNulty
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wrote, "At the heart of it all was the magnificent Fernandinho - a man seemingly irreplaceable among the City's stellar cast - as he delivered a masterclass of controlled midfield play to steady his side when required."
In February's EFL Cup final against Chelsea, Fernandinho picked up a muscle injury during extra time and, for the remainder of the season, struggled to remain fit.
İlkay Gündoğan
İlkay Gündoğan (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Germany national team.
Gündoğan came through VfL Bochum's youth academy. In 2008, he began playing for th ...
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 final day of the season. Fernandinho ended the Premier League season with one goal and three assists in 29 appearances.
![Fernandinho 2021](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Fernandinho_2021.jpg)
With Fernandinho's age becoming an area of concern for the club, Manchester City signed
Rodri from
Atlético Madrid
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over the summer. Because of the new midfield acquisition, Gündogan's excellent performances as a defensive midfielder at the end of the previous season, and central defender
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (; ; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the current manager of EFL Championship club Burnley. He most notably played for Manchester City f ...
's departure, Guardiola planned to use Fernandinho as a back-up central defender throughout the season. An injury to first-choice centre-half
Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Jean Louis Gérard Alphonse Laporte (born 27 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Manchester City and the Spain national team. He previously played for Basconia and Athletic Bilbao.
When he joined ...
just 4 weeks into the season, however, meant that the manager had to rely on Fernandinho to lead his defensive line. He subsequently started nearly every Premier League match following Laporte's injury, with all of his appearances for the season being in central defence. On 28 January 2020, it was announced that he had signed a one-year contract extension with the club.
On 20 September 2020, Guardiola confirmed that Fernandinho was selected as the club's new captain, following the departure of
David Silva
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. On 25 April 2021, Fernandinho lifted his first piece of silverware as Manchester City captain. He started the League Cup final, as City won 1–0 against
Tottenham Hotspur
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to win the competition for the fourth year in a row. It was the 6th of Fernandinho’s career, making him the competition’s most decorated player. On 11 May 2021,
local rivals Manchester United
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were defeated 2–1 by Leicester City, securing City’s fifth Premier league title and seventh First Division title overall. This was Fernandinho’s fourth Premier League title and his first as captain. On 29 June 2021, Fernandinho once again signed a new one-year deal with the Citizens.
On 12 February 2022, after an impressive performance against Norwich City,
Jamie Redknapp
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referred to Fernandinho as the “number 1 defensive midfielder the Premier League has ever seen” whilst mentioning that he thought Fernandinho was a better player than the former Arsenal and France midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Crystal Palace. He is widely considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Vieira began his career at ...
, former Manchester United legend
Roy Keane
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and former Chelsea midfielder
Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé Sinda (born 18 February 1973) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently a youth coach and technical mentor at Chelsea, having formerly been the head co ...
. On 9 March, Fernandinho made his
100th Champions League appearance in a 0–0 draw against
Sporting CP
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.
On 12 April, Fernandinho announced that he would be leaving
Manchester City
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at the end of the season.
Return to Athletico Paranaense
On 28 June 2022, Fernardinho returned to
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
club
Athletico Paranaense
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.
International career
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On 11 August 2011, Fernandinho made his first appearance for the
Brazil national team in a 3–2 friendly defeat against
Germany
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. He won four further
caps
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during the 2011–12 season but did not appear in another ''Seleção'' squad until February 2014.
On 5 March 2014, Fernandinho scored his first international goal on his return to the Brazil team in a 5–0 win over
South Africa
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. In May 2014, he was named in Brazil's squad for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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. He made his tournament debut as a half-time substitute for
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*Paulinho da Costa (born 1948), Brazilian percussionist
*Paulinho da Viola (born 1942), Brazilian sambista
*Paulinho ...
in the third game of the group stage, scoring the last goal in the 4–1 victory against
Cameroon
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. He was then selected in the starting line-up for Brazil's
penalty shootout
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defeat of
Chile
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in the
round of 16
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. Fernandinho played a full match against
Colombia
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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 ever defeat at the World Cup.
In May 2018 he was named in Tite's final
23 man squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in
Russia
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. On 6 July, Brazil were eliminated from the 2018 World Cup by
Belgium
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in the quarter-finals, losing 2–1, with Fernandinho scoring an
own goal
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for Belgium.
In May 2019, Fernandinho was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the
2019 Copa América
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.
Style of play and impact
Fernandinho is well known for his pace and ability to shoot from long distances, as well as his energy, technique, movement, and work-rate. He has been described in the media as "a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
with a
box to box style of play, contributing in large part to the defense and the attack. With a powerful shot and great passing range, Fernandinho has played an important part in breaking up opposition attacks and creating goal scoring opportunities".
Jonathan Wilson, when writing for ''
The Guardian
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'' in 2013, described Fernandinho as a
holding midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who can "make tackles," and who is "capable of regaining the ball," while also noting that he frequently functioned "as the more "creative player alongside a destroyer." However, he also clarified that while "Fernandinho is a fine long passer,
..he is not an
Alonso
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Geographical distribution
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or an
Andrea Pirlo
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type; he is not a regista. Rather he likes to make forward surges, just as Touré does, and, as he showed against Arsenal on Saturday, is more than capable 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."
Manchester City manager
Pep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Manchester City. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time and holds the re ...
has praised Fernandinho for his intelligence, versatility, ability in the air, and wide range of skills, noting that "Fernandinho can do everything," also citing his important role in the club's successes.
Due to a series of injuries to the Manchester City first team's defensive players, Guardiola also deployed Fernandinho as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
on occasion during the 2019–20 season, a position in which he received praise in the media for his performances.
The importance and magnitude of work played by Fernandinho in Manchester City also becomes apparent in his absence. The three defeats in December 2018 in the Premier League were mostly attributed to the fact Fernandinho didn't play due to injury. 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 main reason being his ability to both destroy a rival's attack, and create new opportunities for his team through his long-distance passes.
Personal life
Fernandinho is married and has one son, Davi, born in
Ukraine
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on 5 March 2010, and a daughter, Mariana, born on 28 January 2017. Aside from his native
Portuguese
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*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
, Fernandinho reportedly speaks
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
,
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
and
English
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* English people
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** English national ide ...
. Fernandinho is a devout
Christian
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; concerning his personal faith, he has stated: "
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
is my biggest inspiration."
Career statistics
Club
International
:''As of match played 18 June 2019. Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernandinho goal.''
[
]
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
* Vyshcha Liha/Ukrainian Premier League: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11
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, 2011–12, 2012–13
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*Ukrainian Cup
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: 2007–08, 2010–11
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, 2011–12, 2012–13
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*Ukrainian Super Cup
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: 2008
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, 2012
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*UEFA Cup
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: 2008–09
Manchester City
*Premier League
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: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
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, 2021–22
*FA Cup
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: 2018–19
* Football League/EFL Cup: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
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*FA Community Shield
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: 2018
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*UEFA Champions League
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runner-up: 2020–21
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Brazil U20
*FIFA World Youth Championship
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: 2003
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Brazil
*Copa América
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: 2019
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Individual
*Top Player of the Ukrainian Premier League: 2007–08
*PFA Team of the Year
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: 2018–19 Premier League
The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 120th season of top-flight English football overall. The season ...
*Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2017–18
References
External links
Fernandinho profile
at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Londrina
Brazilian footballers
Brazil under-20 international footballers
Brazil international footballers
Association football midfielders
Club Athletico Paranaense players
FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
UEFA Cup winning players
Manchester City F.C. players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Ukrainian Premier League players
Premier League players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
2015 Copa América players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 Copa América players
Copa América-winning players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
Brazilian Christians