Fernando Moraes Pileggi (born 6 July 1999), known as Fernando Pileggi () or simply Fernando (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Grêmio Prudente.

Club career

Born in

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, Fernando started his career with Grêmio Osasco in 2013. He moved to

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in the following year, playing for the under-15 and under-17 categories before joining Juventus-SP in 2016. On 5 June 2018, Fernando signed a contract with Santos until December 2019, and was initially assigned to the under-20s. He made his senior debut with

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on 23 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against

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for the year's

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. Fernando made his professional – and Série A – debut on 20 December 2020, starting in a 0–1 away loss against

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but being replaced at half-time. The following 12 April, after one further appearance with the main squad, he was loaned to Série C side Santa Cruz for the season. Fernando played only one match for Santa before rescinding his contract with Santos, which was due to expire in December, on 16 November 2021.

Career statistics

Honours

Grêmio Prudente *

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: 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pileggi, Fernando 1999 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Santos FC players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players