Fernando Fonseca Ferreira (born 29 December 1993), also known as Fernando Fonseca, Fernando Ferreira or simply Fernando, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Tombense.

Career

Developed by Grêmio Barueri, Fonseca began his career as a substitute in some matches for the club and for Criciúma EC. He made his professional debut for Moto Club and also played for Luverdense, before moving to Deportivo Tepic of the

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. Fonseca returned to Brazilian football with a second spell at Moto Club, Itumbiara and Boa Esporte, where he competed in the

2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the third division. The competition started on 27 April and ended on 6 October 2019. Twenty teams competed in the tournament, twelve returning from t ...

. On 16 September 2020, he arrived at Joinville EC, where he became champion of the Copa Santa Catarina and Recopa Catarinense. In the 2022 season he played for Brasil de Pelotas in the

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, for FC Cascavel in Série D and for Figueirense in the Copa Santa Catarina. On 28 November 2022, he was announced by SER Caxias as a reinforcement for the following season. He had a remarkable spell at the club, reaching runner-up in the

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and promotion in the

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. On 30 October 2023, Fonseca signed with Ypiranga FC from

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. On 4 January 2025, he was announced by Floresta EC in the club

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profile. After competing in the Ceará state championship, Fernando was hired by Tombense.

Honours

Joinville *

Copa Santa Catarina The Copa Santa Catarina () is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federation every second half of the season. It is played by Santa Catarina state teams. The competition's winner gains the right to compete in the same yea ...

: 2020 *

Recopa Catarinense The Recopa Catarinense (), is a super cup tournament organized by the FCF reuniting the winners of Campeonato Catarinense and Copa Santa Catarina The Copa Santa Catarina () is a tournament organized by the Santa Catarina State Football Federat ...

: 2021

References

External links

Fernando
at ogol.com.br * Living people 1993 births 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Paraná (state) Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Ascenso MX players Grêmio Barueri Futebol players Criciúma Esporte Clube players Moto Club de São Luís players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Coras FC footballers Itumbiara Esporte Clube players Boa Esporte Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players FC Cascavel players Figueirense FC players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Ypiranga Futebol Clube players Floresta Esporte Clube players Tombense Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub