João Paulo Moreira Fernandes (born 26 May 1998) is a Cape Verdean
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Moldovan Liga
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club
Sheriff Tiraspol
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and the
Cape Verde national team.
International career
Fernandes was called up to the
Cape Verde national team for a pair of friendlies in June 2021. He debuted with the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to
Senegal
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on 8 June 2021.
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1998 births
Living people
People from Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Cape Verdean men's footballers
21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
Cape Verde men's international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Sporting Clube da Praia players
Leça F.C. players
C.D. Feirense players
FC Sheriff Tiraspol players
Cape Verdean National Championships players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Moldovan Super Liga players
Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
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