Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira (born 12 April 2005), known as Luis Fernando or just Fernando, is a Brazilian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
for
Cruzeiro.
Career
Fernando began his career with
EC São Bernardo, and had a brief stint at
Palmeiras
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...
before playing for
Água Santa. On 16 August 2022, he was loaned to
Cruzeiro, being initially assigned to the under-17 squad.
During the 2023 season, Fernando impressed with Cruzeiro's under-20 team, scoring in a regular basis. He made his professional – and
Série A – debut on 19 October 2023, coming on as a late
substitute for
Bruno Rodrigues in a 2–0 home loss to
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
.
On 21 November 2023, Cruzeiro announced the purchase of 50% of Fernando's rights, with the player signing a contract until 2026.
Career statistics
References
2005 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Esporte Clube Água Santa players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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