Luiz Fernando Nascimento (born 23 June 1997) is a Brazilian

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currently playing for

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Youth

Luiz Fernando played for the

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youth academy and played for their U-20 team. He also played briefly for Flamengo de Guarulhos.

Professional

Luiz Fernando signed with the

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

on 23 February 2016. On 26 March 2016, Luiz Fernando made his professional debut for the Kickers, coming on for Yudai Imura in the 75th minute, en route to a 3–1 victory over the

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. On 18 May 2016, Luiz Fernando scored his first goal for the Kickers in a

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fixture against Aromas Café FC, scoring in the 83rd minute of the match en route to a 4–0 victory. Fernando remained a mainstay on the Kickers throughout the 2017 and 2018 seasons, tallying 78 total appearances, scoring 6 goals. On 19 November 2018, Fernando signed for

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Atlanta United 2 Atlanta United 2 are the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. The team plays in MLS Next Pro, the official reserve league of MLS. The team was established on November 14, 2017 and began their first professional seaso ...

. Fernando became the first second-team player to sign a first-team contract with

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on 21 August 2019. Fernando made his Atlanta United debut on 26 February 2020 in a

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match against

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. On 1 July 2020 Fernando was waived by Atlanta United which cleared an international roster slot for Mexican winger

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who was signed the same day. On 30 December 2020, it was announced that Fernando would join

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Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tie ...

ahead of their 2021 season. Following the 2021 season it was announced that Fernando would leave the Rowdies. On 17 February 2022, Fernando joined USL Championship club

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ahead of their 2022 season. On 1 January 2025, New Mexico United announced that Fernando had signed with the club for the 2025 season.

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* 1997 births Living people Atlanta United 2 players Atlanta United FC players Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Memphis 901 FC players Richmond Kickers players USL Championship players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Men's association football midfielders Tampa Bay Rowdies players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub