Fernando Medeiros

Fernando Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), known as Fernando Medeiros, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder in Portugal for Portimonense.

Fernando Medeiros
Personal information
Full name Fernando Medeiros da Silva
Date of birth (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 96
Youth career
2006–2015 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Santos 2 (0)
2017 → Botafogo-SP (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Vila Nova (loan) 10 (1)
2019 Bahia 0 (0)
2019– Portimonense 1 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Brazil U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2019

Club career

Santos

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Medeiros joined Santos' youth setup in 2006, aged ten.[1] After progressing through the club's youth setup, he was promoted to the main squad on 29 September 2015 by manager Dorival Júnior.[2]

Medeiros made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Alison in a 5–1 home routing of Atlético Paranaense.[3] He scored his first senior goal the following 11 May, netting the last in a 3–0 Copa do Brasil away win against Galvez.[4]

On 19 January 2017, after again appearing rarely, Medeiros was loaned to Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.[5] On 22 May, he moved to Série B side Vila Nova also in a temporary deal, until the end of the year.[6]

Upon returning from loan, Medeiros only featured for Santos' B-team.

Bahia

On 24 January 2019, Medeiros signed for Bahia after his contract with Peixe expired.[7] He left the club at the end of May 2019, where his contract expired.[8]

Portimonense

On 24 September 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.[9]

Personal life

Fernando Medeiros' twin brother, Flávio, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.[10]

Career statistics
As of 8 March 2019[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2015 Série A 10—00——10
2016 10002100—31
2018 00———6[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 20—21—60101
Botafogo-SP (loan) 2017 Série C 006100——61
Vila Nova (loan) 2017 Série B 101————101
Bahia 2019 Série A 002000—0020
Career total 1218121—60283
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista

Honours
Santos
Bahia

References
  1. "Recém-promovido ao elenco principal, Fernando Medeiros comemora nove anos de Santos" [Recently promoted to the main squad, Fernando Medeiros celebrates nine years of Santos] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "Dorival Júnior promove Fernando Medeiros ao profissional do Santos" [Dorival Júnior promotes Fernando Medeiros to Santos' first team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. "Show dos meninos! Santos se despede com goleada por 5 a 1 sobre o Atlético-PR" [Show from the boys! Santos bids farewell with a routing by 5–1 over Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. "No Acre, Santos bate Galvez e elimina jogo de volta na Copa do Brasil" [In Acre, Santos defeat Galvez and eliminate second leg in the Copa do Brasil] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. "Santos FC empresta Fernando Medeiros ao Botafogo até término do Paulistão 2017" [Santos FC loan Fernando Medeiros to Botafogo until the end of the 2017 Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. "Vila Nova confirma contratação do volante Fernando Medeiros, do Santos" [Vila Nova confirm signing of defensive midfielder Fernando Medeiros, from Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. "Mais opções" [More options] (in Portuguese). EC Bahia. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  8. Com vínculo perto do fim, Fernando Medeiros não fica no Bahia; Xandão renova, globoesporte.globo.com, 31 May 2019
  9. "MATHEUS GUEDES E FERNANDO MEDEIROS APRESENTADOS ESTA TERÇA FEIRA" (Press release) (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 24 September 2019.
  10. "Gêmeos, Fernando e Flávio Medeiros esperam reencontro pela Copinha" [Twins, Fernando and Flávio Medeiros hope for a reencounter in Copinha] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  11. Fernando Medeiros at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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