Fernandão (footballer, born 1987)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Viana and the second or paternal family name is Santana.
Fernandão
José Fernando Viana de Santana.JPG
Fernandão in action for Bursaspor in 2014
Personal information
Full name José Fernando Viana de Santana
Date of birth (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Goiás
Number 99
Youth career
America-RJ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 America-RJ 2 (0)
2008–2012 Tombense 0 (0)
2008 → Flamengo (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Volta Redonda (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Macaé (loan) 0 (0)
2010 → Paysandu (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Democrata-GV (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Guarani (loan) 13 (4)
2011–2012 → Palmeiras (loan) 18 (2)
2012–2015 Atlético Paranaense 11 (3)
2013 → Bahia (loan) 34 (15)
2013–2015 → Bursaspor (loan) 48 (32)
2015–2018 Fenerbahçe 63 (26)
2018–2019 Al-Wehda 14 (2)
2019–2020 Bahia 33 (6)
2020–2021 Goiás 24 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2021

José Fernando Viana de Santana (born 27 March 1987), commonly known as Fernandão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Goiás.

After a journeyman career in his homeland, he had a five-year spell in Turkish football with Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe, totalling 93 games and 49 goals in the Süper Lig. With the former in 2014–15, he was the league's top scorer with 22 goals.

Career[]

Brazil[]

Fernandão started his career with America-RJ in 2006. In 2008, he was signed by Tombense, a proxy club for the investor. He was loaned to Flamengo in September.

Fernandão played for Volta Redonda in 2009 Campeonato Carioca. In 2010, he left for Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube.

In August 2010 he was signed by Paysandu Sport Club for 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. In January 2011 he was signed by Democrata de Governador Valadares for 2011 Campeonato Mineiro. He signed a seven-month contract with Guarani on 19 May 2011, but soon departed to Palmeiras, on 26 August 2011.[2] Fernandão's first appearance for Palmeiras came in the derby against Corinthians on 28 August 2011, where he came as a substitute at half time and scored 7 minutes later giving Palmeiras an important 2-1 victory.

Bursaspor[]

Fernandao playing for Fenerbahçe in 2016

In January 2014, Fernandão joined Turkish Süper Lig team Bursaspor on loan, and he scored two goals on his debut match against Eskişehirspor which Bursaspor won 3–1 at Bursa Atatürk Stadium.

In the 2014–15 season, he finished the campaign as the league's top scorer with 22 goals.[3] He also netted on 22 May 2015 as Bursaspor came from behind to win their Turkish Cup semi-final against Fenerbahçe at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[4] Twelve days later as they hosted the final against league champions Galatasaray, Fernandão opened the scoring after Alex Telles conceded a penalty in the 25th minute, but Bursaspor lost 3–2.[5]

Fenerbahçe[]

On 25 June 2015, Fenerbahçe agreed to sign Fernandão on a four-year deal.[6] On 28 July, he made his club debut against Shakhtar Donetsk in a UEFA Champions League qualifying play-off game. His league debut was on 14 August, during which he scored the second goal from the edge of the penalty area in a 2–0 win at Eskişehirspor.[7]

Al-Wehda[]

On 12 June 2018, Fernandão signed a two-year deal with Al-Wehda Club of the Saudi Professional League, with the option of a third year. He was brought in by Brazilian manager Fábio Carille, who enlisted several other compatriots into the squad.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 6 June 2017.[9]
Club Season Division League Cup Super Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bursaspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 16 10 7 2 – – 23 12
2014–15 32 22 11 4 – – 43 26
Total 48 32 18 6 – – 66 38
Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Süper Lig 32 13 10 6 – 13 6 55 25
2016–17 13 4 6 7 – 6 1 25 12
2017–18 18 9 6 4 – 1 1 25 14
Total 63 26 22 17 0 0 20 8 105 51
Career total (in Turkey) 93 49 34 19 0 0 19 7 171 89

Honours[]

Club[]

Flamengo

Palmeiras

Bahia

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.palmeiras.com.br/futebol/perfil.asp?id=368[dead link]
  2. ^ CBF BID-E Record on 26 August 2011 Archived 15 January 2013 at archive.today
  3. ^ Baş, Hakan (31 May 2015). "Curtain falls on Turkish Super League". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Bursa runs riot to set up Cup final date with Galatasaray". Today's Zaman. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Galatasaray beats Bursaspor 3-2 to win Ziraat Turkish Cup". Daily Sabah. Andolu. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  6. ^ "F.Bahçeden bir bomba daha! 4 yıllık anlaşma".
  7. ^ "Van Persie handed Super Lig debut as Fenerbahce cruise". FourFourTwo. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  8. ^ Caparica, Anselmo (12 June 2018). "Time de Carille contrata Fernandão, do Fenerbahçe, e espera Roger Guedes" [Carille's team signs Fernandão, from Fenerbahçe, and hopes for Roger Guedes] (in Portuguese). Globo. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Fernandão". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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