Gedson Fernandes
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Full name | Gedson Carvalho Fernandes[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 January 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | SC Frielas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2018 | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Benfica B | 40 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Benfica | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Portugal U17 | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Portugal | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17, 14 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021 |
Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he represents the Portugal national team.
Club career[]
Benfica[]
Born in São Tomé, Fernandes started his career at SC Frielas in Portugal in 2008. A year later, he joined S.L. Benfica's youth system, where he progressed to the club's reserve team in 2017. On 11 February that year, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a LigaPro 4–2 win over Desportivo das Aves.[3]
Following his promotion to Benfica's first team in the 2018–19 season, Fernandes debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home win over Fenerbahçe in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018. A week later, in the second leg away, he scored a 26th-minute opener in a 1–1 draw, which qualified Benfica to the competition's play-off round.[4][5]
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)[]
Fernandes signed on an 18-month loan for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2020.[6] He made his Premier League debut coming on in the 80th minute away against Watford on 18 January, which ended 0-0.[7]
Galatasaray (loan)[]
In January 2021, Fernandes moved to Turkish club Galatasaray, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 20 February 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||||
Total | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | |||||
Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16[a] | 2 | 46 | 3 |
2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2021-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Galatasaray (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Career total | 94 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 132 | 8 |
- ^ Ten appearances and two goals in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours[]
Benfica Youth
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18[10]
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2016–17
Benfica
Portugal U17[12]
Individual
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament[13]
- Primeira Liga Best Young Player of the Month: August 2018[14]
References[]
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Benfica B 4–2 Aves". ForaDeJogo. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Em frente nas asas de Gedson" [Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Moving forward on Gedson's wings]. ZAP Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Pires, Bruno (14 August 2018). "Gedson mostra-se ao mundo e Benfica continua na rota dos milhões" [Gedson shows himself to the world and Benfica remain on course for the millions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Gedson Fernandes: Tottenham complete loan move for Benfica midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Oscroft, Tim (18 January 2020). "Watford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Gedson Fernandes in Galatasaray!". Galatasaray S.K. (in Turkish). Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Gedson Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Sanches, João (31 August 2018). "Gedson com contrato renovado" [Gedson with renewed contract]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Benfica win 37th Portuguese title with win over Santa Clara". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Gedson Fernandes at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Gedson eleito o melhor jovem de agosto" [Gedson elected best young player of August]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links[]
- Gedson Fernandes at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- Gedson Fernandes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gedson Fernandes at Soccerway
- Gedson Fernandes at Soccerbase
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from São Tomé
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe emigrants to Portugal
- Association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Premier League players
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players