Joelson Fernandes

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Joelson Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Joelson Augusto Mendes Mango Fernandes
Date of birth (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Basel
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 96
Youth career
0000–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Sporting CP 4 (0)
2020– Sporting CP B 10 (1)
2021–2023 → Basel (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2018 Portugal U15 5 (2)
2018–2019 Portugal U16 8 (1)
2019 Portugal U17 3 (1)
2020– Portugal U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2021

Joelson Fernandes, or more simply Joelson, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Basel on loan from Sporting CP.[1][2] Born in Guinea Bissau, Joelson represents Portugal internationally.

Club career[]

Joelson's play has led to him being compared to the ex-Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.[1][3][4] He gathered the attention of several big European clubs such as RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund[5] and Arsenal.[6]

Having started training with the first squad after the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] he first figured on the bench of a Liga NOS game on 18 June 2020 against C.D. Tondela.[8]

On 31 August 2021, Joelson completed a move to Basel on a two-year-loan.[9]

International career[]

Through his double nationality, Joelson is eligible to play for both Portugal and Guinea-Bissau.[4]

He became an under-17 Portugal youth international in November 2019, aged only 16, in a Euro qualifier match against Albania.[10] He made his debut for Portugal U21 in September 2020.[11]

Personal life[]

Born in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, Joelson moved to Portugal in 2014.[4]

Joelson Fernandes' family has very close ties to both football and Sporting Portugal: his father, Mango, was part of the Sporting youth setups, before becoming a footballing agent, and Joelson's younger brother is also part of the Lions academy.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Maston, Tom (19 May 2020). "Joelson Fernandes: Teen wing wizard following in Ronaldo's footsteps at Sporting". Goal. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ Joelson Fernandes at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ Espadinha, Victor (16 June 2020). "Jovane já dá para os "alfinetes"". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dupont, Régis (11 October 2019). "Les prodiges du football européen : Joelson Fernandes, dans la plus pure tradition des Lions". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Joelson desperta atenção do Dortmund". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ Mondal, Subhankar (23 May 2020). "Arsenal reportedly have advantage in race for £40m teenager likened to Cristiano Ronaldo". HITC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ Granada, Ricardo (3 June 2020). "Joelson pronto a ir ao choque". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Mathieu regressa a um onze com uma estreia a titular". A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/08/joelson-fernandes/
  10. ^ "Portugal-Albania | Under-17". UEFA. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Joelson Fernandes" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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