Joelson Fernandes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joelson Augusto Mendes Mango Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 2003 | ||
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 | |||
–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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joelson Fernandes at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Espadinha, Victor (16 June 2020). "Jovane já dá para os "alfinetes"". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Joelson desperta atenção do Dortmund". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Mondal, Subhankar (23 May 2020). "Arsenal reportedly have advantage in race for £40m teenager likened to Cristiano Ronaldo". HITC. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Granada, Ricardo (3 June 2020). "Joelson pronto a ir ao choque". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Mathieu regressa a um onze com uma estreia a titular". A Bola (in Portuguese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/08/joelson-fernandes/
- ^ "Portugal-Albania | Under-17". UEFA. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Joelson Fernandes" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links[]
- Joelson Fernandes at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bissau
- Association football forwards
- Portuguese footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Bissau-Guinean footballers
- Portuguese people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Bissau-Guinean emigrants to Portugal
- Sporting CP footballers
- Primeira Liga players