Fernando de Moraes

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Personal information
Fernando de Moraes
Full name	Fernando de Moraes
Date of birth	January 21, 1980
Place of birth	???, Brazil
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	South Melbourne FC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2006 2007-present	South Melbourne FC New Zealand Knights FC South Melbourne FC	43 (15) 5 (0) 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Fernando de Moraes (commonly referred to as Fernando) is a Brazilian football (soccer) midfielder. Fernando initially specialised in futsal while playing in Brazil ^[1], and played his first match in the outdoor version of the game at the age of 21. He first played for PSB Palestra São Bernado in Brazil ^[2] before moving to Australia (where his sister lives) to play for South Melbourne FC, having seen them play at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. He joined the team for the 2005 Victorian Premier League season. In 2006 he left the club to undertake an unsuccessful 4-week trial at Greek Super League club Egaleo FC, after which he returned to Australia and played a vital role in securing the championship for South Melbourne as their highest scoring player (with a total of 12). He was signed by A-League club New Zealand Knights FC shortly after the championship victory on a short-term contract that was extended several times, but did not feature in the Knights' line-up and was soon relegated to the bench. He returned to South Melbourne at the conclusion of the Knights' season and joined the squad for pre-season matches, eventually signing a new 2-year contract.